Amnesty International Nigeria has declared that it is ready to identify and expose sponsors of electoral violence and vote-buying, regardless of their political influence, warning that those responsible must face prosecution and possible international sanctions. The organisation said it would document violations and present credible evidence t...
•Wike and Abuja flooding Amnesty International Nigeria has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to suspend planned demolition activities around a public utility corridor in Maitama, Abuja. The organisation warned that private development on the site could increase flood risks and threaten critical infrastruct...
Amnesty International has rejected the Nigerian Police Force’s claim that five men arrested in Maiduguri while wearing “Tinubu Must Go” T-shirts were in possession of drugs, describing the explanation as an attempt to justify what it called their unlawful detention. After the nationwide outrage which trailed their arrests, the Borno State Poli...
•Shekwolo and Amnesty logo The Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over a statement in which he clearly threatened to force residents out of the council if they refused to support or vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the [&...
•Senator Francis Fadahunsi Amnesty International Nigeria has invited Nigerians to sign an online petition calling for action over comments attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi ahead of tomorrow’s Osun State governorship election. The organisation made the call today in a series of posts on its official X account. Amnesty said the petition w...
•Omoyele Sowore The local branch of the global grassroots human rights movement, Amnesty International Nigeria, has demanded the immediate release of activist, Omoyele Sowore from detention. Sowore faces cyberbullying charges from the Department of Security Services (DSS) and his bail was revoked on June 16 for non-appearance in court, leading...
•The victim Human rights organisation, Amnesty International (AI), has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to launch a thorough investigation into the killing of a 14-year-old girl by a stray bullet in Maiduguri, Borno State. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday while the victim was carrying out household activities, reports Ch...
•Tinubu and Amnesty International logo Amnesty International has condemned the deadly attack on St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Lilu, Anambra State. The organisation issued a statement yesterday, describing the incident as a gruesome assault by armed men. Gunmen attacked the church early on Sunday, killing a man and abducting the Reverend’s wi...
•The school signpost and Amnesty International’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi Amnesty International Nigeria has raised the alarm that the recent mass abductions of pupils and students from schools will cause a serious setback to education in Northern Nigeria. The Country Director, Isa Sanusi, explained that the trauma associated with abductio...
•A Tanzanian police officer stops a man accused by electoral officials of attempting to taint the voting process at a polling station in Stone Town yesterday during presidential elections Years of pent-up anger in Tanzania over state violence and the erosion of democracy are being unleashed in election unrest, an Amnesty International expert ...
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