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Abuja – Nyanyan Bombing: End the Cycle Of Killings Now!!!

One of the failings in the conversation of development involves the lives of people in certain areas of this world that are taken too lightly. Masses of death in some areas are a global tragedy, masses of death in other areas are too common, too tolerated, and somehow considered non-emergencies. A lot of the work most of us do involves such pain for vast amounts of people, we do the best we can - and government fail to act in the best interests of their people - rather they serve the elites, the foreign interests eager for cheap resources, and even the largest institutions charged with working on these issues become so amazingly tolerant of these sufferings that they will confuse a conference, a report, a speech, as 'action' while people continue to suffer and die.

One of the failings in the conversation of development involves the lives of people in certain areas of this world that are taken too lightly. Masses of death in some areas are a global tragedy, masses of death in other areas are too common, too tolerated, and somehow considered non-emergencies. A lot of the work most of us do involves such pain for vast amounts of people, we do the best we can - and government fail to act in the best interests of their people - rather they serve the elites, the foreign interests eager for cheap resources, and even the largest institutions charged with working on these issues become so amazingly tolerant of these sufferings that they will confuse a conference, a report, a speech, as 'action' while people continue to suffer and die.


 
Residents living in the suburb of Abuja woke up this morning in search of their livelihood only to lose their lives at the Bus Park in the ever traffic jam Nyanyan – Mararaba Road in a bomb blast. The rising spate of killings aside from the Boko Haram insurgence in the north east since 2010 to date, though in the first quarter has witnessed greater killings of innocent children in Yobe, massacre of men and youth, women and children in Benue, Plateau, Nassarawa, Kaduna, Zamfara states etc. The level of savagery that violent groups are visiting on innocent Nigerians is highly deplorable. The nation is dripping with innocent blood.
 
The State have the obligation to protect lives and properties of her citizenry, however revise is the case, as these killings are being politicised, ignored, the perpetrators are rarely punished and no one is held accountable. The Government must respond adequately to this national crisis in all ramifications. Lives must be secured. What is a nation with its people? Given Nigeria’s apparent inability to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of these crimes, we call on the:
 
International community to promptly step in and conduct independent investigations to ensure that these heinous crimes against innocent Nigerians are stopped and perpetrators are brought to law.

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The African Union (AU), even as Nigeria assumes its Chairmanship for the Peace and Security, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union’s Peace and Security Council to assess immediately the conflict situation in Nigeria and provide full and effective support to end these acts of violence against civilians.

The Federal Government to review it strategies and take more proactive steps in curbing the activities of this insurgency while respecting human rights.

Lastly, we call on the President of the African First Ladies on Peace Mission HE Dame Patient Jonathan Goodluck to as a matter of urgency address Nigerian women and children who have been victims of violent conflicts in Nigeria, who are in camps dying of cholera and other disease, without water, food, shelter and to immediately initiate plans for reconstruction, rehabilitation and reintegration of the displaced population.

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While immediate plans are put in place to send relief materials to those in displaced camps especially in Benue, Nassarawa, Kaduna and Plateau States mostly women and children that are in displaced camps to be properly catered for.  

Signed by
 
Priscilla M. Achakpa
Executive Director
Block E Flat 2 Anambra Court
Gaduwa Housing Estate, Apo after Legislative Quarters
P. O. Box 10176 Garki Abuja – Nigeria
e-mail – [email protected]
Ph. +234-9-2910878
 
Nnimmo Bassey
Executive Director
Health of Mother Earth Foundation
Top Floor, #214 Uselu-Lagos Road
P.O.Box 10577, Ugbowo, Benin City, Nigeria
 
Hamzat Bala Lawal
Coordinator, SustainNIGERIA
CODE, Bassan Plaza, 2nd Floor, F Wing, Plot 759
Central Business District, Behind Total House
Abuja – Nigeria.
 
Charles and Doosurgh Abaagu Foundation (C&DAF)
Block E Flat 2 Anambra Court
Gaduwa Housing Estate, Apo after Legislative Quarters
Garki Abuja – Nigeria
 
Womens Right to Education Programme (WREP)
Anwar Plaza, Gudud District, Abuja
 
Community Emergency Response Initiative (CERI)
Block E Flat 2 Anambra Court
Gaduwa Housing Estate, Apo after Legislative Quarters
Garki Abuja – Nigeria
 
Gender and Environmental Risk Reduction Initiative (GERRI)
Okpoga Street, High Level, Makurdi, Benue State.
 
Shacks and Slum Dwellers Association of Nigeria (SDA)
Block E Flat 2 Anambra Court
Gaduwa Housing Estate, Apo after Legislative Quarters
Garki Abuja – Nigeria
 
YouthWASH Network Africa
Plot 1046, Behind Summit Villa Hotel, Life Camp, Abuja
 
Nigerian Youths Climate Action Network
CODE, Bassan Plaza, 2nd Floor, F Wing, Plot 759
Central Business District, Behind Total House
Abuja – Nigeria.
 
African Youth Initiative on Climate Change
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Gender Advocacy and Justice Initiative (GAJI)
No. 1, Jonah Jang Crescent, High Level, Makurdi, Benue State
 
Connected Development (CODE)
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Central Business District, Behind Total House
Abuja – Nigeria.
 

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