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Lekki Massacre: PDP Reps threaten to drag FG to ICC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives has threatened to drag the Federal Government of Nigeria to the International Criminal Court (ICC), over the killings of some protesters at  Lekki Tollgate in Lagos a few days ago.

The PDP caucus, led by Kingsley Chinda issued the threat after an emergency meeting to review the state of the nation.

The caucus also reiterated its call for change of security chiefs and the need for true federalism.

The lawmakers called on President Muhamadu Buhari to set up a National Judicial Panel of enquiry into citizen’s grievances, establish a national compensation fund for victims of police brutality; create an unemployment benefit fund to be contributed by the three levels of government to cushion the biting effect of the downward economic realities in the country.

The caucus also advised the President to immediately order the arrest and prosecution of officers involved in the Lekki killings and urgently rearrange the nation’s security architecture through commendable reforms and appointment of more competent service chiefs to tackle the security challenges confronting the nation.

The caucus also appealed to Nigerian youths to be peaceful in their agitation for a better country, assuring that it would do all in its power to ensure the evolution of an egalitarian society for the common good of all.

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