UK Parliament: Debate On Sanction Of Nigerian Government Over #EndSARS Protests Begins

A review of the petition demanding a sanction of the Nigerian Government is underway at the parliament of the United Kingdom over the violations of human rights during the #EndSARS protests.

The petition received by the UK parliament had more than 200,000 signatures, demanding that the Nigerian government answer for its role in the violence meted on the #EndSARS protesters by officials of security forces in the country.

The issue was brought up by Theresa Villiers in parliament, as reported by TheCable.

Villiers said that the deliberations and the UK sanction regime arms with “a powerful new tool to hold to account perpetrators of serious human rights violations and abuses.”

“This petition is being prompted by the disturbing event in Nigeria in recent weeks,” she said.

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“The SARS unit has a deeply controversial reputation. Reports of violence and human rights abuses by SARS date back to several years but these latest protests follow a video in October which many believe shows a man being killed by SARS officers.”

Villiers believes that the #EndSARS protest was the "last straw" for many Nigerians as it concerned the issue of human rights abuses.

A member of parliament from Edmonton, Kate Osamor said that the matter was "regrettably serious".

Adding that “Today, we need to consider how the government responds to both the movement itself and the violent actions of the Nigerian regime.”