Rights Groups Warn of Christmas Season Attacks in Northern Nigeria, Urge Tinubu to Protect IDPs and Churches
A coalition of human rights, faith-based, and civil society groups has raised alarms over potential attacks during the 2025 Christmas season in Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. Citing a history of seasonal violence, including attacks from 2010 to 2024 that caused mass killings and displacement, the groups warned that failure to act could lead to renewed atrocities. They urged President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian government to deploy security forces to protect communities, churches, and travellers, and to prioritize the welfare of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The coalition also called for activation of NEMA and SEMA to provide food, water, shelter, and security, and advocated for the domestication of the African Union Kampala Convention to ensure a rights-based response to displacement.
A coalition of human rights, faith-based, and civil society groups has raised alarms over potential attacks during the 2025 Christmas season in Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. Citing a history of seasonal violence, including attacks from 2010 to 2024 that caused mass killings and displacement, the groups warned that failure to act could lead to renewed atrocities. They urged President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian government to deploy security forces to protect communities, churches, and travellers, and to prioritize the welfare of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The coalition also called for activation of NEMA and SEMA to provide food, water, shelter, and security, and advocated for the domestication of the African Union Kampala Convention to ensure a rights-based response to displacement.
Rights Groups Warn of Christmas Season Attacks in Northern Nigeria, Urge Tinubu to Protect IDPs and Churches
A coalition of human rights, faith-based, and civil society groups has raised alarms over potential attacks during the 2025 Christmas season in Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. Citing a history of seasonal violence, including attacks from 2010 to 2024 that caused mass killings and displacement, the groups warned that failure to act could lead to renewed atrocities. They urged President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian government to deploy security forces to protect communities, churches, and travellers, and to prioritize the welfare of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The coalition also called for activation of NEMA and SEMA to provide food, water, shelter, and security, and advocated for the domestication of the African Union Kampala Convention to ensure a rights-based response to displacement.
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