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Discrimination!

I did not see one Fulani or Hausa name there. Nonsense.

Written 2016


African Lives Matter
Recent police violence in several African countries underscores the urgent need for law enforcement reform backed by strong civic movements.



Credit: Rory Mizen (Flickr/Creative Commons).

by Donald Rukare, Chief of Party, Rights and Rule of Law Activity, Uganda

Recent police violence in several African countries underscores the urgent need for law enforcement reform backed by strong civic movements.

In highly publicized incidents over the last few months, police have shot, killed, or brutally beaten civilians in countries including Zambia, Kenya, Burundi, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda. The violence came mainly in the context of elections in these countries or labor-related protests. While there is no doubt that the police play an essential role in maintaining law and order across the region, the latest spate of abuses do not bode well for democracy, the rule of law, human rights, or economic development in Africa.

In Kenya, police were caught on camera beating up peaceful protesters in May, and officers are suspected in the June abduction and murder of a taxi driver, a lawyer, and the lawyer’s client, who had filed a complaint against a police officer for allegedly shooting him during a traffic stop in 2015.

South Africa, long heralded as one of the continent’s democratic jewels, has suffered an increase in police brutality, with officers accused of killing and raping civilians. There were at least 244 recorded deaths in police custody in 2015, up 4 percent from 234 in 2014, according to a report released at the end of September by South Africa’s Independent Police Investigative Directorate. The agency also found that 124 police officers were linked to rape cases in 2015, up from 121 in 2014. Forty-two of those officers were allegedly on duty during the rapes. Incidents of torture increased by 86 percent to 145 cases, up from 78 cases in 2014. The horrifying scenes of South African police shooting protesting miners at the Lonmin Marikana mine in 2012 are still fresh in our minds.

During the recent election period in Uganda, police used force against opposition members. The Uganda Law Society, religious leaders, and women’s rights groups have all spoken out to demand an end to police brutality in the country. Amnesty International reports that police abuses and restrictions of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly increased in 2015 and 2016. Attacks against activists, journalists, and other media workers continued with impunity. Opposition politicians seeking to participate in the February 2016 elections were arrested and detained, along with their supporters. High-profile incidents in the last few months have included police killings of civilians in the Rwenzori region and the ruthless beating of opposition supporters along the streets of Kampala as some waved to former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye.

More research is needed to clarify why such abusive behavior by police seems to cut across countries, regions, and continents. A recent assessment by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in South Africa came to the conclusion that negligent police management, poor training, disrespect for law and order, criminals within police ranks, and blatant disregard for internal disciplinary procedures are the chief causes behind the scourge of police brutality gripping that country. However, it is quite clear that there is no justification for shooting unarmed civilians or beating nonviolent protesters.

A number of steps must be taken to ensure that police across Africa use only proportionate and reasonable force, and that their operations are subject to effective civilian oversight. People-centered or democratic policing efforts, such as a much-appreciated community policing initiative in Uganda, are required. Governments should invest more in training officers and equipping them with nonlethal tools so as to minimize the harm they inflict in the execution of their duties. Individual police officers who engage in acts beyond the scope of their authority should be held to account. The creation of professional standards units like the one in Uganda is recommended to handle cases of this nature, but the work of such units needs to be active and visible, and they must be given the independence, authority, and resources to do their jobs. This would serve to rebuild public confidence in the police.

To achieve crucial police reforms, civil society activists in Africa could follow the lead of their U.S. counterparts and initiate an African Lives Matter movement. The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States advocates for dignity, justice, and respect. These are critical values and principles that should apply to and be enjoyed by every human being, regardless of their color, sex, political opinion, or religion. African civilians, no less than any other civilians around the world, need to continuously engage with the police, holding them to account and reminding them that our lives must be protected.

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Despite all the atrocities thrown at Africans, they preached forgiveness, love and only longed for happiness in return. As much as many Africans would like to forgive and move on, they are constantly shocked into the reality of their predicament. In 1962, John F. Kennedy famously said, “those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

Where in Nigeria would a crowd be surrounding four police or even more and watch for over 8 minutes as one snuff life out of a man?


Nigeria has many police problems but the crowd would apply jungle justice that that police man.

Color line was created in the 1600 by laws in Virginia to divide and conquer people along the "racial" line. It may have been shattered or cracked into partial pieces by the children of the same white, black, red and brown people demonstrations around the world. Before then, it was Pope Nicolas the V in 1442 that gave Portugal the Papal bull to capture Africans for slave labor.

It is not yet Uhuru!

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No mind Dem o. Abi na rape?

Some of the same girls will snatch any man they can from their friends or even sisters and then blame the man.

Elxandre:
It just shows you how hypocritical women can be.
I've never heard a single woman label Wizkid or Davido deadbeat and reckless, even with their serial impregnations. Lol
They still have crush on them despite their obvious ill manner same,. In fact, most will gladly join the legion of baby mamas if given the opportunity.

But they'll quickly label a normal guy as irresponsible.

How do we explain to the children that we have lived a borrowed and fake culture all our life? An African adage implore we must not throw the baby out with the bathwater. We pride ourselves as International Boy or Girl v. Local Boy or Girl!

The language we speak with children is not ours, the Religion in which we baptized them is not ours, our Political-economy was not taught by Nkrumah, Nyerere, Luthuli or thought out by African brains. But are dictated by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. They are designed to keep African economies as raw material suppliers at subsistence level of survival so that we can be indebted to Developed countries. If you cannot believe it, you can accept that you are living it. As long as some leaders live well from crumbs that gave foreigners advantageous relationships, they drag the African masses along. Preached it as the only way to achieve economic prosperity.

dirtydiva:
Allow them try am with your sister in your presence first and then come bk and repeat ds nonsense you spilled let see

Without watching the video, it does not matter if she is the sister, daughter or mother. Just pray rape never happens.

If it happens, think about the physical damage that a forceful entry can do for the rest of your life. Not to mention death accidentally or to main you for life.

Nobody, deserve to be raped. Not even the girl or wife of a rapist in retaliation by some men.

Lovelyn451:
Handsome guys always timid and shallow, they find it difficult to approach ladies

So true!

It's the embarrassment. Getting turned down and those that wished you had approached them laughing at your rejection. Even they do not want to be your second choice.

Some girls are smarter though. They can reject you for the first dance and tell you to come back for the next or even tell you to seat beside them until the next dance.

Are you one of those?

As much as you want to believe a girl that cries rape because of the stigma that accompanies it, the backlash in Africa countries will be different.

Many people do not realize that the defense against rape in American universities has been changed by Secretary for Education, a lady. Mainly as a result of pressure from mothers of college boys.

If you accused a student of rape, your sexual history and more is fair game.

Watch out for backlash against indecent dressing in Nigeria.
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/06/851733630/federal-rules-give-more-protection-to-students-accused-of-sexual-assault

Elimon:
This man will win election and it will shock hater to their roots...GoTrump2024

You will be on the plates of your Tiger for celebration party.

You then wonder why people like OP can never be tolerated anywhere or even within their own village.

Twelve years old, eh? Just testing the water.

Just talk or counsel him not to try it if he does not want to be a father. Not with you but with his friends. If he is trying that with you, imagine what he is doing with friends.

He might have had his way or even abused by older lady.

ajl:
Where were they when China was maltreating Nigerians and other Africans in China? Or Black Live does not matter if the victims are Nigerians or Africans.

I do not think you are so narrow minded. If you search, you would have discovered many communities and most educational institutions in America especially African American Studies Dept. questioning Chinese Government.

The question should have been what did you and your castrated Government do.

Other African countries were heard loud and clear. South Africa immediately debated it and sent plane.

Do you expect dead Gani Fawehimi and old Wole Soyinka to demonstrate for you?

How old was Ojukwu, Gowon, Gani Adams etc?

Lazy youths looking for who to blame or mention one great achievement of the youths to lift their country up except to seek refuge and craw into another Mothers' wombs

Money is not everything. Ingenuity, Branding, Attitude, Culture and Tolerance matter for people to come in and trade freely.

Little money from Cocoa farmers did more to alleviate poverty in the West than the big Foriegn Income from oil did for Nigeria.

Difference is People's Culture. A progressive culture spread wealth as Commonwealth to all people in terms of Education, Industrial Estates, Housing Estates and Health care.

Conservative Culture care more about individuals that the masses.

