The #EndSARS campaign got a big boost, Sunday. Canadian Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Kaycee Madu, showed solidarity and support for the Protesters who are protesting against Police brutality, extra judicial killings and anomalies meted on Nigerians.
The Nigerian born Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-South West and Canada’s Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, threw his weight behind the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, alleging that Operatives of the Nigeria Police killed his cousin, Nwabueze Korie, in April 2013 extra-judicially.
Madu tweeted saying: “I support the people of Nigeria as they protest to end police brutality and extrajudicial killings.”
The Minister who attached a petition he sent to the National Assembly for the probe of the murder, and a photograph of his cousin soaked in blood in his car, tweeted:
“I support the people of Nigeria as they protest to end police brutality and extrajudicial killings. My own cousin Chrisantus Nwabueze Korie was murdered by Nigerian police in April 2013
“Despite my best efforts, the police would not investigate his murder and did everything to obstruct. I also helped to petition a committee of Nigeria’s National Assembly to probe the killing and report back to the House within a timely manner.
“Fundamental human rights like peace, security and freedom from police brutality are universal. The Nigerian government has an obligation to protect its citizens and deliver substantive police reform.
“Changing the name of SARS and reconstituting it without significant reform won’t be sufficient to satisfy the cry of the Nigerian people for justice.
“Edmund Burke wrote that, ‘the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.’ I encourage all Nigerians to stand up and be heard.”
