Nigeria: Two Million Abuja Indigenous People Face Extinction, Chriced Tells UN Body

Abuja natives demand commission to tackle displacement,...

Indigenous people of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, under the aegis of the Coalition of the FCT Nine Indigenous Peoples (COFIP), have called for the establishment of the FCT Indigenous Peoples Development Commission (FCT-IPDC). The proposed commission, they said, would address the displacement of natives, preserve their culture, and promote economic empowerment, healthcare and education. They also demanded constitutional amendments …

Nigeria: Two Million Abuja Indigenous People Face Extinction, Chriced Tells UN Body

Abuja -- The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) has warned that over two million indigenous people of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, face the risk of extinction due to systematic exclusion, land dispossession, political disenfranchisement, and cultural erasure.

Two Million Abuja Original Inhabitants Face Extinction: Addressing Marginalisation

The recent presentation by the Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) at the 18th Session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has brought renewed attention to the longstanding plight of Abuja’s Original Inhabitants (OIs). Development Diaries reports that with an estimated population of over two million, these indigenous communities face the threat of extinction due to systemic exclusion, cultural …