Monday, 28 August 2017

UN urges FG to investigate and prosecute Northern youths behind ‘qui

- UN experts denounce ultimatum and death threats targeting Igbo in the north

- The UN also urged the federal government to investigate and prosecute the Northern youths behind the ‘quit notice’

- According to the UN, incitement can endanger social cohesion and threaten peace by deepening the existing tensions between Nigeria’s ethnic communities

The United Nations has called on the federal government of Nigeria to investigate and prosecute people behind the ultimatum against Igbos in the norther part of the country and those responsible for the creation, publication and circulation of the hate song and audio message.

The UN made this known in a publication obtained from the office of the United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

The UN which strongly condemns the ultimatum and hate songs said hate speech and incitement can endanger social cohesion and threaten peace by deepening the existing tensions between Nigeria’s ethnic communities.

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