The United Kingdom Parliament
will today debate a petition on End SARS protest.
It seeks sanctions against the
President Muhammadu Buhari administration and security agencies.
The request was created by Silas
Ojo.
It sought to get 100,000
signatures, the required number for lawmakers’ attention but garnered more than
220,000 signatures.
The debate will touch on the
excesses of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the October 20
Lekki shooting by the Nigerian Army.
It would be led by Theresa
Villiers at the Westminster Hall between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm.
A statement on the House of
Commons Library website said audiences will be able to watch online on the UK
Parliament YouTube channel.
It explained that the
restrictions will give the UK a powerful tool to hold to account those involved
in serious acts against the people.
Debates of this nature “allow for
sanctions to be imposed on individuals and entities involved in serious human
rights violations or abuses around the world.”
In October, the UK Government
admitted that it provided training and equipment to SARS.
Minister for Africa, James
Duddridge confimed that the training was between 2016 and 2020.
In a memo to Labour MP, Kate
Osamor, Duddridge said SARS officers participated in training “designed to
improve human rights, training on public finance, and community policing
workshops”.
Human rights abuses commited by
the notorious unit sparked End SARS demonstrations across Nigeria and calls for
an end to police brutality.
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