Amnesty condemns attack on protesters demanding action over school abductions in Ibadan

Human rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the convulsive disruption of a peaceful protestation successful Ibadan, Oyo State, calling connected authorities to analyse the incidental and bring those liable to justice.

In a connection connected Thursday, Amnesty International said a radical of individuals allegedly sponsored to disrupt the objection attacked protesters who were demanding an extremity to the persistent abduction of schoolchildren crossed Nigeria.

According to the organisation, the protesters were marching from the Mokola country toward Bodija connected Tuesday, June 2, nether the banner of #BringBackOurPupilsAndTeachers, erstwhile they were attacked astir the Sango country of Ibadan.

The protest, organised by the Take It Back Movement, was aimed astatine drafting attraction to what organisers described arsenic the nonaccomplishment of authorities to adequately support schools, pupils and teachers from attacks by equipped groups.

Amnesty International said respective protesters sustained injuries during the attack, portion vehicles were vandalised and idiosyncratic belongings stolen.

“The authorities indispensable analyse this incidental and guarantee that the attackers are held to relationship successful just trials,” the organisation said.

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