Amnesty opens probe into Kano political violence

Amnesty International has launched a nationalist enquiry into the increasing question of pack unit and governmental thuggery successful Kano State pursuing caller deadly attacks that reportedly claimed astatine slightest 5 lives successful Kano and Gwarzo connected Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

In a connection issued on Saturday, the rights organisation said the enquiry forms portion of an ongoing probe aimed astatine identifying some the perpetrators and the politicians allegedly sponsoring convulsive gangs, commonly known arsenic “‘Yan daba.”

The Executive Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, warned that the activities of equipped gangs linked to influential politicians and authorities officials present airs a large menace to bid and quality rights successful Kano.

“The caller incidents of activities of equipped gangs (Yan daba) moving for immoderate salient politicians and authorities officials airs a menace to bid and quality rights of each radical of Kano. That these days, radical successful Kano are surviving successful fear, this is unacceptable,” Sanusi said.

The organisation called connected members of the public, civilian nine groups and families of victims to supply accusation done its unafraid reporting channels to enactment ongoing investigations and guarantee accountabi...