A leading Nigerian human rights crusader and corruption fighter of the International Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Society, Abuja, Engr. Dr. Chief (Prince) Udo Isong Udofia has passed on. Dr. Udofia, until his demise, was the Director General at the International Human Rights and Anti-corruption Society in Abuja. He passed on last year in August, after a brief illness. He will be interned on the 18th, February, 2023, at his country home of Mbat Esifon, Obot Akara LGA of Akwa Ibom State.

Late Engr. Dr. Prince Udofia carved a niche for himself as a a leading human rights crusader and a corruption fighter, who feared no individual holders of public office, and never compromised his stance on the actualization of what he stood for. He can be heard exchanging verbal attacks with Police Commissioners, police officers, court officials, and not living politicians out in his advocacy. He dragged them to the courts, and petitioned relevant agencies and organizations, all in the quest to defend human rights and insuring that people are properly guided by the law of the land. Dr. Udofia was a human rights fighter of international repute, a human rights status holder with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC), African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (AUECOSOCC), and an Observer Status with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Dr. Udofia was also a permanent member of the United Nations Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Now that a dogmatic, unbiased, uncompromised, and uninfluenced human right interventionist and a fighter of corruption of any form in any public or private, public-private, (Governmental and non-governmental organization, suppression and depression between individual, and individuals, and individuals, between government and individuals, between military and Para-military and anyone is gone, Nigeria, the international community and those that seeks a free life and freedom have so missed a great asset.

A quick look at some of the interventions Dr. Udofia doggedly undertook During His Life Time.

· In 2007, Dr. Udofia intervened via his unique instrument of human rights and anti-corruption undertakings in the electoral case between the elected governor of Abia State, HE. Dr. Theodore Orji, now a Senator vs. Onyema Ugochwukwu, former MD, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and in the end, his intervention paid off for Sen. Orji, the Gov. Theodore Orji.

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He also played an instrumental role in the IGP of Police establishing the police community policing body that is yielding much fruit in crime fighting today.

· He is a trusted and respected election observer.

· It was Dr. Udofia’s intervention with his human rights and corruption fighting that resulted in the confirmation and installation of Hon. Justice Abdul. A. Kafarati as the substantive Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, in which he was in an acting capacity, a position he had held for too long, all in an attempt to infringe on his rights by the then Senate’s clearance, Presidency accentuation, and Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)'s confirmation. Case with Ref. No. IHRAS/AR/NIG/NJC/VOL.111/200, dated, 22nd, Nov, 2017.

· In May, 2017, in Calabar, Cross River State, Engr. Udofia intervened in rights abuse case between a police man SGT. Ibiang Ofem and Naval personnel in a Discreet investigation and reporting panel,

· He was fully involved in stopping the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from initiating and implementing speed limits, as he foresaw the agency using that to victimize motorists and road users.

· He used his human rights engagement to bare on Etisalat, now 9Mobile to reduced their then high tariff, among many others.

· Adieu Dr. Engr. Udofia, the Great Human Rights Crusader and Corruption Fighter.