The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has condemned in strong terms the recent gruesome killing of a University of Jos undergraduate, Rinji Bala by security operatives along Zaria Road in Jos, Plateau State.
Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, said a full-scale investigation has been launched into the unfortunate death of the student sequel to the preliminary findings received.
The Commission has also directed its Jos office to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing with a view of bringing the perpetrators to book.
While commiserating with the family of the deceased, Ojukwu has also appealled to members of the public to remain calm promising that all those involved in the destardly act will brought book.
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Between the 31st of March and 4th of May, 2020 during the lockdown, the Commission documented a total of 209 rights violations bordering on extra-judicial killings, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, violations of rights to freedom of movement, unlawful arrest and detention, seizure of properties, gender and domestic based violence. Out of these complaints, 29 were extrajudicial killings resulting to the death of the victims.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
