SERAP To Presidency: Apologise For Garba Shehu’s Comment On Slain Borno Farmers
The Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to apologise to Nigerians for the utterances made by presidential aide, Garba Shehu, regarding the recent killing of farmers in Borno state.
THE WHISTLER earlier reported that Shehu was quoted by BBC to have said that the farmers failed to get safety clearance from the military before proceeding to their farms, where the insurgents waylaid them and slit their throats.
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But SERAP stated that such comment puts the current administration in bad light.
“We urge Nigerian authorities to publicly apologise 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.
“Right to life is a fundamental right,” it stated.
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Recall that the United Nations (UN) in Nigeria had on Sunday, described Saturday’s attack and killing of the farmers as a heinous crime.
“l am outraged and horiffied by the gruesome attack against civilians carried out by non-state armed groups in villages near Borno State capital Maiduguri,” the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon said.
Meanwhile, a presidential delegation on Monday, visited Borno to condole with the people and Government of the state.
