By Muhammad Muntazar
Amnesty International has issued a scathing rebuke of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, accusing his administration of neglecting its duty to safeguard citizens as violent attacks surge nationwide.
In a recent statement, the rights group highlighted a wave of brutal assaults that left 54 dead across Benue, Borno, Kwara, and Zamfara states, alongside a spike in kidnappings and forced displacements. Armed groups, it said, continue to act with “impunity.”
“Nigerian government is increasingly failing to protect lives, as gunmen escalate attacks with impunity,” Amnesty International declared.
The report painted a grim picture of farming villages in Benue and Plateau states being “slaughtered, sacked, and razed” by armed attackers. In Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina, bandits allegedly enforce harsh rules and extort money from terrified residents under threat of violence.
“The latest attacks on rural communities show that President Bola Tinubu and his government have no effective plan for ending years of atrocities by armed groups, while gunmen are wantonly having a free reign of bloodshed across many parts of Nigeria,” the organization stated.
Amnesty International dismissed current security efforts as ineffective, asserting that “whatever security measure being implemented by the government are not working.”
The group also condemned the government’s sluggish response, arguing that “protecting lives and property is low on the list of government priorities.” With Nigerians “left at the mercy of gunmen,” many live in relentless fear of abduction or assault, the statement noted.
“The Nigerian authorities’ consistent failure to protect people is completely unacceptable and must end,” Amnesty International emphasized.
The condemnation intensifies scrutiny of Tinubu’s security strategy, as unchecked violence continues to destabilize communities and fuel public outrage.
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