Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has
advised President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Abukabar Malami, to identify, publish and
use confiscated stolen assets as isolation centres.
SERAP said using confiscated assets as isolation centres
would provide safe and enabling environments for the treatment and care of
people, improve the authorities’ ability to respond to COVID-19 and reduce the
risks to Nigerians and the public health.
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, had begged Nigerians to
donate and temporarily make their buildings available as isolation centres.
SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, in a statement on
Sunday, said asking Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centres
would be counter-productive, as it would put them at greater risk of
contracting and spreading COVID-19.
“Rather than begging Nigerians to donate their buildings as
isolation centres, the authorities should identify, publish and use confiscated
assets as isolation centres, as a temporary measure.
“Using confiscated assets as isolation centres would be
proportionate, necessary, and serve a legitimate objective, namely to protect
public health and public order.
“The proposed measure would be lawful, and more effective,
as it would be in the public interest. Using the confiscated assets as proposed
would neither violate the accused’s right to property nor entail a duty to
compensate.
“As the right to health is closely related to and dependent
upon the realization of other human rights, including the right to private and
family life, asking Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centres
may also violate this fundamental human right”, SERAP noted.
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