The Concept of Right to Life Under the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria: A Case Study of Borno State Under The State of Emergency Rule
The concept right to life is a sacred right which every human being by virtue of his creation is
entitled to and by all standard it is sacrosanct and cannot whimsically be violated except with
due recourse to the law. The Universal Charters and Conventions have not provided for its
violation during war and peace. Despite being sacred, domestic laws have opened a floodgate
for its violation under certain situations when martial laws are imposed to avert breakdown of
law and order. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at Section 33(2) has
provided for such instances where this golden right has to be infringed for peace, order and
stability of the Nation. The case of Borno State under State of Emergency has provided a
myriad of questions which the available answers are not satisfactory enough to justify the
wanton killings and maiming carried out under the guise of Emergency powers. This paper will
look at the powers imposed and the constitutional backings relied upon by all the stakeholders
involved in the process
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