The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has put the figure of Nigerians killed and kidnapped by non-state actors from January to September 2024, at 1,172 and 1,463 people respectively.
A new data released on Wednesday by the organization reveal that the month of May saw 298 persons killed, making it the highest while March recorded the highest number of abductions with 499 kidnappings.
These data which was presented at a workshop on the state of human rights in Nigeria by the commission and the European Union, in Abuja, attributed the rise in kidnappings, killings and child abandonment in Nigeria to the negligence and failure of the state to protect its citizens.
