Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has condemned in strong terms the recent killing of nine protesting women in Yola, Adamawa State, by alleged military operatives.
Frank, in a statement, in Abuja on Friday, described the killing of the nine women as “senseless, unforgivable, inhuman, and avoidable.”
He noted that the victims, ordinary women, mothers, and breadwinners who had stepped out only to protest the insecurity consuming their communities, were met with lethal force when all they sought was protection for their children.
“Their only offense was demanding safety,” he lamented.
“This culture of violence and unaccountability must end,” he said.
He demanded that the federal and state governments owe full compensation to the bereaved families, including scholarships for the victims’ children and long-term welfare plans to prevent the tragedy from plunging entire households into destitution.
“These women must not die in vain,” he said.
Frank urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open investigations into military abuses in Nigeria and across Africa.
“The U.S. has shown willingness to stand with oppressed African citizens. We appeal for that moral leadership now,” he stated.
“The killing of the Yola Nine is a tragedy Nigeria must not brush aside,” he said. “Justice must be non-negotiable. Accountability must be immediate. And this barbarism must never happen again.”
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