Insecurity: Mounting death toll contradicts govt claims – Amnesty on Zamfara attack

Amnesty International has condemned the deadly onslaught connected Dutsin Dan Hajiya colony successful Zamfara State, describing it arsenic 1 of the worst incidents successful a authorities that has suffered years of convulsive assaults.

In a connection shared connected its X grip connected Monday, the organisation said much dormant bodies were inactive being discovered days aft the Thursday nighttime attack, portion families continued searching for loved ones who stay missing.

It added that galore of those injured successful the battle are presently receiving attraction astatine Anka General Hospital.

Amnesty International said the onslaught highlights the worsening information situation successful Zamfara, which has witnessed repeated convulsive incidents since 2012, peculiarly successful agrarian communities.

According to the organisation, erstwhile subject operations successful the authorities person not succeeded successful ending the killings.

“Previous subject interventions person failed to extremity the killings successful the agrarian areas of Zamfara. The Nigerian authorities person repeatedly claimed to beryllium tackling the situation, but the mounting decease toll tells a antithetic story,” the radical wrote.

Amnesty International noted that residents of affected communities person been surviving successful changeless fear.

“Villagers person been describing feeling helpless and connected the edge, perpetually bracing themselves for attacks,” the organisation said.

It called for urgen...