The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders to sanction Russia.
Many countries, including the US and its allies had condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces and imposed sanctions on Russia.
The United States, European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom have agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT global financial network and impose “restrictive measures” on its central bank in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Nation reports civilian and military airports in Ukraine have been bombed by Russia which sought to destroy Ukraine’s air capabilities.
All flights in and out of Ukraine were cancelled.
Meanwhile, Nigerians and other African are entering Poland and other neighbouring nations for safety.
Reacting, SERAP urged Buhari to provide leadership by calling for extra-ordinary sessions of the African Union and ECOWAS.
The organisation said: “We urge President Buhari to provide the leadership by immediately calling for extra-ordinary sessions of the African Union and ECOWAS to discuss sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, and to call for protection of Africans caught up in the conflict.”
