Amnesty International (AI) has urged the Nigerian government to act quickly to put an end to the nation’s pervasive killings.
Even still, the organisation asserted that since President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, more than 120 people have died.
In a statement, Isa Sanusi, the acting director of AI, stated that during the two weeks that Mr. Tinubu served as president, 123 people had been killed in gunman assaults.
“It is horrifying that only a few weeks have passed since President Bola Tinubu took office on May 29; gunman attacks have taken at least 123 lives. Rampaging killers are attacking rural areas, and residents are ready for the next round of carnage. The new government’s top goal should be to safeguard lives. The bloodletting must be stopped immediately; the Nigerian government must act, according to Mr Sanusi.
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Considering that killings have become the norm, he claimed that national authorities had failed to protect citizens.
According to Mr Sanusi, the lack of independent and unbiased investigations by the government, which may put an end to the killings, has given the murderers more confidence.
“In Nigeria, the authorities’ flagrant inability to provide for the populace’s safety is progressively becoming accepted as the standard. In reaction to these atrocities, the government pledged to implement security measures, but these words have not been followed by genuine action that safeguards the lives of disadvantaged populations.
“The impunity is being fueled by the Nigerian government’s repeated failure to conduct unbiased, effective, independent, and thorough investigations into these crimes.
“International human rights legislation, regional human rights treaties, and Nigeria’s own constitution all obligate Nigerian authorities to defend all people’s human rights, which includes the right to life. The speaker stated that those suspected of committing these heinous atrocities must be brought to justice and given fair trials.
Since April, the number of murders has increased, particularly in the nation’s north.
In particular, in the states of Zamfara, Sokoto, Kaduna, and Niger, terrorists—locally known as bandits—have increased their attacks on rural and semi-urban communities, kidnapping and killing hundreds of people in the process.
Ethnoreligious conflicts have continued to claim lives in the north-central region of the nation, particularly in the states of Benue, Taraba, and Plateau.
