Amnesty International has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidents of kidnapping for ransom by armed gangs in Nigeria, saying it is a daily occurrence that has left citizens living in constant fear.
Amnesty International Nigeria office’s alarm on Monday in a series of posts on X comes on the heels of recent high-profile kidnapping cases across the country as the Nigerian authorities appear clueless on how to address the threats.
“People in Nigeria are living on a knife edge,” said the group, “Widespread insecurity and chaos have been exacerbated by routine kidnapping, as armed groups tighten their stranglehold on the country.”
According to Amnesty International, the exact number of Nigerians held captive by armed groups is unknown, but the organization decried the shocking abuses suffered by victims, including torture, rape, and starvation at the hands of their captors.
The human rights group is demanding that President Bola Tinubu ends “the cycle of violence and fear people in Nigeria are living under today.”
Read more: https://twitter.com/AmnestyNigeria/status/1746851696699986049?s=19
—Ezinwanne Onwuka reports for TruthNigeria from Abuja.
