Your Human Right Can Be Restricted Under Some Circumstances, Here is Why

As a citizen of Nigeria, you can be restricted from exercising some of your fundamental human rights in some exceptional circumstances.

Citizens can be restricted from exercising their fundamental human rights in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; or to protect the rights and freedom of other persons.

A typical example is the COVID-19 pandemic period during which the right to freedom of movement of Nigerians was infringed upon when a lockdown was authorized by the Federal Government.

This was done in the interest of “public health”.

See Section 45 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria. >>> Click Here <<<