Announced Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission said security forces killed 18 people from March 30 to April 13, 2020, while implementing government-imposed general lockdown measures to stop the spread of the # Coronavirus., By the Nigerian police or army that carried out these actions.
# Nigeria has recorded more than 490 confirmed cases of the virus, and the number of deaths has reached 17 as of today.
Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights reaffirms that it may be understood that some countries desire to besiege the virus and prevent its spread, but that requires a high degree of restraint, and the rest of the # maintains human rights, not just their right to health, especially in light of these exceptional circumstances.
Maat Foundation also calls on the Nigerian authorities to open investigations into those cases of # extrajudicial killing, and to publish the results of those investigations.
The foundation undoubtedly calls on Nigerian citizens to shoulder their responsibility towards their communities and respect the measures taken to protect everyone.
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