Tag: Amnesty International
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Presidency raises alarm, says IPOB has stockpiled weapons, bombs across Nigeria
In the bid to defend its action against the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, the presidency, on Wednesday, alleged that the proscribed group has amassed a substantial stockpile of weapons, bombs across the country. The allegation was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba…
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Over 112 killed, 160 kidnapped in Kaduna, Plateau states in one month – Amnesty International
At least 112 persons have been killed and about 160 kidnapped following bloody attacks in Kaduna and Plateau states within the last one month, Amnesty International has said. According to a communique on Tuesday, the rights organization attributed the deaths to failure on the part of Nigerian authorities to live up to their obligation to…
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South East: How security forces combating IPOB/ESN militants killed 115 innocent people in six months – Amnesty International
Amnesty International alleged security forces committed a catalogue of human rights violations and crimes under international law in their response to spiralling violence in South East. In a release by Country Director, Osai Ojigho, the human rights group alleged at least 115 persons were killed by security agencies in the region in four months while…
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Amnesty International to FG: Reverse unlawful suspension of Twitter, halt plans to gag media
Amnesty International has asked the Federal Government to reverse its decision to suspend the operations of the social media platform, Twitter, in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Twitter, Amnesty International also urged the Federal Government to suspend plans to gag the media. The tweet thread reads: Amnesty International condemns the Nigerian government’s suspension of…
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FG not doing enough to protect lives in Nigeria – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of not taking adequate measures to protect its citizens, a situation it said is emboldening perpetrators of injustice. In a statement marking its 60th anniversary, the human rights organisation says the West African nation has had a long history of human rights abuses. “Not much has changed about…
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Nigerian government covering up for ‘killers’ of 12 #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian government of covering up those responsible for the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Alausa and Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos State in October 2020. The NGO made this allegations in a statement issued 100 days after the Lekki Toll Gate shooting stating that no fewer than 12 protesters died.…
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Amnesty International condemns arrest, asks FG to drop charges against Sowore, others
Global human rights organisation, Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and four others. In a series of tweets on Saturday, it called for the immediate release of the activists and demanded that the charges against them be dropped. The group said Sowore and others were unlawfully…
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ICC, Amnesty International, others aggravating Nigeria’s security challenges – FG
The Federal Government says the International Criminal Court (ICC) and some human rights organisations have colluded to aggravate the security challenges facing the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the accusation at a New Year media briefing he addressed in Lagos He stressed that while the security agencies continued to…
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Borno killing: 10 women still missing, says Amnesty
Global rights group, Amnesty International, says 10 women working in the Kwashaba rice farm where Boko Haram slaughtered 43 persons, are still missing. Amnesty said this in a tweet on Sunday. The organisation further stated that 16 out of the 43 farmers that were killed were actually Internally Displaced Persons. The tweet read in part,…
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#EndSARS: Police counter Amnesty International’s report
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has countered an Amnesty International report that profiled in details the issues that came to bear with the #EndSARS protest and the shootings at the Lekki Tollgate Plaza. A statement released by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja quoted the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu as…