Amnesty International Nigeria is appalled by reports of invasion and indiscriminate attacks by the Nigerian military on Bodo community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State on Wednesday 7 December 2022.   “The military’s invasion of Bodo community is a clear violation of Nigeria’s...

Amnesty International Nigeria today marked the Human Rights Day and Write for Rights with a Human Rights fiesta. Every year around International Human Rights Day in December, Amnesty supporters across the globe write millions of letters, solidarity messages, petitions, and postcards for individuals...

Responding to the sentencing of TikTok stars Mubarak Muhammad (Uniquepikin) and Nazifi Muhammad by a court in Kano, northern Nigeria, to flogging and a fine for allegedly defaming a politician, Osai Ojigho Director of Amnesty International Nigeria said:   “Amnesty International condemns the...

Responding to the death of activist and human rights defender Ariyo Dare-Atoye who isburied today, Osai Ojigho Director Amnesty International Nigeria said: “It is difficult to accept the passing of Ariyo Dare-Atoye. His death is shocking and is adevastating loss for civil society in Nigeria. He was...

Amnesty International Nigeria is gravely concerned over the safety and liberty of Human Rights Defender and Executive Director of RULAAC, Okechukwu Nwanguma who had to go into hiding following threats to his life for revealing the alleged corruption by the Edo State Police Command in investigating...

Two years after the #EndSARS protests, over 40 protesters are still languishing in prisons across Nigeria, Amnesty International said today, while panels set up to investigate police impunity have failed to deliver justice to hundreds of victims of police brutality. Amnesty International has found...

Responding to the release of the remaining 23 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers held in captivity by gunmen, Osai Ojigho said: “The Nigerian authorities must ensure that the gunmen that abducted and subjected the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers to torture and other degrading treatment must be brought to...

Families of victims of enforced disappearance let down by authorities  Dadiyata still missing after abduction by gunmen 3-years ago  No accountability for families of victims of enforced disappearance  Nigerian authorities must show genuine commitment to ending the heinous crime of...

Responding to the killing of seven youths by officials of Nigeria’s southeast regional security outfit, Ebubeagu on 17 July 2022, Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria said:  “It is horrifying that unarmed young men who clearly posed no threat to anyone were gunned down,...

Responding to today’s judgement of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Amnesty International Nigeria’s Country Director, Osai Ojigho said: “We welcome the decision of the ECOWAS court today regarding the arbitrary suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. It is a major step in the right direction and...

Responding to the killing of more than 20 worshippers, including women and children, at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo on Sunday, Osai Ojigho, Amnesty International’s Nigeria Director, said: “What happened in Owo reveals the impunity enjoyed by gunmen on the rampage across Nigeria. This...

Responding to the horrific killing of at least 45 civilians by Boko Haram in Rann, Borno state, Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said:  “Yet another horrific killing of civilians by Boko Haram has once again demonstrated its brazen disregard for life....