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Elections: Amnesty International tasks security agents to respect citizens’ rights

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Amnesty International Nigeria &lpar;AIN&rpar; has called on security agencies to respect the rights of citizens and be professional in the discharge of their duties during the forthcoming elections&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"L0vPe7vj" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Mr Auwal Rafsanjani&comma; Chairman Board of Trustees AIN&comma; made the appeal while commemorating the World Social Justice Day&comma; and a farewell ceremony for the Country Director&comma; AIN&comma; Osai Ojigho in Abuja&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"48KPZIHu" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am calling on the security to ensure that they maintain professionalism&comma; neutralism&comma; courtesy&comma; be unbiased&comma; and ensure that they do not allow themselves to be bought by politicians&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">According to him&comma; the actions of security agents during the elections will be monitored by many organisations locally and globally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Rafsanjani expressed concern about the activities of non-state actors threatening the conduct of the elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;21&sol;kcsf-investigates-death-of-pregnant-woman-at-kano-hospital&sol;">KCSF Investigates Death Of Pregnant Woman At Kano Hospital<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The non state actors&comma; particularly the IPOB who have declared that for three days they will totally lock down the South East&comma; makes a lot of people to be afraid to go and vote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So clearly&comma; there might be some absence of people coming to cast their votes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In other parts of the country&comma; the way politicians are preaching violence is equally of great concern that peace loving Nigerians&comma; especially Persons With Disabilities&comma; may not be able to go and vote&comma;” he observed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Rafsanjani said there was need to nip these challenges in the bud to guarantee credible polls&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">According to him&comma; injustice remains the root cause of most problems in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Injustice is a fundamental challenge that is affecting everything in the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So&comma; until we are able to deal with issues of social justice in this country&comma; it will be difficult for Nigerians to realize their potential to compete favourably&comma; participate in governance process&comma;” he added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The News Agency of Nigeria &lpar;NAN&rpar; reports that the World Day of Social Justice is marked globally to highlight issues of poverty&comma; exclusion&comma; 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