Nigeria: Extrajudicial executions under the guise of tackling insecurity in the South East must stop.
Responding to the killing of seven youths by officials of Nigeria’s southeast regional security outfit, Ebubeagu on 17 July 2022, Osai Ojigho, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria said: “It is horrifying that unarmed young men who clearly posed no threat to anyone were gunned down, in utter disdain for the right to life. Such killings cannot be justified under any circumstances whatsoever. Nigerian authorities must end these unlawful killings. Authorities must promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate the killings and bring to justice, in fair trials, anyone suspected of criminal responsibility. Authorities must also ensure access to justice and effective remedies for victims and their families. “At least seven friends including two siblings were allegedly extrajudicially executed by members of the Ebubeagu state security outfit at Awomamma community in Oru East Local Government of Imo state on 17 July 2022. “The young men were returning to their ...