It remains an unfortunate reality that equality and justice are still not standards held as universal rights - here in the US and around the world. In Nigeria, a woman named Uzoma Okere was severely beat and stripped naked on the streets of Victoria Island Lagos on the third of November 2008.
The Rear Admiral Harry Arogundade ordered her to move her car and when she was unable to move it according to his timing; he lashed out on her in a series of public beatings. This was an extreme case of public humiliation. Instead of the government and higher authorities standing up against this atrocity, the Admiral is supported by the Nigerian Navy.
Uzoma Okere is currently in the process of suing Admiral Arogundade, however it is my opinion that it is in the hands of the people to correct the government when they forget who it is that they are meant to serve.
Similar acts of injustice and inequality happen frequently around the world but the more that we all stand against them, the closer we will become to a more enlightened and just world. It is our duty to make our opinions and voices heard.
Please join Miss Nigeria in America 2008 in signing this petition against the acts of Admiral Harry Arogundade and the Nigerian Navy; and furthermore, against those who misuse the authority that we, the people, have given them solely to make for a more peaceful and reasonable world.
Thank you in advance for your support.
For more information and articles about this issue see:
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/guest-articles/the-indignity-of-armed-barbarity-2.html
http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/babsajayi/110808.html
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