Report claims 22,431 killed under Buhari govt, 555 in six weeks of Tinubu | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News ⬇️
The report notes that in 2019, about 3,188 people were killed. In 2020, the figure increased to 7,744. This went up to 14,639 in 2021; 20,431 in 2022 and as of May 29, 2023, 22,431 lives had been lost.
While presenting a paper on realities of mass atrocities at a two-day ‘Conflict Sensitive Reporting Training for Journalists’, in Abuja, the Country Manager of Global Rights Nigeria, Edosa Oviawe, said the findings were based on reports from the media, civil society groups and security agencies. The report also notes that 844 security personnel were killed in 2022, with a breakdown showing: 424 military personnel, 379 police officers and 41 paramilitary members.
Oviawe said figures from the International Centre of Election Atrocities , established by Global Rights Nigeria to monitor violent actions during the 2023 polls, reveal that 137 election-related killings were recorded, including 57 abductions.
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