UN envoy decries extra-judicial killings, corruption, others

In view of the security challenges confronting the country the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Extra Judicial Summary or Arbitrary Execution, Agnes Callamard, has said extra judicial killings, lack of accountability of security operatives and insincerity of the justice system were fueling insecurity in the nation.

Callamard, who visited Nigeria from August 19 to September 3, 2019 to examine violations of the right to life by state and non-state actors, said, “After my mission, my key message is that Nigeria need urgent action to end the pressure cooker of violence, which is claiming thousands of lives in the country.

“My preliminary findings show that Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflict and generalised pattern of lack of accountability that must be addressed urgently. With issues of poverty and climate change adding to the crisis,” she stated.

Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, she also expressed concern over non-accountability of security operatives, saying: “If ignored its ripple effects would spread through the sub -Saharan region and the major victims will be the country’s most disenfranchised and vulnerable populations.