NHRC Condemns Arrest Of Kebbi Journalist, Hails N200,000 Compensation

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned successful beardown presumption what it described arsenic the unlawful apprehension of a writer based successful Kebbi State, Hassan Mai-Waya Kangiwa, for exposing the deplorable conditions astatine Kangiwa General Hospital successful the State.

Reacting to the quality astir Kangiwa’s merchandise from detention, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, said his detention was a blatant usurpation of quality rights and state of look by the Kebbi State government.

The NHRC enforcement secretary, however, commended the Kebbi State authorities for paying ₦200,000 successful compensation to Kangiwa for his unlawful detention, adding that the enactment has acceptable a affirmative precedent for protecting victims of quality rights violations successful the country.

Speaking further, the NHRC brag said: “the constitution provides for apology and outgo of compensation. We are inactive awaiting for the nationalist apology by the Kebbi State authorities to afloat comply with the law requirement

“We besides invited the suspension of the Kebbi State Commissioner for Health, Yunusa Isma’il, implicit gross negligence and abandonment of work wrong his ministry. His jurisdiction has a batch to bash with the extortion of the rights to beingness and wellness which should beryllium taken with each the seriousness it deserves,” helium stated.

Ojukwu who further reiterated the value of property state and the relation of journalists successful holding nationalist officials accountable, besides urged the Kebbi State authorities arsenic good arsenic different authorities governments to prioritise citizens’ well-being and guarantee healthcare facilities conscionable basal standards.

He said the Commission volition proceed to show the concern successful bid to guarantee that quality rights are protected and those liable for violations are held accountable.

To everyone who has played 1 relation oregon the different particularly the media successful exposing the unlawful apprehension and detention, the NHRC said: “We admit the attraction fixed to this substance and look guardant to continued collaboration with stakeholders to beforehand and support quality rights successful Nigeria.”