Over 261,000 Rights Violations Reported in April, Killings Surge in Middle Belt

Over 261,000 rights violations reported in April, killings surge in Middle Belt

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised concern over what it describes as an alarming spike in human rights violations across Nigeria, revealing that it received 261,483 complaints in April 2025 alone. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu (SAN), made this known on Friday while decrying the increasing wave of violence, particularly in the Middle Belt region, which he said accounted for the highest number of killings. …

NHRC records 261,483 complaints, killings in Benue, Borno, Plateau in April

The NHRC said the killings in Benue and Plateau states callled for government's drastic action to avoid their normalisation. The post NHRC records 261,483 complaints, killings in Benue, Borno, Plateau in April appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

April Sees Surge in Human Rights Abuses: NHRC Reports 261,483 Cases — Akelicious

The National Human Rights Commission said Nigeria’s human rights violation complaints increased to 261,483 in April 2025. The executive secretary of NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this on Friday. He noted that killings and kidnappings were the most prevalent cases of human rights violations in April. Ojukwu lamented the surge in human rights abuses following the attacks in Plateau and Benue states in April. According to him, hundreds of Nigerians …