Amnesty International Nigeria (AIN) has condemned the murder of at least four people during a violent eviction carried out by the Kano state government in Rimin Auzinawa, located in the area of the local government of Unggo.
In a statement signed by the Director of the country of Amnesty, Isa Sanusi, a copy of which she was made available to the press in Kano, AIN expressed her outrage by the incident.
However, the body described the eviction as “ruthless” and part of a pattern of forced displacements in Nigeria that violate international law.
The organization said: “The ruthless forced eviction today is only the most recent example of a practice that has been happening in Nigeria for decades, in total violation of international law.”
The body criticized the management of eviction by the government, stating that the victims, clearly poor, residents, overcome their homes, livelihoods and, in some cases tragic, their lives.
The statement said: “The Kano state government must stop these attacks against poor communities, which suffer as a result of the decades of state failures in urban planning.”
He also mentioned: “The chaotic scenes and the threats of security forces to set fire to people's homes have instilled fear and panic in the community.”
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According to Amnesty International, the eviction was carried out without adequate consultation, an adequate prior notice, compensation or alternative housing options, which violates the international legal obligations of Nigeria. The body added “using lethal force to make people who are no longer at home are an indigent home form is a form of raw cruelty. State violence against the poor must end.”
It will be remembered “Rimin Auzinawa residents expressed their outrage, calling inhuman eviction and abuse of power.
“They didn't give us any notice. They simply came and destroyed our houses. Now, we have nowhere to go, ”said an affected resident.
Amnesty International asked the Kano state government to stop the forced evictions and respect the rights of vulnerable communities.
However, the state government, while reacting to the issue, said it was not happy with the loss of lives that occurred in the incident.
However, the State Information and Internal Affairs Commissioner, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, announced this and revealed that the state government would establish a research committee to unravel the circumstances that led to the violent shock.
But, he quickly added that it was registered that the institution has long had paid compensation for those who possessed the plot of the Earth.