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....

Global figures Amnesty International recorded 579 executions in 18 countries in 2021, an increase of 20% from the 483 recorded in 2020. This figure represents the second lowest number of executions recorded by Amnesty International since at least 2010. Most known...

2021 saw a worrying rise in executions and death sentences as some of the world’s most prolific executioners returned to business as usual and courts were unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions, Amnesty International said today in its annual review of the death penalty. At least 579 executions were...

Prof. Maurice Fangnon was a brave activist who dedicated his life to defending the poor and oppressed. The 65-year-old human rights defender passed away in Lagos, Nigeria on 5 May 2022. Prof. Maurice Fangnon was the Secretary General of the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights and Democracy in...

Amnesty International Nigeria is deeply concerned over the failure of the Nigerian authorities to secure the release of the abducted Abuja-Kaduna inbound train passengers who have remained in captivity since 28 March 2022.

Amnesty International Nigeria condemns the horrific lynching of a female student of the ShehuShagari College of Education, Sokoto on alleged blasphemy against the Prophet Mohammed on12 May 2022. The lynching of the female student is deplorable, and authorities must ensure those responsiblefor her...

Between 9 November 2016 and 9 April 2017, over 30,000 people were forcibly evicted from Otodo-Gbame and Ilubirin settlements in Lagos State, a metropolitan city in South-West Nigeria. These evictions were carried out in defiance of court orders, without prior consultations nor adequate notice.

Amnesty International Nigeria takes all issues raised by potential whistleblowers extremely seriously. Three internal investigations have been conducted into separate allegations raised by Damian Ugwu – two of these were carried out by the International Secretariat and were fully independent of...