The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the Action Plan 2020-2026 with the goal of enhancing Nigeria’s standing in human rights observance in accordance with worldwide best practises.
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, announced this on Wednesday, following a council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to him, no government has honoured human rights in its dealings with Nigerians like the Buhari administration, and the approval was based on the memorandum on human rights policy that he gave to the council.
The AGF recalled that N130m was awarded to the family of Apo 6 by the court even though the case predated the administration.
Malami also pointed out that no single journalist died during the administration as a result of human rights abuse.
On June 7, 2005, six friends — Ifeanyi Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Augustina Arebu, Anthony Nwokike, Paulinus Ogbonna, and Ekene Isaac Mgbe were driving home from a nightclub in Abuja when they were extrajudicially killed by a team of policemen.