Amnesty says over 10,000 killed in two years in north, central Nigeria

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (L) delivers a speech during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at Eko Hotel in Lagos on May 28, 2025. [AFP]

The number of people killed in violence committed by jihadist groups and criminal gangs topped over 10,000 in two years in central and northern Nigeria, Amnesty International said Thursday.

In a report, the global rights group blamed the government of President Bola Tinubu for failure to protect people in swathes of the country hit by raids by jihadists, and criminal gangs known as "bandits" who attack villages, killing and kidnapping residents.