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COVID-19: CSOs Observe Increase in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Citizens’ Apathy in North-Central Nigeria; Calls for Multi-Sectoral Coordination in the Fight against Coronavirus Pandemic

COVID-19: CSOs Observe Increase in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Citizens’ Apathy in North-Central Nigeria; Calls for Multi-Sectoral Coordination in the Fight against Coronavirus Pandemic

For Immediate Release
Abuja –Nigeria
Tuesday 4th August 2020
6:00 pm

COVID-19: CSOs Observe Increase in Sexual
and Gender-Based Violence and Citizens’ Apathy in North-Central Nigeria; Calls
for Multi-Sectoral Coordination in the Fight against Coronavirus Pandemic

1.0 Introduction

Due to the rapid rise in cases of Covid-19 which
posed health hazards to Nigerians, the Federal Government on Monday 30th
March 2020 imposed a total lockdown on the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and
Ogun States. In the North-Central, state governments took proactive steps
towards safeguarding the health and safety of their citizens. The guidelines
which were clearly spelt out by the Federal Government experienced low/moderate
compliance in terms of the compulsory use of face mask/covering, while in public spaces and the ban on
non-essential travels at the inception of the lockdown. However, citizens
compliance level drastically declined as the pandemic progressed.  On the 4th of May 2020, the Federal
Government announced various measures towards easing the lockdown which elapsed
on the 17th of May 2020. This witnessed a gradual relaxation to the
guidelines and made security personnel less stringent in enforcing government
directives which prompted citizens’ low compliance to the imposed guidelines.
On the 18th of May 2020, the Federal Government extended the eased lockdown
which elapsed on the 2nd of June 2020.  The next phase which elapsed on the 29th
of June 2020 witnessed low compliance to government guidelines. This report
documents developments from 30th March to 30th June 2020
in the North Central states of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger and the FCT
coordinated by members of the Covid-19 Nigeria Security Support Group.

As at 30th June 2020, a total number of 2,911 Covid-19
cases have been confirmed in the North Central Region with 65 recorded deaths
and 1,078 discharged cases respectively. A breakdown from the Nigeria Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC) indicates that there are 1,870 confirmed cases, 33
deaths and 570 discharged cases recorded in the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT). Over 70% of cases were attributed to community transmission and citizens
circumventing the ban on interstate movements in connivance with compromised
security personnel and were observed to continually ply in and out of all the
states in the geo-political zone. Kogi state had 4 confirmed cases and no death
recorded.  Plateau state had 382 active
cases, 197 discharged and 10 deaths. Furthermore, Kwara state recorded 217
active cases, 131 persons discharged and 6 deaths. Nasarawa state recorded 213
cases, 113 discharged cases and 8 deaths. Niger recorded 116 cases, 37
discharged and 7 deaths. Benue state had a record of 59 active cases, 30
discharged cases and 1 death. To flatten the curve, a coordinated response is
required by all citizens with support from the Federal and all state
governments in the region.

2.0 Methodology

CLEEN
Foundation and members of the Covid-19 Nigeria Security Support Group engaged
and trained 7 state coordinators, 123 observers from across all the local
government areas in the North Central region including the Federal Capital
Territory. The coordinators and observers monitored, verified and documented
several cases of human rights violations by security operatives in the region
in addition to citizens’ adherence to government directives during the total
lockdown and second phase of the eased lockdown period. The project worked in
partnership with key government oversight bodies such as the National Human
Rights Commission, the Police Service Commission and law enforcement
institutions like the Nigeria Police Force (Complaints Response Unit and the
Gender Desk Unit) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. Members of
the Covid-19 Nigeria Security Support Group will continue to follow-up on their
responses and institutional actions to address the incidents reported.

