curfew<\/a> by firing shots into the air to disperse protesters who had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos to protest abusive practices by the Nigerian Police Force\u2019s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).<\/p>\n\u201cAccurate information on fatalities resulting from the shooting was not available at year\u2019s end. Amnesty International reported 10 persons died during the event, but the government disputed Amnesty\u2019s report, and no other organisation was able to verify the claim.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government reported two deaths connected to the event. One body from the toll gate showed signs of blunt force trauma. A second body from another location in Lagos State had bullet wounds. The government acknowledged that soldiers armed with live ammunition were present at the Lekki Toll Gate.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt year\u2019s end the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution continued to hear testimony and investigate the shooting at Lekki Toll Gate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amnesty International and the United States-based Cable News Network (CNN) are leading voices to justify the claims by some of the protesters that there were fatalities and killings during the shootings by the military at the tollgate on the fateful day.<\/p>\n
The Voice of America (VON) reported on October 22 that the US condemned police brutality at Lekki, two days after at least 12 protesters were reportedly shot dead by Nigerian security forces.<\/p>\n
The then-Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, had said: \u201cWe welcome an immediate investigation into any use of excessive force by members of the security forces. Those involved should be held to account in accordance with Nigerian law.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following that, the government sent a delegation to Nigeria with Counselor Ulrich Brechb\u00fchl meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.<\/p>\n
The release also stated reports of arbitrary and unlawful killings related to internal conflicts in the North-East and other areas.<\/p>\n
It listed abduction by criminal groups in the Niger Delta, South-East and the North-West, often to collect ransom payments as one of the security concerns in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaritime kidnappings remained common as militants turned to piracy and related crimes to support themselves. For example, in July, Nigerian pirates attacked a floating production storage and offloading vessel near Rivers State, kidnapping 11 crew members.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther parts of the country also experienced a significant number of abductions. Prominent and wealthy figures were often targets of abduction, as were religious leaders, regional government leaders, police officers, students, and laborers, amongst others.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn January the Emir of Potiskum, Alhaji Umaru Bubaram, and his convoy were attacked on the Kaduna-Zaria Highway. The emir was abducted, and several of his bodyguards were killed. The Abuja-Kaduna road axis was a major target for kidnappers, forcing most travellers to use the train,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
The report regretted that impunity remained a significant problem in the security forces, including in the police, military, and the Department of State Services (DSS), adding that police remained susceptible to corruption, faced allegations of human rights abuses and operated with widespread impunity in the apprehension, illegal detention and torture of suspects.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the Nigeria\u2019s prison system, the report said overcrowding remains a significant problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough the total designed capacity of the country\u2019s prisons was 50,153 inmates, as of October, prison facilities held 64,817 prisoners.<\/p>\n
\u201cApproximately 74 per cent of inmates were in pretrial detention or remanded. As of October there were 1,282 female inmates. Authorities sometimes held female and male prisoners together, especially in rural areas. Prison authorities sometimes held juvenile suspects with adults,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the judiciary, the report said there was a widespread public perception that judges were easily bribed and litigants could not rely on the courts to render impartial judgments.<\/p>\n
On insurgency in the North-East by Boko Haram and ISIS-WA, the report lamented numerous attacks on government and civilian targets, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries, including the brutal killing of at least 76 farmers in Zabarmari in Borno State.<\/p>\n
\u201cApproximately half of the students abducted by Boko Haram from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School in 2014 remained in captivity. Leah Sharibu remained the only student from the 2018 kidnapping in Dapchi in ISIS-WA captivity, reportedly because she refused to convert to Islam from Christianity,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
The report said contrary to freedom of speech, security services detained and harassed journalists, sometimes for reporting on sensitive problems such as political corruption and security, adding that numerous journalists were killed, detained, abducted, or arrested during the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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