Nigeria: Murtala Muhammed's Family Demands Justice for Victims of Extrajudicial Killings

The family of the late former head of state, Murtala Muhammed, on Monday, tasked the National Assembly on need to the enact laws that protect the rights of victims who might have been erroneously killed.

They made the call respectively in Lagos and Abuja at a special prayer organised by the family to mark the 25 years remembrance of the late son of the ex-military ruler, Zackari, who was fatally shot on August 13, 1993, in Abuja.

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