Northern Bandits Killed 1,126 In 6 Months – Amnesty

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

At least 1,126 Nigerians have been killed by bandits in the rural parts of Northern Nigeria in 2020, Amnesty International (AI) reported on Monday.

The human rights group, in a new report, said the killings were carried out from January to June 2020.

Amnesty International said the worst affected villages during the stipulated time were in Southern Kaduna, where at least 366 people were killed.

AI Country Director, Osai Ojigho, in the report, said security forces, in most cases, did not respond quickly to the call of the victims when the need arose.

She said, “The Nigerian authorities have left rural communities at the mercy of rampaging gunmen who have killed at least 1,126 people in the north of the country since January.

“Amnesty International has documented an alarming escalation in attacks and abductions in several states in north west and north central Nigeria since January 2020.

“Worst affected are villages in the south of Kaduna State, where armed men killed at least 366 people in multiple attacks between January and July 2020.

“In addition to the security forces’ failure to heed warnings or respond in time to save lives, the fact that no perpetrators have been brought to justice leaves rural communities feeling completely exposed.

”The President claims he has repeatedly tasked security agencies to end the killing so that Nigerians can go to bed with their eyes closed, but clearly nothing has changed.”

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