Responding to the death of activist and human rights defender Ariyo Dare-Atoye who isburied today, Osai Ojigho Director Amnesty International Nigeria said:

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 oil theft and adulteration of petroleum product in the state. 

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. 

Responding to the release of the remaining 23 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers held in captivity by gunmen, Osai Ojigho said:

Nigerian authorities must show genuine commitment to ending the heinous crime of enforced disappearances, which is still prevalent in the country, says Amnesty International Nigeria to mark the International Day of the Disappeared. 

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: 

Responding to today’s judgement of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Amnesty International Nigeria’s Country Director, Osai Ojigho said:

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:   

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: 

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.

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.

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.