The coalition of Nigerian civil society groups known as the Civil Society Joint Action Group, has said at least 2,423 persons were slain and 1,872 were kidnapped under President Bola Tinubu’s government.
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, speaking on behalf of the coalition at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in response to abduction and other kinds of terror.
It stated that the president should establish a deadline for security agencies to address insecurity.
It stated that these types of insecurity have jeopardised Nigerians’ security and well-being and have increasingly deteriorated over time.
The coalition said:
“Mass atrocities fatality tracking across the country by Nigeria Mourns reveals that in President Buhari’s second term alone (2019 to 2023), at least 24,816 Nigerians lost their lives, and at least 15,597 persons were abducted.
“This alarming trend has continued in spite of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assurance at the beginning of his presidency in May 2023 to tackle insecurity.
“It has now been 8 months since President Tinubu took his oath of office and yet, things have failed to improve. Our tracking shows at least 2,423 people have been killed in mass atrocities-related incidents and at least 1,872 persons were abducted since the beginning of President Tinubu’s administration till January 26, 2024.
“We are particularly concerned about the upsurge in abductions, noting that at least 230 incidents, in most of which multiple victims were involved, occurred within the first 2 weeks of January 2024 alone.”
cc: Daily Post Ng
