The "Take it back movement" has on Wednesday condemned in strong terms the violence and highly derogatory attacks against a Nigerian residence of Indonesia by Indonesian authorities.
According to the statement made available by the group, the TIB says: "We reject it as barbaric, disgusting, unlawful and a complete violation of both human rights and International accords."
"We willill no longer tolerate the violation of the rights of Nigerians by foreign authorities"
"No doubt, the unfortunate development in Indonesia can be classified as part of a series of unfortunate trends of utter disrespect and rights violations, Nigerians and Africans in diaspora continue to face in the hands of racist authorities."
"Needless to say, the reason Nigerians living abroad are disrespected without regards to their rights is the fact that Nigeria parades rulers that lack respect for the rights of its citizens, both home and abroad. That is the reason our citizens are treated with disgust and utter disdain by authorities of other countries."
"The World watched how the Nigerian government killed it’s youths for protesting police brutality. The world is witness to the fact that the Nigerian leaders lack respect for the lives of its citizens. The world saw and witnessed how Nigerians continue to troop en-masse into foreign countries due to a complete breakdown of governance in Nigeria."
"And now, we have seen how a Nigerian Public Officer has been visited with the violence and barbarism ordinary Nigerians living in diaspora have to cope with almost on daily bases. This Public Officer is now confronted with the same evil the regime of Buhari, under whom he serves, has been meting on the people of Nigeria over the past seven years. As a member of the ruling class, he has now become a victim of Buhari’s incompetence and the complete damage the regime has done to the image and respect of the Nigerian people and the black race."
READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW:
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11TH AUGUST 2021
VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF NIGERIANS BY FOREIGN AUTHORITIES
Statement Of The TakeItBack movement, Global.
We Will No Longer Tolerate The Violation Of The Rights Of Nigerians By Foreign Authorities
The TakeitBack Movement condemns with strong vehemence, the violence and highly derogatory attacks against a Nigerian residence of Indonesia by Indonesian authorities. We reject it as barbaric, disgusting, unlawful and a complete violation of both human rights and International accords.
According to a video making the rounds on the internet, a Nigerian Consular in Indonesia, Mr. Abdulrahman Ibrahim, can be seen being brutalized and harassed almost to a point of death. While Mr. Ibrahim’s rights were being violated by Indonesian authorities, the consular kept screaming ‘’i cant breathe’’. But the groans of pain by the Nigerian seemed not to move the unprofessional and highly barbaric officers who may have quickly forgotten that George Floyd in the US was extrajudicially murdered in a similar pattern by racist police officers.
No doubt, the unfortunate development in Indonesia can be classified as part of a series of unfortunate trends of utter disrespect and rights violations, Nigerians and Africans in diaspora continue to face in the hands of racist authorities.
Needless to say, the reason Nigerians living abroad are disrespected without regards to their rights is the fact that Nigeria parades rulers that lack respect for the rights of its citizens, both home and abroad. That is the reason our citizens are treated with disgust and utter disdain by authorities of other countries.
The World watched how the Nigerian government killed it’s youths for protesting police brutality. The world is witness to the fact that the Nigerian leaders lack respect for the lives of its citizens. The world saw and witnessed how Nigerians continue to troop en-masse into foreign countries due to a complete breakdown of governance in Nigeria.
And now, we have seen how a Nigerian Public Officer has been visited with the violence and barbarism ordinary Nigerians living in diaspora have to cope with almost on daily bases. This Public Officer is now confronted with the same evil the regime of Buhari, under whom he serves, has been meting on the people of Nigeria over the past seven years. As a member of the ruling class, he has now become a victim of Buhari’s incompetence and the complete damage the regime has done to the image and respect of the Nigerian people and the black race.
For us in the TakeItBack Movement, we are resolved to confront and engage all attempts at unlawful aggression and rights violation of Nigerians and Africans living in the diaspora. It is to this end that we will be engaging the Indonesian authorities over this matter, using all lawful means within our disposal.
Every person, including Nigerians have the right to live in dignity in whatever country they find themselves. And in situations where laws are breached, we believe the rule of law and human rights should not be thrown to the winds.
Conclusively, we urge Nigerians living in the diaspora to join us massively in the quest to rid Nigeria of incompetent and lawless leaders. We ask that you join us in the task to take back Nigeria from the rule of maladministration, lawlessness, mass poverty, death and destruction. It should be noted that until Nigeria is free, none of us will be free to agitate for whatever good life or nation we want, or free from the burden that comes with carrying the imposed identity of the poverty capital of the world.
Signed:
Dr. Chidi Nwanyanwu
Director of Media, Communications and PR
TakeItBack Movement, Global
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