Veteran musician and human right activist, Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy led a peaceful protest and vowed to occupy the Libyan Embassy in Abuja in protest against the alleged crime of slave auctioning of Nigerians and other Africans in Libya.
According to a statement jointly signed by Charly Boy, Deji Adeyanju, Ariyo Dare Atoye, and Bako Abdul Usman, on Wednesday night, the activists said the peaceful sit-out in the premises of the Libyan Embassy would provide the opportunity to convey their condemnation of the acts of inhumanity against fellow African in the North African nation.
“We are horrified by the reports and footage of hundreds of Africans, including Nigerians, being sold into slavery by slave dealers in Libya as published by CNN and several other international media houses.
“These videos show men, women and children being sold for as little as $400. They also show the dehumanizing conditions in which these victims are kept, beaten, starved and killed.
“It is shocking to find that slave trade, a horrible part of African history which is best confined to our collective past and best studied to avoid a repeat, is being conducted so brazenly in these modern times.
“As part of efforts to condemns these acts of inhumanity, we shall be holding peaceful sit outs in front of the Libyan Embassy in Abuja, on Thursday November 30th, 2017
“We urge all members of the public and the media to join us as we seek to promote humanity and the dignity of the African person.” The statement reads
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