Probe security lapses enabling Zamfara abductions, Amnesty urges FG

Also in August 2023, eight members of the National Youth Service Corps traveling from Akwa-Ibom State to Sokoto State were kidnapped in Zamfara State to Sokoto State.

Reacting to the developments on Sunday, Sanusi said, “The Nigerian authorities must take all lawful measures and do more to rescue and return to safety all the dozens of — mostly female students — of Federal University Gusau abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Friday “Schools should be places of safety, and no person should have to choose between their education and their life. The Nigerian authorities have repeatedly claimed to be tackling the security situation in Zamfara State, but the ruthless activities of gunmen tell a different story. The attack on Federal University Gusau and abduction of students may amount to war crime, and it is a violation of international humanitarian law. It also undermines the right to education.

“The authorities appear to have learned nothing from the series of school abductions that took place across the northern part of Nigeria. The latest abduction clearly shows that there appears to be no framework in place to prevent further school abductions. The Nigerian authorities must investigate the inexcusable security lapses that allowed this abduction to take place.”All rights reserved.

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