The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu has lampooned former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fano-Kayode over his widely publicised article “Herdsmen From Hell,” written in the wake of the recent kidnap of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Olu Falae in Ondo State by Fulani herdsmen.
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Speaking via his twitter handle, Odinkalu said that in as much as the Falae’s kidnap was a crime, Fani-Kayode describing the Fulani people as tse-tse fly, locust, leeches e.t.c amounted to a hate speech.
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He went on to propose a formal complaint to the police against Fani-Kayode’s article.
See his tweets below:
Chief Falae's abduction is a crime; to make that basis of a campaign against a race as @realFFK does is #hatespeech http://t.co/v5XRCKM5A9
— RightsAfrica (@chairmanNHRC) September 30, 2015
It's #hatespeech to leave individual responsibility & describe a race as tse-tse fly, locust, leeches, etc. http://t.co/v5XRCKM5A9
— RightsAfrica (@chairmanNHRC) September 30, 2015
It's unlawful to advocate for mass removal of #Nigerians from parts of their own country. That's #hatespeech http://t.co/v5XRCKM5A9
— RightsAfrica (@chairmanNHRC) September 30, 2015
This guy @RealFFK was Minister in #Nigeria responsible for civil aviation. He's a snr lawyer. This article is a crime http://t.co/v5XRCKM5A9
— RightsAfrica (@chairmanNHRC) September 30, 2015
I propose to formally complain to @policeNg about this article. We shd encourage free expression not #HateSpeech http://t.co/v5XRCKM5A9
— RightsAfrica (@chairmanNHRC) September 30, 2015
