Amnesty International has accused President Bola Tinubu’s
administration of lacking a clear and effective strategy to tackle the growing
wave of violence by armed groups.
The criticism follows the brutal killing of the Chief Imam
of Maru Jumma’a Mosque in Zamfara State, Alkali Salihu Suleiman, along with his
three children.
The human rights organization said the killing, which
occurred after the bandits received N11 million of the N20 million ransom they
demanded, shows the Nigerian government’s lack of any effective plan to curb
mass atrocities that have plagued the country for years.
According to the organisation, the horrific killing of the
79-year-old Chief Imam and his children serves as another grim reminder that
President Bola Tinubu’s administration lacks an effective strategy to end the
reign of terror by armed groups.
“Alkali Salihu Suleiman and his children were abducted in
March during the holy month of Ramadan. While in the custody of the bandits,
they were subjected to almost daily rounds of torture and other ill-treatement.
Apart from beatings, they were also made to go long hours without food or
water,” Amnesty International said in a statement posted on X (formerly
Twitter).
The group also criticized the Nigerian government’s silence
and inaction over repeated attacks, saying bandits now act with growing
impunity across Zamfara and other states.
“Almost daily attacks across Zamfara and other states
clearly show that President Bola Tinubu and his government have no effective
plan for ending years of atrocities by armed groups and gunmen that are
increasingly having free reign across many parts of Nigeria,” the group added.
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