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BREAKING: Protesters block Amnesty International Abuja office with coffin (photos, video)

A pressure group, the Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative (GOPRI) on Wednesday, March 22, protested in front of the headquarters of the Amnesty International (AI) in Abuja.

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Protesters storm Amnesty International office for the third day running

The group embarked on the protest since Monday, March 20.

Yesterday, GOPRI led by its executive director Melvin Ejeh, cooked a lunch of noodles and yam outside the premises of AI.

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Protesters storm Amnesty International office for the third day running

The protesters are asking Amnesty International to vacate Nigeria

Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, March 22, Ejeh said AI must reassess its position in Nigeria.

Ejeh said: “How much of the claims being made about it are on point? What roles has it played in the instability plaguing several of the troubled countries in the world and what are its intentions in Nigeria?

class="align-left">“It must reassess its standing not just in the eyes of its Nigerian partners who may not be willing to give it the correct assessment in order not to loose their inflow of foreign currency that would give them financial security.”

Protesters storm Amnesty International office for the third day running

Protesters storm Amnesty International office for the third day running

He advised AI to consider to shutting its activities in Nigeria in the interest of peace in the country.

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Watch the video of the protest below

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