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A new Amnesty International report has indicted the Nigerian police, army, the regional security outfit Ebube Agu, and non-state actors for widespread human rights abuses in South-East Nigeria, including unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, and torture. The report, titled A Decade of Impunity: Attack and Unlawful Killings in Southeast Nigeria, documents over 1,844 deaths attributed to both state and non-state actors between January 2021 and June 2023.
The report details a range of violations from January 2021 to December 2024, including arbitrary arrests, displacement, and attacks by gunmen, state-backed paramilitary groups, vigilantes, criminal gangs, and cults. It highlights how the government’s crackdown on pro-Biafra protests since August 2015 has fueled a cycle of violence, creating a climate of fear and insecurity in the region. “Assassinations of prominent personalities and attacks on highways, security personnel, and facilities are chilling reminders of the region’s insecurity,” said Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria.
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to urgently address the crisis, end the impunity, and ensure justice for victims. “The government must stop turning a blind eye to the unlawful killings, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture, enforced disappearances, and destruction of properties in the South-East region,” Sanusi urged. The organization emphasized that authorities must uphold constitutional and international human rights obligations, bring perpetrators to justice through fair trials, and provide victims and their families with access to effective remedies.
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