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Naval assault on Uzoma Okere latest: Group vows to petition African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

By AHAOMA KANU

REACTIONS have continued to trail the brutality meted out to 25 year old Uzoma Okere by Naval officers on November 3 at Victoria Island, Lagos as Nigerians at home and in Diaspora joined in condemning the action.
The latest which was captured on camera and broadcast around the world is an online group. It has vowed to take the case before the African human rights body.

The Nigeria Village Square has posted an online petition to the office of President, Senate President, Speaker of the House, The governor of Lagos state and other high ranking officers in the country.

In the petition which is posted on the group's website www.nigeriavillagesquare.com, concerned Nigerians are demanding a full and impartial investigation into the incident, prohibition of the excess use of sirens and horsewhips as well as up-to-date compulsory civics training for all members of the Nigeria Armed Forces.
The petition which was signed by over 1000 Nigerians and friends of Nigeria from all over the world described the action of Rear Admiral Harry Arogundade, whose orderlies perpetuated the act as “scandalous, disgraceful and illegal under the Nigerian law.”

The same web group which was behind the worldwide protest against the Spanish government last year when Osamuyi Aikpitanhi, a Nigerian deportee killed while being deported made it clear that it was not unmindful of the fact that concerted attempts are being made to stifle the matter by the Naval authorities by placating and appeasing the family of the young girl.

“It warned that it was prepared to launch an official complaint” before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights based on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights which does not require the permission or co-operation of the victim.”