Amnesty International joined Nigerians in reacting to the alleged invasion of Timi Dakolo’s house by armed policemen from Abuja, and according to them, it is a move to intimidate victims of s*xual abuse.
The human rights agency raised an alarm over an alleged disturbing pattern, in which authorities respond to allegations of s*xual abuse. It also recounted past incidents, in which victims of rape were reportedly subjected to arrest and intimidation by the Nigerian police.
The tweets reads;
Security and safety of Timi & Busola Dakolo rest with Nigerian authorities. Intimidating victims of s*xual abuse using
@PoliceNG is a new low in Nigeria’s spate of impunity.Intimidating victims of s*xual abuse using
@PoliceNG is a new low in Nigeria’s spate of impunity. In Feb. armed SARS officers arrested Maryam Awaisu of#ArewaMeToo in Kaduna and dragged her to Abuja, at the instance of a person widely accused of rape & s*xual abuse.For too long, Nigeria’s women have been facing various kinds of s*xual violence that seldom receives proper attention from the country’s law enforcement agencies. It is unacceptable that women seeking justice end up intimidated by Nigeria Police
@PoliceNGIt is unacceptable that women seeking justice for s*xual abuse are subjected to arrest and intimidation, by a unit of police whose remit is armed robbery. We fear that these actions may prevent victims of s*xual violence from pursuing justice.
In the face of rising s*xual abuse of women & girls across
#Nigeria; for how long will women be continuously subjected to intimidation and forced silence in the face of injustice? When will the injustice end?This pattern of Nigeria Police
@PoliceNG dispatching anti-robbery squads to pick up victims of s*xual abuse who refused to be silent is unacceptable.
