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The ongoing conflict in Sudan has devastated civilians, leading to tens of thousands of deaths and serious humanitarian crises. With over 10.5 million internally displaced and four million fleeing to neighbouring countries, Sudan faces the world’s worst displacement crisis. Over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance, with acute hunger affecting regions like Darfur and Kordofan.

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The Nigerian authorities must conduct a prompt, thorough, independent, impartial, transparent and effective investigation into the reported deaths of least 150 members of the Fulani community, most of them children, who have been arbitrarily detained by the Nigerian military in the north-central state of Kwara, Amnesty International said today.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and his government must urgently address the country’s horrifying spate of abductions targeting rural communities and internally displaced persons (IDP) in the northern part of the country, as at least 1,100 people have been abducted in three months – from January to April 2026.

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This briefing is Amnesty International’s investigation into Tiger Base, the Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Nigeria Police Imo state Command. It uncovers entrenched human rights violations, including prolonged arbitrary detention, torture, extortion, and enforced disappearances – including the removal of children from their mothers without records. Detainees are held in degrading conditions. Cells are overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and unsanitary – resulting in severe health complications and, in some cases, death. These practices violate Nigeria’s Constitution, the Anti Torture Act 2017, and international human rights law.

A Nigerian police unit set up to tackle kidnapping and armed robbery in Imo state has instead been unlawfully killing suspects, torturing and ill-treating detainees to coerce them into confessing to bogus crimes, and arresting people for the sole purpose of extracting lucrative bribes for their release, Amnesty International said today.

Responding to the abduction of 166 persons during worship in three churches on Sunday 18 January in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state northern Nigeria, Isa Sanusi Director Amnesty International Nigeria said: 

Responding to the abduction of over 25 girls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School Maga Kebbi state, Isa Sanusi Director, Amnesty International Nigeria said:

Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty International is calling for their full exoneration. The anniversary coincides with the start of the UN climate talks (COP 30) in Brazil.

Responding to President Bola Tinubu’s pardon for 175 individuals convicted for various crimes that include human rights crimes, Isa Sanusi Director Amnesty International Nigeria said: