Amnesty International has referred to as on Nigerian authorities to research the alleged killing of a teenager, Umar Muhammad, popularly often called Gajiye, by a police officer throughout a Maulid celebration in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
The organisation made the decision in a put up on its official Facebook web page on Sunday, describing the incident as an alleged extrajudicial execution and demanding accountability for the boy’s dying.
According to the organisation, eyewitnesses reported that the Divisional Police Officer, a Superintendent of Police, and his staff initially visited the venue of the Islamic gathering to complain about what they described as extreme noise from loudspeakers.
Amnesty International mentioned the organisers instantly complied with the officers’ request by disconnecting the loudspeakers.
However, the organisation alleged that the DPO returned shortly afterwards with a staff of law enforcement officials, who dispersed the gathering and fired photographs indiscriminately.
“Umar was shot dead and left in a pool of blood,” the organisation mentioned, including that the teenager was allegedly shot at shut vary.
Amnesty International referred to as on the Nigeria Police Force to conduct an investigation.
“The Nigeria Police must impartially and immediately investigate this incident and ensure that all the police officers involved are held to account in fair trials,” it mentioned.
The organisation additionally expressed concern that the incident mirrored a wider sample of alleged human rights violations in which perpetrators are not often held accountable.
“What happened to Umar Muhammad exposes a pattern of ruthless human rights violations in which suspected perpetrators are never held to account,” Amnesty International mentioned.
