Deji Adeyanju, human rights activist, so believes that the President, Muhammadu Buhari will not criticize reports of police brutality in America because he has supervised repression and killings of Nigerian protesters agitating for their rights.
This he said on Tuesday while reacting to the silence of the President on the killing of George Floyd.
The recount of what has happened to George Floyd has flooded the internet in recent times.
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, Adeyanju also said that if millions of Nigerians bombarded the street to protest against police brutality as done in America, no security agency would be able to suppress their voices.
It would be laughable if President Buhari dares condemn any extrajudicial killings because he has supervised killings time and time again of Nigerian protesters, the Shiites, IPOB members, etc, the police kill citizens daily, it is like a recurring decimal here. It is like the Buhari regime has legalized the extrajudicial killings of citizens. He cannot condemn such an act. You may be shocked Buhari would be rejoicing because they’ve got a template, saying it is not only in Nigeria and that it is happening in a developed country like the US.
He also believes the reoccurring protests in the US are good news to Buhari and the presidency saying it is their regular trademark so nobody should expect any condemnation from them and Buhari himself wouldn’t dare because he would be a laughing stock to the world.
Deji Adeyanju noted that Nigerians are not protesting like their American counterparts because they have been pushed to the point of accepting and normalizing what is abnormal because of constant human rights abuse.
According to him, another reason was that over the years there had been a betrayal of trust and confidence by the people and activists leading the struggle.
He encourages the people that they must lead the struggle themselves. They should not wait for people to come out and lead them. Just as in America, the people do not tolerate injustice and any form of abuse of their rights so Nigerians should learn from Americans and fellow African countries like Sudan, Tunisia, and Lebanon”.
He also made clear that Nigerians are not willing to demand what is right and those who do so are seen as abnormal ones. The constitution already said sovereignty lies with the people from where the government derives all the power. The people are greater than the government and the people need to realize that. It’s about Nigerians knowing fully well that the real power belongs to them. Nigerians should realize that they are the reason the government exists.”
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