
Nigeria: 25 Years of Civil Rule, 25 Years of Police Brutality
Repression remains an issue in Nigeria despite practicing democracy for over two decades. This is exemplified by different instances of police brutality.
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Repression remains an issue in Nigeria despite practicing democracy for over two decades. This is exemplified by different instances of police brutality.
In recent history, mobs have executed up to a dozen people extrajudicially since 1999 in isolated cases.
The blatant disregard of press freedom has recently placed Nigeria as one of the most dangerous and difficult countries for journalists.
Global freedom is under siege.
In numerous regions in Africa, inequality runs high.
When press freedom is under threat, citizens’ right to information suffers.
The guidelines will enslave the nurses in the country, violating their right to equal opportunities and subjecting them to discrimination.
It is pertinent for the Nigerian government to review policies that might be holding the country back. The leaders must be championing economic freedom, transparent governance, and a commitment to protect human rights
The series of attacks witnessed by Nigerians in various parts of the country is proof that Nigerians are far from enjoying complete personal freedom…. If human freedom is worse, economic investment will not improve, which rings back to underdevelopment.
Nigerian police as an institution was revealed to be the most corrupt institution in Nigeria according to a survey released by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)…
It is deductive to say coup became popular because African supposed democrats have betrayed the very tenets that an ideal democracy should uphold.
Federal Government’s action can erode public trust and stifle the informed discourse necessary for a functioning democracy.
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