Amnesty International says the mass abduction in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State is a sign of a reign of impunity in Nigeria. Recall that at least 61 people were abducted as terrorists attacked Buda, a community in Kajuru local government area late Monday. The abduction in Buda followed the mass abduction by terrorists of school pupils in Kuriga in Chikun local government area of the same Kaduna State. Responding to the abduction of at least 60 people by gunmen in Buda, in the state of Kaduna, Director of Amnesty…
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Fuel Subsidy Removal: ‘Tinubu’s govt. has failed to ensure respect for human rights’ – Amnesty Int’l
Amnesty International says President Bola Tinubu’s administration has failed to ensure respect for human rights and the rule of law after six months in office. In a statement issued on Friday, the international rights watchdog said although the 1999 constitution (as amended) contains provisions on human rights, the country has been plagued by decades of human rights violations and abuses, perpetrated by both state and non-state actors. The statement reads: “Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu’s administration has failed to ensure respect for human rights and the rule of law after six…
Read MorePlateau Killings: “Gunmen operated unhindered for over 48hrs”- Amnesty International alleges
Global Watchdog, Amnesty International, has demanded a probe into the latest killing in Plateau State, which cost over 140 lives, claiming the killer-gunmen operated unhindered for over 48 hours. In an issued statement on Tuesday, Amnesty said, “The Nigerian authorities must investigate the inexcusable security lapses that allowed the horrific killing of over 140 people by gunmen across over 20 villages in Ɓokkos and parts of the Barkin-Ladi local government area of Plateau State”. Its Director, Isa Sanusi, in the statement, claimed that “our investigation shows that the gunmen were…
Read More‘Ex President Buhari govt. extra-judicially executed 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters, 350 civilians in Zaria’ – Amnesty Int’l
Amid birthday congratulatory messages singing the praises of former President Muhammadu Buhari, human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has released a catalogue of catastrophes wrought by the then-president’s administration that governed Nigeria between 2015 and 2023. As Buhari celebrated his 81st birthday on Sunday, the rights organisation posted on X several atrocities committed under the watch of the so-called dictator-turned-democrat. In a thread of tweets on Sunday, Amnesty International listed the extrajudicial killing of 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters, the killing of 350 Shiite Muslims in Zaria, and the brutal killing of…
Read MoreFear of abduction causing drop in school enrollment —Amnesty Int’l
Eight years after the abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram, and with more than 1,500 school children abducted by armed groups since the incident, affected regions have seen a decline in school enrollment and attendance, as well as a rise in child marriage and pregnancies of school-age girls, Amnesty International, has said. Amnesty International’s Nigeria Director, Osai Ojigho, in a report, released yesterday, said: “Nigeria is failing to protect vulnerable children. By refusing to respond to alerts of impending attacks on schools across the North of the country,…
Read More‘Authorities failure to protect people perpetuates impunity’ – Amnesty International
The international human rights group, Amnesty International, has blamed the Nigerian authorities for failing in their primary responsibility to protect the lives of its citizens. Responding to the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna-bound train, the Director, Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, said, “Amnesty International Nigeria condemns the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna inbound train that led to the death of at least eight passengers by armed bandits on 28 March 2022. Recently, the country has recorded an unprecedented escalation of attacks, incessant killings and abductions that created an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty,…
Read MoreAmnesty International condemns Kaduna killings
The International human rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the killings of 25 residents and the destruction of churches and houses by armed men in Kagoro, in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State. Recall that armed men invaded the village on Sunday night and massacred residents. The State government responded by declaring a curfew in two local government areas, Kaura and Jema’a, to avert escalation of the attack. However, in a statement made available on its social media handles, Amnesty International lamented that despite the intervention of security officers,…
Read MoreBandits’ Schools Attacks: ’10 students killed, 780 abducted, 61 still in captivity’ – Amnesty International
As the year fizzles out, very disturbing security statistics being rolled out by global watchdog, Amnesty International, shows that children in Nigeria have become the major target of attacks by bandits. In an issued statement on Thursday, the organisation claimed that 780 children have so far been abducted, 10 school children killed and 61 still held in custody. Knocking the authorities for allegedly failing the Nigerian child, Amnesty said, “Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, months after their abduction during…
Read More‘Amnesty Int’l’s assessment of Nigerian govt. mere ranting, biased’ – Presidency Spokesman
The Presidency has taken Amnesty International to the cleaners yesterday, accusing it of assessing Nigerian on some biased standards, it cannot lay claims to upholding in its entirety. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, rose in defence of the federal government when he accused the London-based organisation of taking sides with the proscribed terrorist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB). According to Shehu, Amnesty International’s latest salvo at Nigeria is but more of the same. “Again, they have decided to side with terrorists, before…
Read MoreBoko Haram: How atrocities are committed against older people – Amnesty Int’l
Ø Says 10,000 died in custody in 9 yrs The global human rights group, Amnesty International, has said that the Boko Haram insurgents have killed many aged citizens at disproportionate levels due to their inability to flee attacks. In a 67-page report titled: ‘My heart is in pain: Older people’s experience of conflict, displacement, and detention in North-East Nigeria’, shows how both Boko Haram and the Nigerian military have committed atrocities against older women and men, with nobody held to account. Picture Caption: Older Persons The report, released on Monday, also focuses on…
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