Insecurity, Rights Violations Surge As NHRC Records 268,787 Complaints In 1 Month

Nigeria’s human rights situation deteriorated sharply in May as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received a staggering 268,787 reports of rights violations across the country, with rising insecurity, attacks on schools, places of worship and civilian communities emerging as major concerns.
The executive secretary of the NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during the presentation of the Commission’s May Human Rights Dashboard Observatory, describing the month as “devastating” for human rights in Nigeria.
According to Ojukwu, incidents recorded during the period exposed deep challenges to the protection of fundamental rights, including the rights to ...