Amnesty International said Nigerian authorities have refused to launch impartial investigations into the killings.
has called on the Nigerian government to take urgent steps to end widespread killings in the country.
In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES, AI’s acting director, Isa Sanusi, said attacks by gunmen had claimed 123 people in the two weeks Mr Tinubu had been president. “The brazen failure of the authorities to protect the people of Nigeria is gradually becoming the ‘norm’ in the country. The government said it would enact security measures in response to these attacks, but these promises have not translated into meaningful action that protects the lives of vulnerable communities.“The Nigerian authorities have also consistently failed to carry out independent, effective, impartial and thorough investigations into these killings — and this is fueling impunity.
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