The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
(SERAP), has asked the Presidency to apologize to Nigerians publicly over the
remarks by President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Garba Shehu on Boko Haram killing
of rice farmers in Borno State.
Recall that Shehu had said those killed by Boko
Haram in Zabarmari failed to get military clearance before going to the farm.
Shehu, who stated this during an interview with BBC on
Monday, said although he was not blaming the victims for the incident, the
truth must be said.
Reacting, SERAP, in a tweet via its Twitter handle on
Monday, insisted that the right to life was a fundamental right.
“We urge Nigerian authorities to publicly apologize for the
statement by their spokesperson implying that the farmers killed in Borno state
deserve to die because they “did not get military clearance before visiting
their farms,” SERAP tweeted.
“Right to life is a fundamental right.”
Recall that Boko Haram had killed some farmers on rice
fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government of Borno State over the weekend.
The terrorists beheaded the farmers on Saturday night in
Zabarmari, less than 20 km from Maiduguri.
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