The UK parliament on Monday discussed an appeal looking to force sanctions on Nigerian Government authorities associated with the killing of peaceful protesters in Lekki on October 20. 

For over 60 minutes, Members of Parliament denounced the violence at the Lekki Tollbooth in Lagos and demanded that Nigerian authorities ought not appreciate in the UK the freedoms they deny their residents at home. 

The Minister for Africa was missing from the procedures however his delegate said that he will anticipate the result of the legal boards of investigations into the shooting. 

Work is underway to consider how a global corruption sanction regime could be added to the government’s armoury,” a representative for the Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, said.

“This government will continue to press the Nigerian government and its security services to uphold human rights and the rule of law, to investigate all incidents of brutality, illegal detentions and the use of excessive force and to hold those responsible to account.

“We will closely monitor the judicial panel of inquiries and continue to advocate for investigations into police brutality. The government will consider its options as the panel’s work progresses.”

A particularly revealing moment came when an MP urged his government to place sanctions on Nigerians who flee to the UK with ill-gotten wealth, citing Nigeria’s former military ruler Yakubu Gowon’s alleged looting of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

“We need to stop those who are profiting from the wealth of that great nation and hiding it here. Some people will remember when General Gowon left Nigeria with half the Central Bank, so it is said, and moved to London,” the MP said. “We know that today, even now in this great city of ours, there are sadly some people who have taken from the Nigerian people and hidden their ill-gotten gains here.”

The appeal, begun by Silas Ojo, collected in excess of 220,000 signatories, crossing the 100, 000 imprint required for a request to be bantered by the officials. 

Early a month ago, a great many Nigerians rioted, requiring a finish to police brutality and extra-legal killings by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). 

Fights in Lagos turned grisly on October 20 when troops fired protesters in Lekki and Alausa, slaughtering in any event 12 individuals, as per Amnesty International.