HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WORRIES OVER NIGERIA’S WORSENING RIGHTS RECORDS – WATCH VIDEO
National Human Rights Commission has raised the alarm that Nigeria’s human rights situation is worsening.
In Abuja on Tuesday, the commission flagged the North Central states as hotbeds of rights violations.
On a national scale, the commission investigated 2,603 abuse cases in the month of August alone, recorded 306 killing and 405 abductions.
Human Rights Commission Worries Over Nigeria’s worsening rights records.
To the ordinary citizen, unlawful detention, brutality by security operatives, judicial over reach or denial of justice are the major human rights violations in the country.
In Abuja on Tuesday, the national human rights commission brought out a dashboard of more extensive and threatening human rights abuses.
From mass displacement to mass killings and abductions, Nigerians are being stripped of their humanity.
The commission wants the government and policymakers to move from words to action that puts priority on human life and conditions.
The executive Secretary of the human rights commission Dr. Tony Ojukwu who presented the latest human rights scorecard said the situation has compromised the economic, social and cultural rights of those affected.
The figures released by Ojukwu presented the serious nature of the situation.
Senior Human Rights Advisor Hilary Ogboma broke down the data further, noting a steady rise in complaints across the commission’s 38 collection points nationwide.
North Central topped the chart with over 152,000 complaints, while the Southwest recorded the least.
From June to August 2025, complaints rose by 10 percent, with law enforcement abuses, denial of access to children, spousal abandonment, and gender-based violence among the most reported violations.
In August alone, the human rights commission investigated 2,603 complaints and recorded 306 killings and 405 abductions, a nearly 300 percent increase compared to the previous month.
Reports of sexual and gender-based violence also remained high, with 2,981 domestic violence cases and 322 sexual assaults documented.
The Commission flagged Benue, Katsina, and Zamfara as hotspots, describing them as “killing fields” where communities suffer repeated mass attacks with little effective protection.
Despite the alarming statistics, the Commission insists the dashboard is a compass pointing towards hope, if government, civil society, and citizens unite to act.
