End impunity for violence in central Nigeria

Started by YahooNews, Dec 13, 2013, 01:31 AM

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Brutal communal violence is being perpetuated in central Nigeria because of a failure to tackle the root causes of the bloodshed and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Instead, it called on the authorities -- from the police to the state and federal governments -- to take urgent action, warning that the bloody cycle of violence would continue if left unchecked. "Witnesses came forward to tell their stories, compiled lists of the dead and identified the attackers, but in most cases nothing was done," said Human Rights Watch's Africa director Daniel Bekele. "The authorities may have forgotten these killings, but communities haven't.



Shola Sholaz

Violence is something that just keep happening in this country and it's just increasing our Mortality Rate.

Folami David

Violence is the order of the day that so many Nigerians and Africans are not pleased with. Bad one