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Rights Watch

With the increase incidences of the Nigerian Government abuse of human rights, we launch this column to track reports of abuse of power by security agencies under President Muhammadu Buhari.

Focus On Buhari

Wave of Islamist Violence: ‘Farewell Gifts’ to General Buhari Results in 700 Christian Deaths in May

Doyin Ajayi | Sub-Editor -
ONITSHA, Nigeria — A farewell gift of the most gruesome sort was delivered in May 2023, as Nigeria bid farewell to a group of...
Impact

A Bloody Legacy: Evaluating the Buhari Administration as Nigeria’s Most Atrocious Civilian Government

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
ONITSHA, Nigeria - A dramatic exit marks the end of what is widely regarded as Nigeria's most atrocious civilian administration, spanning eight turbulent years...
Government

Concerns Over Freedom as Kano State Enacts Law to Regulate Religious Preaching

Salisu Sulaimon | Sub-Editor -
KANO, Nigeria — In a sweeping attempt to curb religious strife and promote harmony, the Kano State Government has enacted a new law to...
Impact

Lagos Descending into Dangerous Genocidal Enclave, As Violence Against Non-Yorubas Continue

Kenneth Ebelemi | Sub Editor -
ONITSHA, Nigeria - The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) condemns the ongoing, systematic attacks on defenceless Easterners in Lagos...
News

Unlawful Arrest: UNIBEN Professor Drags Edo Police Commissioner To Human Rights Commission

Wires Editor | The Trent -
BENIN CITY, NIGERIA - Ishaq Osagie-Eweka, a lecturer at the University of Benin, has dragged the Commissioner of Police, Adamu Dankwara, before the National...
News

Nnamdi Kanu: South East Youth Leaders Decry Extra-judicial Killing of Unarmed Protesters In Abia

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has accused officers of the Nigerian Army of killing unarmed Igbo protesters in Aba, Abia State. According...
News

Intersociety Receives Death Threats Amid Investigation of Election Rigging in Nigeria

Okechukwu Nwokoye | Sub Editor -
ONITSHA, NIGERIA - The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has reported receiving death threats from agents of professors and...
Editor’s Pick

Church Attack Survivor Detained by Police, Then Targeted Again in Ongoing Kano Persecution

Ebenezer Olatunji | News Reporter -
KANO, Nigeria - A survivor of a deadly church attack in Kano, northern Nigeria, has alleged that he was detained by police and later...
Government

‘I have been tortured by my superior officers since 2017’ – Ailing Female Soldier Cries Out For Help

News Desk | The Trent -
A soldier, Lance Corporal Philomena Nnamoko, has begged the Nigerian Army to allow her to disengagement due to her health condition and maltreatment from...
News

Enugu Under Siege By Jihadist Herdsmen As Army’s ‘Operation Golden Dawn’ Goes Deaf And Dumb

Intersociety | Human Rights Advocacy -
The principal officers of the Nigerian Army responsible for the Army’s touted “Operation Golden Dawn” in the Southeast part of Eastern Nigeria have become...
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