3.0
PUBLIC COMPLIANCE TO GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVES ON COVID-19 IN THE NORTH CENTRAL

3.1 Citizens’ Compliance on
Government Directives on the use of facemasks in Public Places and Physical
Distancing

CLEEN
Foundation observers from 30th March to 4th May 2020 (initial total
lockdown phase/ period) reported partial level of compliance across the six
states and the FCT in the North Central geopolitical zone. For example, in the
FCT, reports from Nyanya, Jikwoyi, Bwari and Lugbe indicated mass movement and
convergence of people without recourse to the social/physical distancing and use
of facemasks directives. The designated market days were usually overcrowded. From
5th May to 30th June 2020, a mixed level of adherence to
the Federal government’s directives was observed. Reports from Federal Housing,
Lugbe within Abuja Municipal Area Council showed a lot of motorcycle riders
popularly called Okada, were observed commuting without the use of facemasks.  It was observed that citizens were clustering
in numbers at the roadsides around Kubwa, Lugbe and Nyanya in a bid to board commercial
vehicles going into the city. Residents of Zuba were also reported to have resumed
full commercial activities as the fruit market was observed to have been
crowded with buyers, sellers and suppliers without observance of social
distance. A similar situation was reported in Utako market. In Gwagwalada,
AMAC, Bwari and Abaji Area Councils of the FCT, citizens continued their daily
activities unhindered and motorists were seen conveying people without
interference from security agents. The social distancing directive and other
preventive guidelines were not followed. 
However, Kuje and Kwali had a better compliance level by citizens due to
the presence of security agents.

 In Benue state, reports indicated that from 30th
March to 4th May 2020, life in the communal areas within the state
remained unchanged. Observations from Otukpo, Okpokwu and Obi LGAs of the state,
showed that residents remained defiant to the social distancing directives as
people were seen in clusters at drinking bars and social joints without
physical distancing and use of facemasks. Even when the locked down was eased from
5th May to 30th June 2020, observers noted non-compliance
in Ohimini, Okpokwu, Ogadibo, Guma, Kwande LGAs of the state. A report from
Primary Health Care Centre at Ohimini LGA of Benue state showed constant inflow
of mothers/patients into the clinic without the use of facemasks. A similar
situation was observed in Apa LGA of the state where residents visiting the hospitals
within the locality did not make use of facemasks. During the elections into
the LGAs in the state, there was no compliance to the use of facemasks and
social distancing directive in the entire 23 LGAs and 276 wards in the
state.  Furthermore, the polling unit
officers were not properly kitted against the Covid-19 virus due to lack of facemasks
and other protective kits.

Reports
from Plateau State indicated a commendable level of compliance to the state’s
lockdown directives at the initial stage of the directive. Security agents were
reported to have been friendly but firm in enforcing the order. It was observed
that most citizens living in urban areas like Jos North and Jos South LGAs
adhered to the state government’s directive on the use of face mask and
maintained physical distancing. However, most citizens were reported to have
flouted the directive of compulsory use of facemask in public places in LGAs like
Kanke, Mikang, Bassa and Kanam. With the ease of
lockdown in the state,
reports across Kanam, Qua’an Pan,
Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Kanke LGAs showed a high level of activities without
social distancing. Football matches with spectators in clusters were reported
in Jos South LGA of Plateau state.

Similarly, in Niger state, it was
observed that most citizens within banks and markets paid no attention to the
social distancing directive. During market days, big and small markets were
overcrowded. A few people were observed wearing face masks inside the markets
during the lockdown. The compliance level reduced minimally with the ease of
restrictions across the local government areas. On the Suleja to Minna road,
motorists were seen plying the road regularly with less confrontation with
security personnel. Within the state capital (Chanchaga, Bosso and Shiroro
Road) things are back to normal. Our observers noted that motorists in the state carried between
6 -10 passengers violating the directives of the state government on physical
distancing.

Observations
from Nasarawa state stated that citizens went about their daily movements as
there was little or no compliance to the state government’s stay home
directives despite the closure of markets within the state. In Nasarawa and
Keffi LGAs, it was reported that traders displayed their wares in front of the
markets and enjoyed large patronage from the residents of the town without
observing the Covid-19 precautionary directives.  Akwanga and Lafia LGAs of the state witnessed
different activities including wedding ceremonies, intrastate movements without
compliance to the social distancing directives. Our observers reported little
or no compliance by citizens to physical distancing in Obi, Keana, Toto and
Karu LGAs.

Reports
from Kwara state showed a positive level of compliance especially within Ilorin
South, Offa and Irepodun LGAs of the state. However, reports from Ifelodun and
Baruten LGAs revealed constant movement of trucks conveying marbles and
charcoal to Lagos through the town. It was observed that most of these truck
drivers and their crew members did not observe the social distancing directives
or make use of facemasks. After the ease of the lockdown, our observers
reported zero compliance to the observance of social distancing from Igbaja in
Ifelodun, Kaima LGAs and partial use of facemasks in Asa, Offa and Ekiti LGAs
of the state.

