The Intersociety noted that such leaders should be blocked from setting their feet on UK soil and they should be arrested and charged for crimes against humanity and genocide or incitement to same, if they do set their feet on UK soil.
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law has called on the United Kingdom government to impose a visa ban on former president, Muhammadu Buhari, former governor, El-Rufai, former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, and others who presided over mass killings in Plateau, Benue and Kaduna states.
The Intersociety noted that such leaders should be blocked from setting their feet on UK soil and they should be arrested and charged for crimes against humanity and genocide or incitement to same, if they do set their feet on UK soil.
The intersociety report was released on Monday and signed by Emeka Umeagbalasi, board chair, Chidinma Udegbunam, Ndidiamaka Chinaza Bernard and Ositadinma Agu.
The report reads, “The Nigerian radical Islamic leaders who marked the end of their civilian office tenures on 29th May 2023 were wished “farewell” by Jihadist herdsmen who marked the end of their office tenures by slaughtering not less than 700 defenceless Christians in May 2023 (month of handover).
“In a detailed investigation by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, it was gathered that not less than 300 others were slaughtered in Plateau State (Mangu county, etc) between 15th and 17th May 2023 alone. The second worst hit State is Benue where not less than 110 were slaughtered in May to early June 2023 including 40 slaughtered between 3rd and 4th June 2023.
“Also, 18 defenceless Christians were hacked to death on 21st May 2023 as well as 28 others slaughtered between 7th and 10th May 2023. In all, Benue State accounted for over 190 deaths between 12th April and 12th June 2023.
“The third worst hit State is Kaduna where not less than 100 Christians were slaughtered between 12th April and 12th June 2023. The out-gone Government of Kaduna State-backed killing of Christians as “farewell gifts” had included slaughtering of 33 persons in Runji village in Atyap, Zango Kataf LGA of Kaduna State, during which 42 houses were burned down or destroyed.
“Intersociety hereby joins the Coalition of Nigerians living in the United Kingdom in calling on the leaders of the Southern Kaduna, the Middle-Belt and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to go after Mallam El-Rufai by ensuring that he does not go scot-free or walk the streets of Nigeria and west Democracies freely as an outlaw.
“The UK Government as a State-Party to the Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998 and domestication of same which also produces the current Chief Prosecutor of the Court should ensure that the likes of El-Rufai, Buhari, Buratai, Musa Daura, Arase, Alkali Baba and the rest of the served and the serving senior security officers in the country from the ranks of military Lieutenant Colonels and Police CSPs since August 2015 are blocked from setting their feet on UK soil or arrested and charged for crimes against humanity and genocide or incitement to same, if they do set their feet on UK Soil.
Where it is found that they have appointive or elective engagements such as academic board (Oxford) in the case of El-Rufai, such appointments or elections should be terminated.
“Intersociety also wishes to unequivocally state that it is morally reprehensible for the UK Government to continue to play host and open its international doors to worst violators and abusers of human rights and promoters of genocide and genocidal incitements. The UK Government cannot probate and reprobate by globally parading itself as “a Democratic and Human Rights Respecter State” and at the same time found wanting as a country encouraging or harboring grisly and egregious human rights abuses and violations and their abusers or violators.
“This clarion call of ours on the UK Government is also extended to the Governments of United States, Canada, France, Germany, Portugal Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, Norway, Spain, Italy, rest of Europe and the United Nations Organization as they should avoid replicating the infamous roles of “the Three Musketeers (UK, France and Belgium)” in the Rwandan Genocide of April-July 1994.”