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A coalition of civil society organisations has disclosed that no fewer than 19,980 persons have been killed, while at least 12,362 others were abducted across Nigeria since President assumed office in May 2023.

The coalition in a joint statement issued on Thursday to commemorate the 9th National Day of Mourning with the theme: “Nigerian Lives Matter.” and signed by 52 organisation cited data collated from massattrocities.org revealing that at least 1,486 security personnel have also been killed in active duty during the period.

The organizations include Global rights, Budget, Centre for Social Justice Center for Transparency Advocacy . Centre LSD,. Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights (CASER), Clean Technology Hub, CLEEN Foundation among others.

According to the report, at least 865 students have been abducted from schools across the country since 2023, while thousands of children remain displaced or out of classrooms, worsening Nigeria’s out-of-school children crisis.

The coalition also expressed concern over alleged extrajudicial killings and civilian casualties during security operations, including repeated incidents of accidental airstrikes on civilian communities.

The groups stated that the figures, which exclude casualties from regular crimes such as armed robbery, highlight the severity of insecurity in a country “that insists it is not at war.”

They noted that from insurgency and terrorist attacks to kidnappings and extrajudicial killings, Nigerians across all regions continue to suffer violent attacks, while perpetrators operate “with boldness and impunity.”

The coalition said the persistent atrocities reflect deeper governance failures and the erosion of the value placed on human life.

“Communities are repeatedly attacked despite prior warnings and visible patterns of violence. Survivors are often left without justice, rehabilitation, compensation, or even acknowledgement from the state,” the statement read.

The organisations further warned that insecurity is worsening food inflation as farmers are unable to safely access their farmlands, while schools increasingly operate under fear of attacks and abductions.

It criticised what it described as the contradiction between the government’s surveillance capabilities and its inability to dismantle kidnapping and ransom networks operating across the country.

The groups further accused the political class of focusing more on permutations for the 2027 elections instead of addressing insecurity. “We remind them that corpses do not vote and that the erasure of communities means those wards cannot record verifiable votes,” the statement added.

The statement noted that the National Day of Mourning was established as a citizen-led initiative to honour victims of mass atrocities and violent killings, while demanding accountability from those constitutionally responsible for protecting lives and property.

The coalition called on the Federal Government to urgently fulfil its constitutional responsibility of protecting lives and property, prosecute perpetrators of violent crimes, strengthen intelligence gathering and rapid response systems, disrupt kidnapping and ransom networks, and provide humanitarian support for victims and displaced persons.

It also demanded improved protection for schools, farming communities, women, children and other vulnerable groups disproportionately affected by insecurity.

The organisations reaffirmed their commitment to amplifying the voices of victims and demanding accountability from public office holders.

“Nigeria cannot continue to gather annually to mourn the dead while failing daily to protect the living. We refuse to become desensitised to preventable killings. Nigerian lives matter,” the statement added.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/19980-killed-12362-abducted-under-tinubu-csos-raise-alarm/

Here comes the usual comments:

Tinubu is wicked

Tinubu is evil

It will never be better for apc and tinubu

You people should keep insulting tinubu online like you did to every other useless puppet president then quietly go back to your routine of suffering and smiling.

It has never been this bad

They will manipulate your reality

gaslighting
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noun
the practice of psychologically manipulating someone into questioning their own sanity, memory, or powers of reasoning.

Only for just one term....imagine if he does 2 terms.....Nigerians, wake up now

These figures are deeply alarming and show that insecurity is still one of Nigeria’s biggest national emergencies. Nearly 20,000 deaths and over 12,000 abductions within about three years is not just a statistic — it represents thousands of families destroyed, communities displaced, businesses affected, and growing fear across the country.

Unfortunately, the so-called C-In-C does not care. His concern is about how to manipulate the institutions to rule Nigeria, even when majority of the people have rejected him.

Even the wife, the so-called pastor, could not say a word of comfort yesterday 27th May, being children's day as a month, but was so outspoken in 2014 on the #chibok attacks which they orchestrated to remove GEJ.

The people handling the President are not doing a good job keeping him abreast with the situation of Nigeria. They keep telling him all is well, whilst working and looting for their selves and they corrupt colleagues.

We need PETER OBI.
A younger energetic president to oversee these lapses and tackle these corrupt monsters that dont want a better Nigeria

Is the man even capable of being aware of these deaths happening under him?

And Nigeria is not fighting a formal civil war oh

This is seriously underreported

Emilokan is after our lives

It takes another level of wickedness to support this man

Bola ebola Tinubu is a threat to the lives of millions of Nigerians. We must not allow him in 2027 else many will bite dust

APC urchings will tell you Tinubu is working.
Yet the Masses he swore to protect are being killed daily, yet he turned a blind eye

Tinubu is receiving arrows and heat from all angles he doesn't even know which one to dodge.

We are ontop of the situation

If those figures are distributed across local governments evenly, it will mean that there is at least a victim in each local government, yet we all move on like nothing happened

Tinubu has failed woefully in all angles,
He should be apologizing to Nigerians while tendering his resignation letter, crawling and begging us to forgive him for his cluelessness!!!!

What a sham!!

The president is only interested in 2027, we are in a shithole

Let us be honest, if politicians are not involved, this will not be the case, the govt/politicians know what they are doing. The religious leaders both Christianity and islam share the same bed with them reason they have been quite.

Please know for a fact that govt is an illusion, it doesn't exist, what they setup that they called govt is a criminal enterprise to depopulate, implement GMO, cashless, biometric/digital ID etc.

Protect yourselves and family from the govt and their killer boys

He should just share 1 body each to his supporters.

It's a shame that someone would still be supporting a failure till this lowest...

Insecurity no dey look face

Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a colossal failure

Omoh even Ukraine Russia war no reach

This is a president that say they think he's bothered about the insecurity in Nigeria, that he's only focused on his reelection.

A nonchalant president

Multiply the figures by 7 please , that's the actual figure

Yarimo and hellanus come and defend your master.....

Una days are numbered

Make una dea play. The monster you ignore will consume you

This figure is too small compared to the real figure abeg.

It won't matter to yarimo, helinues, Tinubuadvocate, etc untill their family members become victims!

Every successive government in Nigeria gets worst than its predecessor. Why? Nigerians are demonic and evil in their hearts

Hungrychicken:
The people handling the President are not doing a good job keeping him abreast with the situation of Nigeria. They keep telling him all is well, whilst working and looting for their selves and they corrupt colleagues.

We need PETER OBI.
A younger energetic president to oversee these lapses and tackle these corrupt monsters that dont want a better Nigeria

Keep trying, GIRINGORY will never ever become the Nigerian president. Happy to stake my house on the matter.