THE National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Federal Government to prosecute individuals and groups involved electoral violence in last Saturday’s legislative re-run election in Rivers State.
The Acting executive secretary of the Commission, Mrs Oti Ovrawah, made the call, while reacting to the recent report of killings and other acts of repressive violence that trailed the elections.
She urged the Federal Government to take bold steps against electoral accountability by ensuring the arrest and prosecution of all perpetrators to serve as a deterrent to others.
The acting HRSC said the Commission, particularly condemned the killings that took place during the election, adding that such violence dishonoured peaceful coexistence.
Ovrawah stated further that the rights to life remained a crucial foundation of all human rights and should not be undermined under any circumstance.
She also said that the professionalism and performance of security agencies in safeguarding any electoral process deserved particular attention.
Ovrawah who is for the second time acting executive secretary of the commission said the body would continue to work with relevant stakeholders to ensure effective investigation and accountability for all crimes of election-related violence.
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