 In Kogi state, only four cases were recorded
out of six samples as at 30th June 2020. The number of infection in
the state was a subject of controversy as Kogi state government claimed they
did not have any confirmed covid-19 case. Staff of the NCDC sent to help the
state in May 2020 left the state after they were asked to quarantine for 14
days. The accusations and counter accusations between the Kogi state government
and the NCDC did not help matters and likely put more people at risk of
contracting the virus. Our observers witnessed high level of activities
including markets and commercial vehicles operating at full scale. Public and
private offices operated without physical distancing measures in Ajaokuta,
Kabba, Yagba East, Igalamela, Lokoja, Mopa and Olamaboro LGAs of the state. After
the ease of the lockdown by the federal governments, reports from our observers
indicated zero compliance in the use of face masks in Ankpa, Igalamela, Ijumu,
Ogori and Olamaboro LGAs of the state. Furthermore, during the Eid-El-Fitri
celebrations, the Muslim faithfuls joined the state governor at the Eid ground
in Lokoja, Kogi state for the Eid-El-Fitri prayers without observing physical
distancing and the use of facemasks.

3.2
Citizens’ Compliance to Government imposition of Curfew and Sit at Home
Directives

The Federal Capital Territory was
relatively more compliant than other states as reports from observers showed
that AMAC was totally deserted as citizens complied with the lockdown order. The
curfew directive was largely adhered to as commuters as well as motorists in
the six Area Councils were observed going home before the start of the curfew.
However, there was a case of a taxi driver, Emmanuel Imhoudu who stripped naked
when he was arrested for flouting the lockdown order in the FCT. He was later
jailed for six months by an Abuja Magistrate Court on a three count charge with
an option of fine (N10, 000 per count) and public apology for not obeying government
guidelines on the restriction of movement.

In Nasarawa state, residents did
not adhere to the state government’s directives as commercial activities extended
beyond the curfew hours in Lafia, Karu, Keffi, Obi, Akwanga and other LGAs
within the state including the Nasarawa LGA that was previously under lockdown
as a result of the death of a lawmaker due to Covid-19. Citizens of Nasarawa
LGA were reported to have complied with the sit at home order during the
lockdown period.

In Benue state, low compliance by
residents to the 8:00 pm – 6:00 am curfew was reported in Makurdi, the state
capital and Ogadibo LGAs, while zero compliance was reported in other parts of
the state like Gboko, Otukpo and Ushongo LGAs of the state. Observations from
Plateau state showed a low level of compliance by citizens to the state
government’s lockdown order especially within Mikang, Bassa, Kanam, Jos South
and Jos East LGAs as citizens were reportedly seen moving from one community to
another.  In Niger state, citizens reported
relative compliance by citizens to the lockdown directive
at the inception. However, this drastically reduced overtime.
Reports from
Kwara state have showed relative level of compliance especially within Ilorin
South LGA of the state. However, as earlier reported, observers from Ifeolodun and
other neighboring LGAs noted a constant movement of trucks conveying marbles
and charcoal into Lagos state through the town.

3.3
Citizens’ Compliance on Ban on Public Gathering

Within
the reporting period, there was relative compliance across the states and FCT which
subsequently diminished. Our reporters observed football competitions within Jos North, Qua’n Pan, Kanke LGAs of Plateau state
and Karu LGA of Nasarawa state. Our observers reported that burials,
marriage ceremonies, religious and social activities were held in the rural and
suburban areas like Kwande, Agatu, Okpokwu, Ogbadibo, Vandeikya and Guma LGAs of
Benue state despite the state government’s decision to reverse its lift on the
ban on religious activities. Various social gatherings were reported around the
FCT, Mpape, Kubwa and Duste Makaranta under Bwari Area Council and Nyanya under
AMAC Area Council. The FCT Covid-19 Task Force arrested several people
attending birthday parties at drinking bars and gardens within the curfew
hours. Two-night clubs and the popular Jabi Lake Mall were shut down within the
Abuja municipal council following non-compliance to government directives.
Worshippers were seen going for jumat prayers at Zuba and Gwagwalada areas of
the FCT during the period of the ban on religious activities. Furthermore, weddings,
burials, relaxation spots, markets and religious gatherings were observed in
Lokoja, Dekina, Ofu and Idah LGAs of Kogi state.

With
the ease of the lockdown and opening of worship centres, reports from Bassa LGA
indicated some level of compliance by citizens to this directive. In Nasarawa,
Niger and Kwara States, observations from religious centers in Nasarawa LGA of
the state showed a positive level of compliance by worshippers during the
Sunday worship. However, reports across LGAs in Niger and Kwara states showed
little or no observation to physical distancing directives at some religious
centres monitored by our observers.