You think solidarity demonstration with African Americans is silly because we have worse abuse here, right?

Have you guys ever appreciated and voted in activists in Nigeria? You laugh and argue about their motives as long as you have your pacifiers, iPhones.

Until this new generation, demonstration was an embodiment of our social culture. It was when youths gave up expecting their fathers and grand mothers to demonstrate for them while they seek VISAS anywhere that demonstration became old fashioned.

Deride African Americans now but seek visas to their country when you know they are suffering because of your evil selfishness, wasted potential Regional Power, lazy children of hate that cannot develop themselves or their land but look up to others and foreigners to do it for them.

If you have Power at home instead of Greed, YOU and African Americans will not be subjected to so much oppressions abroad.

Ndi Ara and Ingrates pursuing visas.

Most Americans do not know what the Plan is. Those who know, understand the November Election may be postponed indefinitely.

Yes, America will be worse than Nigeria. Mark it.

You guys are so ignorant it is unbelievable.

The same Diaspora Africans helped you write and brainstormed on independence and constitution from Ghana, Nigeria to East and South Africa.

Ask about Dubois in Ghana and Alexander in Nigeria.

I know one of them that was not even ashamed to tell us that he wrestled the spoon from the wife to serve himself.

This guy did not get the message. She is telling you something.

Wait until you get No Meat!

Unfortunately, most right thinking Nigerians do not have the opportunity to lead and even command strategic positions.

The few that think with their dicks and cats on how to jam are influencing the youths, multiplying with many wives and children.

The girl is smarter than you. They all form but each has her price. They know men that are desperate and keep on raising the price. Few demanded a million dollars to disvirgin her.

Next time give one you like so much 100k without asking for anything. Before you get around 500k, she will fall.

Tribalism could be within the same ethnic group while racism could be outside the ethnic group.

But since all humans belong to the same racial group, it becomes a local or even colloquial definition.

If you do not allow me to take advantage for example, I can see it as tribalism.

Would crowd standby and watch a policeman kill a Nigerian like that in any city?

Tok to me kagbo

Pele, E pain am e wan cry

Eberejesus111:
Where did you hear that Igbo culture is archaic. I live in Lagos and grew up here, so i can tell u Yoruba are more traditional than the Igbo, and they like to fight even with the wife, you'll be hearing "eduafue, oloshi...useless man, olobrunkun"

Sometimes it gets that annoying. When you see an Igbo woman in a Yoruba mans house, its only one thing, he's treating her like a queen, and respecting her. If not, would she smell his name, sef.

Who are the hypocrites?

What made the people you are referring to hypocrites and not you that led innocent people to war by beating your chests.

Stop calling and blaming people you despise and thumb your noses at, to rescue you, to accommodate you, to be your saviors and the conscience of Nigeria.

They are tired. If you do not like them, stay out of their land. Trouble only trouble those people who trouble Trouble.

Yoruba always hold solidarity with the oppressed at home (Igbo) and anywhere. What do you do?

Pour scorn on AfricanAmericans and worship Trump. No be so?

The same Yoruba women your women emulate to gain freedom from that archaic culture that suppresses their progress.

If you are lucky to smell the butt of one, you will become Obi where you come from.

agadez007:
Nobody wants Yoruba women
Not even Fulani people
1)They lack good personal Hygiene
2)Majority can't even converse in common pidgin English
3)I am not one to mock black skin but the Yoruba girls black always looks dirty and unkempt
4)And did I forget to mention their Penchant for "Sina",They can so have different kids for different men
5)They can't cook shhiiit

Seriously, less opportunities and freedom for women in Igbo culture.

Igbo ladies prefer men with legit biz in a Western city.

Igbo men are good but too aggressive.

WeneDiali:
And why didn't Awo opt out if he truly cared about his Egbe omo oduduwa?
Dem bin tie una placenta put for nigeria?

Useless ewedu revisionists and frauds.

Have you ever heard about Majority Carry the Vote?

That could have been a good question for Zik since you guy change your tactic each time you loose out.

Ironsi gave us Unitary Government, when you lost, you want to change the rules.

Even the zoo and shiitt hole you come from has been projected on where you seek salvation.

There are many right thinking intelligent Idi Igbo out there keeping silent while opportunists take over. I know this because I grew up with respectable Igbo.