More than 10,000 people were killed in violent acts by ideology organizations and criminal gangs in central and northern Nigeria in the last two years, according to Amnesty International on Thursday. The world rights organization blamed the government of President Bola Tinubu for failing to protect residents of large areas of the nation from jihadist and legal bandits known as “bandits,” who regularly kill and kidnap residents during raids and other acts of gang violence. Tinubu, however, argued on Thursday that soldiers stationed near the outposts had been able to restore order and stop the militant groups from posing risks. Massacres occur in the so-called Middle Belt of northern Nigeria, where herders and farmers frequently clash over property access, with attacks frequently having an ethnic or religious component. According to the findings of Amnesty’s research, “at least 10 people have died in attacks by gunmen in the last two years the present government has been in strength.” In a statement released to correspond with Tinubu’s first two years in office, Amnesty reported that Plateau condition, which is located in the central region, had the highest death toll, with 2, 630 people dying. Borno, the epicenter of jihadist violence that has raged in northeast Nigeria since 2009, was not one of the seven says Amnesty International looked into. When Tinubu first came to power two years ago, he vowed that the government’s main task would be to deal with uncertainty. ” Rather, things have only gotten worse, as the government continue to neglect the right to life, real safety, liberty, and the safety of tens of thousands of people across the country,” said Isa Sanusi, director of Amnesty International Nigeria. In recent months, attacks have increased in northeastern states that jihadists and various legal organizations have targeted for a number of years. According to Sanusi,” the recent upsurge in attacks by Boko Haram and additional armed groups shows that President Tinubu’s government’s security measures are just not working.” In his second-year celebration talk, Tinubu praised Nigerian troops ‘ efforts to “restore order, reducing and eliminating risks to lives and livelihoods” in war-torn areas. Highways that were previously unsafe for travelers have become safer, he continued. In the east, his state is also raging under dissident tense.
