Global human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has raised an alarm, saying that the whereabouts of many Nigerians who became victims of forced disappearance in the Southeast region of the country between 2021 and 2022 still remain unknown to date. The organisation also lamented that human rights violations have continued to be on the rise across the country, including the use of excessive force by security forces, the use of brutal torture by the police during interrogations, and forced evictions.
A human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has urged the Federal Government to tackle the rising number of incidents of forced disappearances of Nigerians.
The Nigerian authorities must demonstrate a genuine commitment to ending the heinous crime of enforced disappearances, says Amnesty International Nigeria to mark this year’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance. The global rights organisation lamented that it is widely prevalent across all parts of the country, with thousands of people missing or disappearing for many years, especially in areas facing conflicts.
A Nigerian woman, Merit Ifedi has narrated she has not seen her parents – Sunday Ifedi and Calista Ifedi – after they were picked up by personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) in November 2021. According to Merit, her parents were arrested for allegedly aiding members of the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).