Amnesty raises alarm over bandit attacks in Niger, Zamfara

Amnesty International Nigeria has raised the alarm implicit escalating bandit attacks successful parts of Niger and Zamfara states, informing that hundreds of residents person been forced to fly their communities and wantonness their homes and farms.

The quality rights organisation, successful a station connected Tuesday, said the attacks had affected respective communities astir Rijau successful Niger State and parts of Zamfara State, leaving residents fleeing for information amid persistent insecurity.

Amnesty International said galore villagers had abandoned properties and belongings they had spent their lives building, portion farmers were leaving their farmlands arsenic the harvest play approaches.

“The Nigerian authorities person displayed gross incompetence and a full disregard for people’s lives,” the organisation said, condemning the authorities’ effect to the attacks.

It accused the Nigerian authorities of failing to adequately support agrarian communities successful the bluish portion from equipped groups liable for deadly attacks implicit the years.

“The Nigerian authorities person near agrarian communities successful the northbound astatine the mercy of rampaging gunmen who person killed hundreds since 2018,” Amnesty International said.

The organisation warned that continued attacks and wide displacement could propulsion affected communities towards a large humanitarian crisis, with superior consequences for nutrient securi...