The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) will, on Tuesday October 26th, present its research report on “The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Implementation by Security Forces on Communities and Citizen.” The report, which will be presented in Abuja, is in furtherance of the centre’s implementation of a project to Strengthen Citizens Voices for Security Sector Accountability (SPaCVOSSA) in Nigeria.
The research report interrogated the methodologies and constraints of security agencies during the enforcement of the lockdown directives imposed by the government to curb the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak, especially during the first phase of the lockdown implementation.
According to a statement by Mr. Itia Otabor, Centre LSD Director of Strategy and the Project Lead, the research documents the multifaceted impacts of the lockdown on communities and Citizens. It also examined the predominant issues of human rights infringements by Security Forces during their enforcement of the Lockdown.
The study sheds light on the predominant reasons and factors why citizens voices are not heard in demanding for security sector accountability. It also proffered short- medium-and long-term recommendations.
Centre LSD called on well-meaning Nigerian citizens and organizations, including Civil Society Organizations working on Police reforms, Citizens groups and other partners can connect to the Project via #SPaCVOSSA#CitizensVoices#TrustAfrica#CentreLSD###.
