Finding a Lawyer to Fight Human Rights Abuse and Defend your Rights in Nigeria!

FInding a Lawyer to FIGHT CPS and Defend your RIGHTS! I found this facinating topic from @canadian-coconut who posted this 4 years ago and decided to write a similar post relating to injustice and the constant abuse of human rights by law enforcement agency in Nigeria. Human right abuse has been the order of the day in Nigeria both by law enforcement agencies as well as at home and the need to have good attorneys to represent them in court will help cobb incessant abuse of the fundamental human rights of innocent citizens. Greetings from @salvadornkpara.

Constitutional Rights of Citizens in Nigeria
Chapter 4 of the 1999 constitution outline the fundamental human rights of citizens and gives the legal implications of violating such rights by anybody including the law enforcement agencies.

33.(1) Every person has a right to life, and no one shall be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty in Nigeria.
(2) A person shall not be regarded as having been deprived of his life in contravention of this section, if he dies as a result of the use, to such extent and in such circumstances as are permitted by law, of such force as is reasonably necessary -
(a) for the defence of any person from unlawful violence or for the defence of property:
(b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained; or
(c) for the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection or mutiny.
34.(1) Every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his person, and accordingly -(a) no person shall be subject to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment;
(b) no person shall he held in slavery or servitude; and
(c) no person shall be required to perform forced of compulsory labour.
(2) for the purposes of subsection (1) (c) of this section, "forced or compulsory labour" does not include -
(a) any labour required in consequence of the sentence or order of a court;
(b) any labour required of members of the armed forces of the Federation or the Nigeria Police Force in pursuance of their duties as such;
(c) in the case of persons who have conscientious objections to service in the armed forces of the Federation, any labour required instead of such service;
(d) any labour required which is reasonably necessary in the event of any emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community; or
(e) any labour or service that forms part of -
(i) normal communal or other civic obligations of the well-being of the community.
(ii) such compulsory national service in the armed forces of the Federation as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly, or
(iii) such compulsory national service which forms part of the education and training of citizens of Nigeria as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.

1. (1) Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of such liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure permitted by law -
   (a) in execution of the sentence or order of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found guilty;
   (b) by reason of his failure to comply with the order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation imposed upon him by law;
   (c) for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court or upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed a criminal offence, or to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to prevent his committing a criminal offence;
   (d) in the case of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years for the purpose of his education or welfare;
   (e) in the case of persons suffering from infectious or contagious disease, persons of unsound mind, persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or vagrants, for the purpose of their care or treatment or the protection of the community; or
   (f) for the purpose of preventing the unlawful entry of any person into Nigeria or of effecting the expulsion, extradition or other lawful removal from Nigeria of any person or the taking of proceedings relating thereto:
   (1) Provided that a person who is charged with an offence and who has been detained in lawful custody awaiting trial shall not continue to be kept in such detention for a period longer than the maximum period of imprisonment prescribed for the offence.
   (2) Any person who is arrested or detained shall have the right to remain silent or avoid answering any question until after consultation with a legal practitioner or any other person of his own choice.
   (3) Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.
   (4) Any person who is arrested or detained in accordance with subsection (1) (c) of this section shall be brought before a court of law within a reasonable time, and if he is not tried within a period of -
   (a) two months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who is in custody or is not entitled to bail; or
   (b) three months from the date of his arrest or detention in the case of a person who has been released on bail, he shall (without prejudice to any further proceedings that may be brought against him) be released either unconditionally or upon such conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears for trial at a later date.
   (5) In subsection (4) of this section, the expression "a reasonable time" means -
   (a) in the case of an arrest or detention in any place where there is a court of competent jurisdiction within a radius of forty kilometres, a period of one day; and
   (b) in any other case, a period of two days or such longer period as in the circumstances may be considered by the court to be reasonable.
   (6) Any person who is unlawfully arrested or detained shall be entitled to compensation and public apology from the appropriate authority or person; and in this subsection, "the appropriate authority or person" means an authority or person specified by law.

http://www.waado.org/nigerdelta/ConstitutionalMatters/1999Constitution/ChapterFour.html
The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has much fundamental human rights that are applicable in theory but in practice they're no where to be found. This is an outright abuse of the constitution of a democratic state.

Police Brutality in Nigeria an Abberation of the Constitutional Rights of Citizens
Police brutality in Nigeria has been so rampant in Nigeria and the end result is constant fear from the youth in a situation of everyone asking 'Whose Next' to be brutalized by the Police. Any young person that drives a good car is tagged as cyber fraudster and is constantly harassed by the police.

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The law enforcement agencies are the most violators of citizens human rights in Nigeria. In a society that doesn't have adequate infrastructural development that'll encourage youths and provide employment for the growing jobless youths in Nigeria. For instance, the federal government ban on cryptocurrencies in Nigeria is also an abuse of the rights of it's citizens who are looking for other means of survival.

The Protests Against Police Brutality in Nigeria
Last year 2020 was a unique year in Nigeria. This is because the youths of Nigeria came out in mass to protest against police brutality that has killed thousands of young people in the country. All over the nation young people were mobilized to engage in peaceful protest to end police brutality and corruption in the public sector. Although, on the 20-10-2020 a tragic incident occured where a some youths lost their lives at Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Finding Lawyers and Human Right Activists who Would Stand Against Human Rights Violation
In the past we had attorneys like Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), was a Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer, politician. He's impact in combating human rights violation was so much pronounced, but he died on September 5, 2009. Since his death it has been difficult to find his replacement. Most human rights lawyers are bought by the political class and they abandon their activism.

Late Gani Fawehinmi, (SAN)
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In conclusion, it's been said that the court of law is the last hope for the common man and sometimes the common man can't afford to hire a good lawyer to defend them. It's high time they source for human rights activists who are readily available to defend them in court. It's time to say no to Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria.
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