4.0
Interstate Movements

The poor compliance to the initial
ban on interstate movements across North Central states and the FCT was
facilitated by security personnel most of whom were found extorting citizens at
the border points. Our Plateau state observers reported that Riyom LGA which is
an entry point from Abuja, Kaduna, Nasarawa and many other states constantly
experienced heavy traffic of trucks and vehicles going into the state. This
situation is not different from Langtang and Jos East LGAs as commercial
vehicles from Kano, Bauchi were and Borno were continually observed going into
these cities.

Observers from Abaji Area Council
of the FCT reported continuous inflow of vehicles along the Abaji-Lokoja highway
as commercial vehicles from the South-East and other neighboring states like
Benue were seen plying the road. Constant vehicular movements were also observed
along Abuja-Keffi expressway and along the Agatu Oweto bridge road that links
travelers between Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi States and Abuja.  At this border point, an incident was reported
that personnel of the Police Force threatened to open fire on the drivers if a
certain amount of money was not given to them.  However, reports from Ogadibo LGA of Benue
state indicated a substantial level of compliance with the ban on interstate
movements as a result of reinforcement of active security personnel manning the
entry points from neighboring states.

Reports from Niger state showed
constant movements of vehicles on the Zuba-Suleja-Minna road as a result of the
activities of compromised security personnel and citizens who continued to
travel despite the ban on interstate movements except those on essential duty.
There was regular interception of vehicles that attempted to travel through
Kwara state conveying Almajiris as reported on 9th of May 2020 at
Kanbi/Oloru in Moro LGA of the state.

5.0
CONDUCT OF SECURITY PERSONNEL ON COVID-19 ENFORCEMENT DUTIES

5.1
Human Rights Violations

The
period under review witnessed human rights abuses from security personnel. For
example, a motorcyclist (popularly called Okada) was reportedly assaulted by
some security personnel for moving, while vehicles on the lane were asked to
stop along the Lokoja-Abuja expressway in Abaji Area Council of the FCT on the
11th of May 2020. In addition, a young man was brutalized by a group
of soldiers in Mpape, FCT for failing to comply with the stay home order on 20 April
2020. At the Nyanya checkpoint, the Covid-19 FCT Ministerial Joint Task Force
enforced the use of facemasks by compelling defaulters to sit on bare grounds
for several hours. In Nasarawa state, it was reported that members of the
Nigerian Army in a bid to enforce compliance resorted to the use of whips on
individuals who disobeyed the stay-at-home directives within Nasarawa LGA of
the state. This incident resulted in a confrontation between the Military and
some residents of the area which left two residents with fractured legs on the
9th of May 2020. There was also the report of the Benue state index
case, Mrs Susan Idoko-Okpe who spent 58 days in isolation centre because she
was alleged to have tested positive for the coronavirus. She, however, argued
that her fundamentals rights were breached because she was in forceful
isolation without manifesting any known symptoms of Covid-19, never shown her
tests results and treated for malaria parasite only. She was subsequently
transferred to Abuja and later released after further tests were conducted on
her.

5.2
Extra Judicial Killing

On 11th of May 2020, it
was reported that a military personnel enforcing the lockdown order, flogged an
elderly foodstuff seller to death in Nasarawa LGA of Nasarawa state. The
incident was reportedly lodged at the Nasarawa Police Division. Similarly,
officials of the Nasarawa State Agency for Youth Empowerment Scheme (NAYES) on
the 26th of April 2020 while enforcing the state government’s
directives banning commercial motorcyclists used sticks to flag down a
motorcyclist carrying a passenger and a gallon of petrol. The altercation led
to an explosion and the death of both the cyclist and his passenger who were
burnt beyond recognition.

On the 8th of June 2020,
a young man was shot dead by a Police officer in Gwazunu Suleja area of Niger
state. It was reported that a suspected thief was caught in the area and was
about to be lynched by the youths. In an attempt to salvage the situation, the
deceased pleaded that the suspect be taken to the Police station. On their way
to the station, some policemen on sighting the crowd and unsure of the reason
why the crowd was approaching the station, opened fire and killed the deceased
in the process. The Complaint Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force has
acknowledged receipt of the complaint and initiated further investigations.

6.0
Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated
sexual and gender based violence in Nigeria. Unfortunately, incidents of rape and
other sexual and gender-based crimes have multiplied across the geopolitical
zone. Among the North Central states and FCT, rape cases have been reported
more in Benue state especially against minors. We received reports of a 7-year
old girl who was raped by a 27 years old man named Patrick Onoja Igah on June 9th
at Ngurute within Ogadibo LGA. He was subsequently arrested and currently in
police custody at the Benue State Police Command.  Similarly, a report was filed at ‘B’ Division
Police Station Makurdi on June 5th 2020 that 28 years old Terver
Awuka defiled a 6-year old girl. Another report indicated that two adolescents
of 15 and 14 years respectively reported on 9th of June 2020 that
they were raped by Apaa Gbafan and Igbadoo Ahondu respectively in Gboko LGA of
Benue state. The suspects were arrested and investigations are currently ongoing.
We also received another report of a young man who raped a married woman in Ado
LGA of the state. The culprit is currently in detention at the Ado Police cell
in the state. There is another report of a medical doctor named ‘Dr. Ebele’ who
was arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Otukpo LGA on the 11th
of June 2020. As at the time of the report, he was in custody of the vigilante
security unit outfit in Otukpo. These developments are worrisome and demands
urgent attention of security personnel and judicial institutions.

In Nasarawa State, it was reported on
27th of May 2020 that a 3-month old baby was defiled at Adogi, a
suburban area of Lafia, the state capital by 27-year-old Ahmadu Yaro who was arrested
by a personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Nasarawa state
Command. In addition, a 14-year-old
junior secondary school student resident in Kubwa was reportedly raped by her
grandfather’s 21-year caregiver, Godwin Onuminya. The defendant is currently being
prosecuted by the Nigeria Police Force on charges of rape.

7.0
Other Public Safety and Security Incidents

The North Central has historically
been susceptible to intermittent outbreaks of violence fueled by disputes over
scarce resources, religious and ethno-sectarian tensions exacerbated by climate
change and the politics of survival at the local level. Despite the pandemic,
incidences of banditry and communal attacks in the region have been on the rise
compounding circumstances in an already charged environment. Between the periods
of 30th March to 30th June 2020 lives and properties have
been lost and destroyed in the process. No fewer than 6 persons reportedly
sustained injuries over a communal clash between Lafiagi and Edogi in Edu LGA
of Kwara state. A total of 10 people were killed in a communal clash in Agatu
LGA of Benue state. Bandits killed 3 people including 2 Policemen in a shootout
in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. Some persons were killed while several others
sustained injuries in a clash between Tiv farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Keana
LGA of Nasarawa state. The attacks have unsettled most affected communities who
have threatened to resort to self-help to salvage the situation as they have
lost hope in the Federal and state governments providing security for them. In
Kogi state, 8 Policemen and 1 civilian were killed in a bank robbery and Police
Station invasion at Yagba East LGA.

8.0
Gaps Identified

  • Rise
    in sexual and gender-based violence in North Central states and FCT especially
    in Benue state.
  • Accusations
    and counter accusations between the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and
    the Kogi State Government on the existence of confirmed Covid19 cases in
    the state. 
  • Non-adherence
    by citizens to government imposed precautionary guidelines to curb the
    spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Extortion
    of transporters by security personnel continued to encourage interstate
    movement despite restrictions imposed by the federal and state governments.
  • Non-adherence
    to the ban on interstate movement by non-essential service providers
    resulted to more backlash.
  • Absence
    of sufficient testing centers in the North Central states and FCT. There
    is need for increased community testing due to the current stage of
    infection in the country. 
  • Observations
    from Kogi and Benue states have shown a worrying perception by citizens
    questioning the existence of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is because some
    members of the populace view it as a ploy by the government to embezzle
    funds, hence the nonchalant attitude towards the Federal/State
    government’s precautionary guidelines.

9.0 Recommendations

  • There
    is need for states to develop systematic mechanisms to deal with rising
    cases of sexual and gender-based violence.
  • There
    is need for coordination between the Kogi State Government and the NCDC to
    reduce possible exposure to citizens of the state.
  • Citizens’
    enlightenment campaigns and awareness programs on the need for physical
    distancing and proper use of facemasks should be intensified by the
    various state governments in North Central of Nigeria.
  • Effective
    oversight of security personnel implementing border control measures and implementing
    government directives.  
  • Police
    officers found guilty of extorting citizens and violating human rights
    should be disciplined appropriately to serve as a deterrent to other
    officers. Those who have excelled in the line of duty should be publicly
    commended.

  • There
    should be coordination between various state governments in the North
    Central and Abuja on aggressive contact tracing of all infected persons
    and those who may have been exposed to the virus.
  • The
    Federal and State Governments should expedite action on establishing
    Covid-19 testing centers across the states to increase their testing
    capacities and emphasize the need for voluntary testing by citizens.
  • More
    attention of citizens should be drawn to the realities of the pandemic
    through rapid sensitization programs and awareness campaigns.

May
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria and heal our land.

Signed by:

  1. Benson Olugbuo, PhD

Executive
Director, CLEEN Foundation

Convener, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Muazu Alhaji Modu

Chief
Executive, Spotlight for Transparency and Accountability

Yobe
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Saviour Akpan Esq.

Executive
Director COMPPART Foundation for Justice and Peacebuilding

Akwa Ibom State Coordinator,
COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Enoch, Nyayiti Raymond

Executive
Director, Center for Environmental Education and Development (CEED), Jalingo 

Taraba State
Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Abdullahi Lawali

Executive
Director, Health Standard Concern Organization

Zamfara
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Eunice Abimbola Agbogun

Executive
Director. Challenged Parenthood Initiative, Lokoja

Kogi State
Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Olumide Fidelis Igbodipe

Ogun
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Abubakar Jibril

Department of
Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

Kebbi State
Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Tijani Abdulkareem,

Executive
Director, Socio Economic Research & Development Centre

            Niger State Coordinator, COVID-19
Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Muddassir Ahmad Gado,

Department of
Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

Sokoto
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Orugbo, Ovuodo Endurance

Centre for Peace
and Environmental Justice

Delta
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Muhammad Yolde GIDADO,

Chairman, Centre
for Health & Development in Africa (CHEDA), Yola

Adamawa State Coordinator,
COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Ehiahuruike Ugochi

Executive
Director, Social and Integral Development Centre (SIDEC)

Anambra
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Idris Mohammed

Founder/Executive
Director Sulhu Development Initiative

            Katsina State Coordinator, COVID-19
Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Authority Benson

            Center
for Peace and Environmental Justice

            Bayelsa
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Mbami Iliya Sabka

            Executive
Director, Prison Inmate Development Initiative

Bauchi
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Alo Martins

Executive
Director, Upline Centre for Development,

Ondo
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Mandu Obot

Global Peace
Development

Cross River
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Gupar Maurice Dazuhur

Community
Action for Popular Participation

Plateau
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Emmanuel U. Obasi,

Production/
Facility Manager, Bio Resources Institute of Nigeria

Imo
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Bukola Idowu Kimpact: Bukola Idowu

Executive
Director, Kimpact Development Initiative

Osun
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Sarah Alalade Esq.

Human
Rights Monitor, Kaduna

Kaduna
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Sam Ekwuribe,

Executive
Director, Pathtogrowth Entrepreneurship Centre, Aba

Abia State
Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Emmanuel Acha

Executive
Director, Youth Forum for Social Change (YOFSOC)

Enugu
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Nkiruka Harrison

Coordinator,
COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group, Federal Capital Territory

  1. Pastor Gabriel Odom,

Executive
Director, Agape Foundation for Literacy and Rural Development,

Ebonyi
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Akumazi, Kevin Udoka,

Global
Peace Development,

Rivers
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Muhammad Maishahada

Programme
Manager, PADAC Foundation

Jigawa
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Ambassador Onoja

President, Next
Generation Youth Initiative International (NeGYII),

Benue State
Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Jude Ndoh Esq

Police
Community Relations Committee (PCRC)

Lagos
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Kehinde Adegbite Esq

            Legal
Practitioner

Oyo
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Tijani Abdulkareem,

Executive
Director, Socio Economic Research & Development Centre SERDEC

Niger
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Annie Umoru

Deputy
Coordinator General, Edo Civil Society Organization

Edo
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Mohammed Bello

Founder/Chief
Executive Officer,

African
Centre for Innovative Research and Development (AFRI-CIRD)

Kano
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Boyi Gagaya

Borno
Coalition for Democracy and Progress

Borno
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Rita Ilevbare Esq

Chief
Executive Director, Gender Relevance Initiative Promotion

Ekiti
State Coordinator, COVID-19 Nigeria Security Support Group

  1. Fatima Ekundayo

Coordinator
Nasarawa State,  COVID-19 Nigeria
Security Support Group

  1. Zainab Abdulmumini Abubakar

Gombe State
Coordinator

MD  Crystal Justice Initiative for legal
Advancement

COVID-19 Nigeria
Security Support Group

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