OPEN LETTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY TRICYCLE TASKFORCE IN ASABA TO DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT
ʙʏ ᴄᴏᴍʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴊᴇɪ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡᴏɴɢ ʙᴏx ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪsᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ғᴇᴇʟ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴜs ᴠɪᴀ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴏɴ 08038785262
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ʜɪs ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄʏ,
ʀᴛ. ʜᴏɴ. ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ sʜᴇʀɪғғ .ғ.ᴏ. ᴏʙᴏʀᴇᴠᴡᴏʀɪ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ, ᴀsᴀʙᴀ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.
sɪʀ,
ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙɪɴɢ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴠɪᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘᴇʀᴘᴇᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴄʏᴄʟᴇ (ᴋᴇᴋᴇ ɴᴀᴘᴇᴘ) ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀsᴀʙᴀ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴡ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛᴀʀɴɪsʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀs ᴀ ʙᴀsᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ.
ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛs ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ᴡʜᴏ ғᴇʟʟ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴄᴇssɪᴠᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ, ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛ, ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴅɪsʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅ ғᴏʀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ʙʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ. ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴇɢʀᴇɢɪᴏᴜs ᴄᴀsᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs ᴍʀ. ʙᴀsɪʟ ɴᴡᴀɴᴋᴡᴏ, ᴡʜᴏ sᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ɢᴏᴀᴛs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴜɴʟᴀᴡғᴜʟʟʏ sᴏʟᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴊᴏʜɴ. ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ, ᴍʀ. ɴᴡᴀɴᴋᴡᴏ’s ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғᴀʟsᴇʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴍᴇᴅ ʀᴏʙʙᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴜᴛᴀʟ ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛs ʙʏ ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʀ. ᴀғᴀᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ʙᴇᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛɴᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ ɪɴᴊᴜʀɪᴇs ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴜsᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ.
ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ɪsᴏʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛs ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴡᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ᴀɢᴏ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ, ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏss ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʀ. ɪʟᴏʙᴀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍʙᴇʀ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ ᴏғ ᴏᴋᴘᴀɴᴀᴍ ʀᴏᴀᴅ (ᴍɪᴅᴡɪғᴇʀʏ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ ᴀxɪs) ɪɴ ᴏᴋᴘᴀɴᴀᴍ.
sᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴠᴇɴᴇ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀɴ ʟᴀᴡs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs 351 ᴀɴᴅ 360 ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ ᴀᴄᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘʀᴏʜɪʙɪᴛ ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴs (ᴘʀᴏʜɪʙɪᴛɪᴏɴ) ᴀᴄᴛ 2015, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴀғᴇɢᴜᴀʀᴅs ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ* *ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀɴᴛɪᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇs* *ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴡ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏᴜʀ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ɪs ʙᴜɪʟᴛ. ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏʟᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ sᴜᴄʜ ғʟᴀɢʀᴀɴᴛ ᴀʙᴜsᴇs ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs.
ɪ ɪᴍᴘʟᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴏʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴘᴇᴛʀᴀᴛᴏʀs, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʀ. ᴀғᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴇs, ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴍᴜsᴛ* *ʙᴇ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍs ᴍᴜsᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅʀᴇss ᴀɴᴅ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀɪɢʜᴛғᴜʟʟʏ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ.
ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏʀᴇ, ɪ ᴜʀɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀʟɪɢɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs, ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇs ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ’s ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴜᴘʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs.
ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴄɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴜs, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜᴘʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ, ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴡ. ʟᴇᴛ ᴜs sᴇɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴜɴᴡᴀᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ.
ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇ ᴀɴʏ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀssɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴄʟᴀʀɪғɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ɴᴏᴛᴇ: ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴘʀᴏғᴇssɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs *ᴛᴀsᴋғᴏʀᴄᴇ* ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏғ 2 ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴᴇʀs ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ᴀɢᴏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ɢʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴀsᴀʙᴀ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏғ *ᴍʀ. ɪʟᴏʙᴀ* (ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴍᴀɴ ᴏғ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs, ᴏᴋᴘᴀɴᴀᴍ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ. ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀᴛɪᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ. ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ᴀʙᴏʟɪsʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɢᴀɴɢsᴛᴇʀs. ɪɴ ᴇᴅᴏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʀɪᴄʏᴄʟᴇ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏᴛᴏʀɪsᴛ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ʟᴇᴠɪᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴛᴀɢᴇ/ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛs ɪs ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʟᴇᴠɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʀɪɢɢᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sʜᴏʀᴛᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɢᴀɴɢsᴛᴇʀs.
ᴄᴄ:
ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴏʀɴᴇʏ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ,
ᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ, ᴀsᴀʙᴀ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪᴇғ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ,
ʜɪɢʜ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ ᴀsᴀʙᴀ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ
ɪᴄᴘᴄ, ᴀsᴀʙᴀ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ, ᴅss ᴀsᴀʙᴀ, ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ.