United States of America embassy in Nigeria has closed down their embassy in Lagos, Nigeria as a result of disruption of peaceful protests by Nigerians against extrajudicial killings and extortion by Nigeria Police SARS.
Also, the Democratic Presidential candidate in the upcoming United States election, Joe Biden, has called on the President of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); and the military to stop the violent crackdown on protesters which has led to several deaths.
The former American Vice-President said this in a statement titled, ‘Violence in Nigeria – Statement by Vice President Joe Biden’ on Wednesday.
Biden said the United States must stand with Nigerians who are peacefully demonstrating for police reform and seeking an end to corruption. The statement read, “I urge President Buhari and the Nigerian military to cease the violent crackdown on protesters in Nigeria, which has already resulted in several deaths. My heart goes out to all those who have lost a loved one in the violence.
“The United States must stand with Nigerians who are peacefully demonstrating for police reform and seeking an end to corruption in their democracy. I encourage the government to engage in a good-faith dialogue with civil society to address these long-standing grievances and work together for a more just and inclusive Nigeria.”
The United Kingdom Parliament has commenced deliberations on petitions seeking to sanction the federal government for human rights abuses over the End SARS protests.
United Kingdom citizens monitoring the situation are clamoring for sanctions on Nigeria government for its insensitivity to the yearnings of Nigerians.
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of unarmed protesters by Nigerian authorities. “The Secretary-General is following recent developments in Nigeria and calls for an end to reported police brutality and abuses,” Guterres’s spokesman Stephanie Dujarric said in a statement on Wednesday. “He condemns the violent escalation on 20 October in Lagos which resulted in multiple deaths and caused many injuries.
Also, many Nigerians are calling for the prosecution of people in power that are fueling the peaceful protest in Nigeria and sponsoring hoodlums to attack armless protesters. What's your take on this needless attack on peaceful #EndSARS protesters?
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