Insecurity: Your actions expose external collaboration to destabilize Nigeria, group tells Amnesty Int’l

….Accuses body of feign ignorant of FG, military’s giant stride to end menace

By David Adanu

ABUJA: The biased reports of the Amnesty International, AI, on the security situation in Nigeria has attracted the condemnation of a group, Nigeria Safety and Peace Solidarity Movement, NSPSM, which accused the body of working for foreign interests to destabilize the country.

The NSPSM, which further decried the activities of the body, noted that the AI was deliberately blowing the situation in the country out of proportion.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the Secretary of
NSPSM, Andrew Paul Kato, said the group strongly condemned and reject in totality the one sided reports been reeled out by the Amnesty International, AI, on the nation”s situation.

The group in the text of briefing titled, “Amnesty International and Exaggerated Report on Nigeria’s Security Situation” on the 2nd of June 2025″, said it was “Alarmed at this report which does not reflect what is on ground at the moment.”

The statement reads, “The Nigeria Safety and Peace Solidarity Movement, NSPSM, is here this afternoon in our patriotic responsibility to defend our country and make a call for peace and stability, a necessity for development.

“For peace and stability, the right information must be disseminated.This brings us to recent exaggerated report by the Amnesty International which said that the Nigerian authorities have failed to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups and bandits.

“The Nigeria Safety and Peace Solidarity Movement (NSPSM) is alarmed at this report which does not reflect what is on ground at the moment.

“We are not here to speak for the military, but as Nigerians with a stake in what is happening, we make bold to say the Amnesty International report is not true representation of efforts by the Nigerian government, especially the Armed Forces of Nigeria under the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Chris. Musa.

“One thing we find intriguing about Amnesty International in the Nigeria situation is that the organisation is blowing hot and cold.

“They will tell you that at least 10,217 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Benue, Edo, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau Sokoto and Zamfara state. They said Benue state accounts for the highest death toll of 6,896, followed by Plateau state, where 2,630 people were killed.

“Later they will say arrested terrorists and gunmen are being denied their human rights. Amnesty International will say they are speaking for affected Nigerians and later come to speak for perpetrators of these heinous crimes against humanity.

“It makes discerning Nigerians to ask who Amnesty International is really working for. Are they for Nigerians or against Nigerians?
What do they really want from Nigeria?

“We have also observed that Amnesty International have never at any time strongly condemned the activities of those perpetrating these crimes against innocent Nigerians.

“What is the essence of the report? To raise alarm? Cause Nigerians to begin to attack each other? Dampen troops morale? Or make government and the military look incapable?

“We are confused because the AI report did not exhaustively look at what President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the Armed forces are doing to tackle the security challenges.

“We are not saying there are no issues on ground, what we are saying is that what is being done outweigh the alarm being raised by Amnesty International.

“It is unfortunate Amnesty International went to the extent of getting a one sided interview from a resident of Maru local government Zamfara state to portray the Nigerian authorities as failures.

“Why did Amnesty International not go to areas where the military is decimating the terrorists to get a balanced report? Is there something they are hiding or desperate to achieve in Nigeria?

“We are not surprised because the Nigerian authorities have repeatedly accused some outside forces of having ulterior motives in what is happening in Nigeria.

“Globally, security challenges are intensifying as competition for political and economic benefits intensify. However, AI is deliberately blowing the situation in our country out of proportion.

“The Armed Forces of Nigeria under the present leadership from our investigation are not folding their hands and allowing citizens to be killed. Much is being done to tackle the challenges. Some of the efforts of the military is not being disclosed for some reasons.

“We are using this medium to strongly condemn and reject in totality the one sided report. It is not true.

“Rather, our security agents with the support of the federal government are working tirelessly to protect the country.

“We urge Nigerians to support our troops, they are working for us. Let us collectively reject any group working to cause disharmony and deepen the security challenges in our country.”