“Every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty in Nigeria.” ‒ Nigerian Constitution: Chapter IV Section 33 Fundamental Rights
On October 5th, 2012, Chiadika Lordson, Kelechi Obuzor, Lloyd Toku and Tekena Elkannah, all students at the University of Port-Harcourt, were falsely accused of theft and severely beaten and burnt to death as scores of Nigerians stood and watched.
This scene Mob Justice has gradually become a normal way of life in Nigeria. As people/communities usurp the law and take matters into their own hands. Now we know that there are no dependable statistics or numbers regarding Mob Justice occurrences in Nigeria, but what we do know is that that has been happening for years. And for years we have complained, we have cried and we have watched, but nothing has changed as Mob Justice still occurs with its perpetrators largely going unpunished.
Nigeria is in dire need of a new law. A law that punishes those that carry out extra-judiciary acts of Mob Justice on their fellow Nigerians, but more importantly a law that prosecutes those that stand and watch as these acts occur. Because those that stand and watch are the ones feeding the frenzy as they make it difficult for law enforcement agents to break up the Mob and restore peace.
Our ultimate goal is to get at least 10,000 signatures/emails. To reach this goal we would need your help, all you have to do is send this post to your friends, post it on your facebook walls or share it on twitter. The more spread we get, the more impact we can make.
http://ofilispeaks.com/aluu4
Let’s try and do Something today…Something different…Something meaningful. So that the deaths of the aluu4 will be honored not by violence or empty complaints, but rather by meaningful law honour
NOTE: This proposal has been forwarded to some Senators and Members of the House Of Representatives and they are already looking at it. We just need to make sure they feel our passion for a bill by getting as many signatures as we can.
Ofili is an award winning anger management coach motivational speaker, author, success coach and cook entrepreneur who blogs about life, success and entrepreneurial excellence.
PLS CLICK THIS LINK TO SIGN THE PETITION http://ofilispeaks.com/aluu4
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