Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized the Nigerian government’s failure to address the security crisis in the South-East region, which led to the deaths of 1,844 people between January 2021 and June 2023, along with numerous alleged human rights violations against citizens.

Isa Sanusi, the director of Amnesty International Nigeria, stated:

No one knows exactly how many people have been killed in the Southeast since August 2015. Many individuals have been reported missing or have disappeared forcibly. The high number of killings and the persistent fear of potential attacks occurring at any time illustrate how severely the authorities are failing to protect lives and property and to maintain law and order.

In a report documenting atrocities in Southeast Nigeria, Amnesty Internat

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