- Safiu Kehinde
Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the murder of a 300 level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Christianah Idowu, by her friend.
The Humanitarian group had taken to their official X handle in a post on Thursday to condemn the killing which they labelled as ‘femicide’.
As contained in the post, hey called for an urgent need for Nigerian authorities to address the situation.
“The brutal killing of Christianah Idowu, a 300 Level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) by her friend highlights the urgent need for the Nigerian authorities to effectively address femicide.” The post read.
They further expressed concern over the slow pace of investigation and prosecution in Nigeria while urging the country’s security agencies to establish femicide units.
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“Slow pace of investigation and prosecution of recent femicide cases across Nigeria is worrying. We urge the security agencies to develop and establish femicide investigation expertise and units.
“In almost all recent cases of femicide in #Nigeria the authorities do not rigorously pursue all lines of inquiry and their failure further endangers women’s human rights to life and physical safety.” The post read further.
Recall that NPO reported that the 300-level student FUNAAB student was killed by a 23-year-old Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) student, Adeleye Ayomide.
NPO reports that Ayomide killed Christiannah despite collecting the N3 million ransom from her parents.
He was picked up earlier after discovering a series of evidence against him.
The suspected serial killer has been handed over to the Police with further investigation underway.