Army on rampage in South-East, says Ndigbo Unity Forum

NDIGBO UNITY FORUM (NUF) WORLDWIDE
2c Sokoto Road Odoakpu Onitsha Anambra State
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Our Ref:………………….…...    Your Ref…….…………… Date: 14/11/2016


                                    



        PRESS RELEASE OF NDIGBO UNITY FORUM MONTHLY MEETING


Following an emergency meeting held on 13th November,Ndigbo Unity Forum condemn in without reservation the constant and continuous humiliation of harmless travelers by some overzealous men of Nigeria armed forces.
  For instances on 11th of November,2016 the president of the forum Mr. Augustine Chukwudum, a law abiding citizen why going about his business was subjected to unnecessary ill-treatment  by some men of Nigeria armed forces at a check point in Lokpanta, Abia state.
 We have also received complaints from our members in the past about ill-treatment meted out by some overzealous officers.
                                   OUR DEMANDS
  Ndigbo Unity Forum believe that the fundamental right  to freedom of movement as enshrined in section 41 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is sacrosanct, therefore we demand the following
1.We are calling on the chief of army staff through the army PRO to address the issue because we believe that the people will be unwilling to cooperate with the army because of the belief that that they may be subjected to humiliation.
2. We call on the member of the public to always cooperate with the armed force and when one noticed that he or she has been mistreated should endeavor to complain to the appropriate authority.
3. We call on the men of Nigeria armed force especially those whose duty everyday involve interaction with member of the public to ensure that  professional is their watchword when dealing with member of the public.
4. We call on the army to set up a monitoring team whose onerous job will be to apprehend and discipline erring members of their members that deviate from the duty they set out to do in the road
                                                  Signed:

Augustine Chukwudum            Chinedu Onyebuchi
President                        Secretary General