Amnesty International demands probe into alleged killing of man by soldiers in Maiduguri

Amnesty International has called connected Nigerian authorities to instantly analyse the alleged sidesplitting of a resident, Abdulrahman Mustapha, popularly known arsenic “Abchin,” by soldiers successful Maiduguri, Borno State.

In a connection posted connected its verified Facebook relationship connected Tuesday, the planetary quality rights organisation said the incidental occurred connected March 22, 2026, astir the Polo axis adjacent the Federal High Court successful an country known arsenic Karshen Kolta.

According to Amnesty International, eyewitnesses said Mustapha was changeable dormant by soldiers of the Nigerian Army portion returning from a Sallah sojourn to his siblings residing successful the Polo area.

The organisation said it was disturbing that the subject reportedly transported the victim’s lifeless assemblage alongside his conveyance to the GRA Police Station successful Maiduguri.

From there, the assemblage was taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, wherever helium was formally confirmed dead.

Condemning the incident, Amnesty International described the sidesplitting arsenic different troubling illustration of alleged abuses by information forces.

“What happened to Abdulrahman is simply a bittersweet reminder of the Nigerian military’s accordant utter disregard for the sanctity of quality beingness and the regularisation of law,” the organisation said.

It warned that specified incidents erode nationalist assurance successful information institutions.

“Such flagrant disrega...