Thread by @Chxta

Earlier in this month, more than 127 Civil Society Organisations called attention to the violence, lawlessness and bloodletting in all parts of #Nigeria. bit.ly/3i3gpDs

This thread is adapted from a statement by the Joint Action Civil Society Coalition & Nigeria Mourns

On both occasions, they called on @NigeriaGov at all levels to provide leadership in ensuring that the security of all Nigerians is preserved as enshrined in section 14 (2)(b) of #CFRN99.

They also urged @NGRPresident to provide political and moral leadership for the security crisis and ensure governmental actions are humane in tandem with section 17 (2)(C) of #CFRN99.

Since those positions were taken, the violence has continued.

Responses from Southern governors, @GovUmarGanduje, @GovernorMasari and @LalongBako, as well as @NGRPresident, have been neither sufficient nor adequate to stem the growing violence across #Nigeria.

In particular, @MBuhari remains indifferent to the growing toll of massacres, industrial-scale abductions and lawless abuse of Nigerians all over the country.

This week alone over 130 people were massacred in two separate incidents in Benue (bit.ly/2RRjOdY) and Plateau (bit.ly/3wSuqs3) states, without drawing a response from the President.

It continues to appear as if Mr Buhari is both indifferent to the suffering of Nigerians and unwilling to provide leadership in addressing it.

Today marks the fourth year of the National Day of Mourning by Civil Society Organisations.

This year the activities of #NDOM21 will take place in every state of #Nigeria, on social media and in the diaspora.

Let's highlight some of the issues that have brought us here...

The incessant killing of security officers (this happened today: bit.ly/3c0dc3N) across #Nigeria and the clear absence of the political will or leadership from the president to bring an end to this deadly trend;

The surge in atrocities against women, children, learners, teachers and the most vulnerable.

Schools and institutions of learning have been targeted for elimination and the government appears unable and unwilling to take urgent action in protecting these demographics.

Impunity thrives.

The judiciary is vital to ending impunity but today is the 52nd day since courts all over #Nigeria have been shut down by executive disobedience of court orders on judicial autonomy. While the courts remain shut, there can be no accountability for atrocities.

@HQNigerianArmy are deployed in 36 states of #Nigeria on internal security operations, thereby retrenching the constitutional role of @PoliceNG.

This is a constitutional anomaly.

The rise in fatalities from military operations shows that @DefenceInfoNG is over-stretched, poorly trained for this role and without proper rules of engagement for it.

This cannot continue.

While these atrocities continue, @NigeriaGov, rather than enlist citizens in united opposition to it, seeks to divide the country with clear patterns of nepotism, persecution of civic actors and the media.

Far from helping, these actions deepen the crisis in the country.

As #Nigerianbleeds we have to come together on this fourth National Day of Mourning to ask @MBuhari to take urgent steps to #securenigeria by addressing these priority areas that have been identified above.

There is no time to waste; the time to act is now.