RULAAC ’ s repor t exonerates pro- Biafra agitation from insecurity in S’east
• Lack of patriotism cause of Nigeria's ills, stakeholders insist
TRule of La w and Accountability Advocacy Centre ( RULAAC) has stated that the current insecurity ravaging the South East region should not solely be blamed on the pro- Biafra groups agitating for the actualisation of Biafra.
It stated that the attitude of the Federal Government in the allocation of infrastructure, indiscriminate arrest of young people in the guise of bandits, and brute force by security operatives, among others, have helped fuel insecurity in the region.
Executive Director of RULAAC, Okechukwu Nwanguma, stated this in Enugu, yesterday while speaking during the official launch of the report, ‘ Un veiling the Roots of Insecurity; Healing the Wounds of Human Rights
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Nwanguma noted that mer President Muhammadu This was disclosed by memblaming pro- Biafra agitation Buhari in 2021 and the bers of Civil Society alone for insecurity in the Inspector General of Police's Organisations ( CSOS), la wregion would not paint a true ( IGP) subsequent order on makers, media practitionpicture, but a warped and them to go after the indigeers, among other critical jaundiced picture of what is nous People of Biafra ( IPOB), stakeholders in Imo State, in the situation. kill them and not worr y a one- day multi- stakeholdHe, however , said that the about shouts of human rights ers senatorial town hall solution to tackling insecuriviolation. meeting on, ‘ The Role of ty in the South East should be "The police embarked on Citizens’ Participation in put in proper perspective to indiscriminate mass raids Good Governance, achieve the desired goal of and arrests, incommunicado Transparency and ensuring enduring peace. detention, torture, public Accountability,’ organised Nwanguma noted that findparade and executions of by Alliance for Africa ( AFA), ings by the group sho w a accused, mostly innocent peran African feminist non- govbleak picture of public securisons." ernmental organisation, in ty policies in the region, heavEANWHILE, socio- ecoconjunction with Civil ily reliant on repressive police nomic and political chalSociety Legislative Advocacy and militar y action, often lenges in Nigeria, such as inseCentre ( CISLAC) and with excessive force. curity, bad leadership, corrupMacarthur Foundation, held He said: "The report docu- tion, misgovernance, abuse of in Owerri.