Global human rights organization, Amnesty International, has expressed grave concern over the disappearance of the medical file belonging to Muhammed Liman, a victim of the August 1-10 #EndBadGovernance protests. The file, reportedly missing from the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno State, has hindered Liman’s treatment since early November. This development follows Amnesty International’s report on the killing of 24 protesters by Nigerian police operatives during the demonstrations.
In a statement released on Monday, Amnesty International said, “We are deeply troubled by the disappearance of Muhammed Liman’s medical file at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, which has stalled his treatment since our report on the police killing of 24 protesters.”
Liman and his friends were at A.A. Kime Filling Station in Maiduguri’s Bolori Junction on the first day of the protests when a convoy of security operatives, attempting to suppress the demonstrations, threw a hand grenade at the station. The attack claimed the lives of three of Liman’s friends.
Liman sustained a life-threatening spinal cord injury during the incident. According to Amnesty International, he has been unable to receive any medical care for three weeks due to the missing file. “His condition is worsening, and his family is in despair, unable to secure the necessary treatment,” the organization added.
Chronicles Reporters previously reported that Amnesty International, in its November publication, documented the deaths of 24 protesters nationwide during the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. Among those killed were three fuel attendants — Nasiru Mustapha (26), Amodu Garba Maina (24), and Momodi Hassan. The trio lost their lives when police operatives in a convoy launched a hand grenade into the Kime Filling Station where they worked.
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