The latest mass abductions in Nigeria by bandits have clearly shown that President Bola Tinubu and his government have no effective plan for end years of atrocities by armed groups in Nigeria, global human rights organization, Amnesty International said on Friday.
According to the organization, whatever security measures being implemented by President Tinubu and his government are clearly not working.
The Director, Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, raised the observations in a statement reacting to the abductions in Nigeria this week of more than 400 displaced people in Borno State and 287 students and teachers in Kuriga, Kaduna State.
He said the latest incidents are a shocking indictment of the government’s persistent failure to protect people from attacks by armed groups that have killed thousands of Nigerians in the last five years.
AI therefore called on the Nigerian government to take all necessary measures to ensure the safe release and return of those abducted to their families.
On 3 March 2024, suspected Boko Haram fighters abducted at least 400 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) – most of them women and children – from Babban Sansani, Zulum and Arabic IDP camps in Gamboru Ngala, Borno state.
Also, on Thursday, March 7, at least 287 students and their teachers were abducted by gunmen in Kuriga, Kaduna State.
Hundreds of the attackers arrived at the school on motorcycles before seizing students and teachers and taking them into the bush.
Sanusi said, “The authorities must also promptly, thoroughly, impartially, independently, effectively, and transparently investigate the recurring cases of abductions in many parts of the country, make public the findings of any investigation and ensure that the suspected perpetrators are brought to justice in fair trials.
“Given the rising level of insecurity in Nigeria today, it is obvious that protecting lives and property is low on the list of government priorities. People should not be left to live in fear of the next attack or abduction. The Nigerian authorities’ consistent failure to protect people is completely unacceptable and must end.
“Amnesty International is calling for those with command responsibilities for security in the areas where the abductions took place to be held to account for the glaring failures that have put the lives of hundreds of people in danger.
“In the decade since Boko Haram kidnapped 276 school girls from Chibok, there have been several more mass abductions which the Nigerian authorities have failed to effectively investigate, the suspects have not been brought to justice.
“In addition, authorities have failed to put in place security plans for schools in vulnerable areas despite the abduction of hundreds of school children. These failures have triggered a decline in school enrollment in a major setback for girls’ education. Nigerian authorities must ensure a safe learning environment for children and address the risks of new abductions in the country.
“Amnesty International is urging the Nigerian authorities to comply with the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, to which the country is a state party. Children have the right to protection and education. Authorities must take immediate and concrete measures to prevent abductions that are gradually becoming the norm in Nigeria.”
In April 2014, 276 school girls were abducted from a government secondary school in Chibok, a town in Borno State.
Some of the girls escaped captivity on their own, while others were later released following intense campaigns by civil society organizations and negotiations by the government.
Of those initially abducted, however, 98 girls remain in captivity, while in 2018, 110 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram fighters from the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi town in Yobe State.
One of them, Leah Sharibu is still being held hostage by the captors, because she refused to renounce her faith.
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