The global rights group raised the concern in a statement issued on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Browsing: Amnesty International
Pedro, a cousin of Godwin Obaseki, former governor of Edo, as captured in a viral video was attacked and stripped on Sunday by thugs at Uwa Primary School, where he went to play football.
Mrs Barbara Magaji, the Programmes Manager of Amnesty International, made the call during a stakeholders dialogue to commemorate the World Day Against Death Penalty.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Country Director, Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, condemned the ongoing inaction by the Nigerian government, describing the development as unacceptable.
The group described the report as a deliberate attempt to mislead Nigerians and tarnish the country’s image globally.
Amnesty International had, in a report on Wednesday, raised the alarm over what it describes as the Nigerian government’s failure to protect citizens from relentless attacks by armed groups and bandits.
The Islamic human rights group described the report as jaundiced, lacking substance, balance, and objectivity in a statement issued on Friday.
The Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said this on Thursday in Kano while presenting a report on the protest.
SERAP had, via its X handle on Monday, raised the alarm that officers from the Department of State Services had taken over its Abuja office.
The violent confrontation, which degenerated into a gun duel, also led to the burning of several police vehicles.
The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said this in a statement he issued Wednesday in Abuja.
The position of the Secret Police was contained in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr. Peter Afunanya
Usyk outpointed Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September to claim the WBA, IBF and WBO belts and the Ukrainian’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk disclosed a return bout could occur in late June.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, demanded the apology from the trio on Wednesday.
The English top-flight said it had settled legal disputes that had initially stalled the takeover process, and received “legally binding assurances” that the Saudi Arabian government would not control the club.
The presidency’s statement is apparently a response to Amnesty International’s on the federal government to “end enforced disappearances” in the country.
The organization noted that families affected by enforced disappearance live through unimaginable torments
In a statement released on Tuesday, AI said at least 112 people were killed and thousands displaced between July and August 5, 2021 in the two states.
Amnesty International said this in a statement by its Nigerian mission on Wednesday on the security situation.
The Minister of Information and Cuture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the accusation on Friday in Lagos when he appeared on a TV Continental programme: “This Morning,” monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria.