The Nationwide Coalition In opposition to Mass Killings, Additional-Judicial Killings, Mob Actions and Impunity (NCAMKI) has raised alarm over what it described as “lethal violence throughout a number of types” in Nigeria, citing mass killings, mob lynchings, bandit raids and alleged illegal killings by safety forces.
In its scenario report masking August 14 to September 14, 2025, and launched on Sunday, the coalition mentioned the nation is once more confronted with “impunity, insecurity and lack of belief in formal justice” that proceed to gasoline mass atrocities.
Excessive-profile incidents throughout the interval included the bloodbath of greater than 60 individuals in Darul Jamal, Borno State; the lynching of two girls in Kwara and Niger states; and focused assaults on vigilantes and police in Kogi and Kwara states.
“Mob justice stays acute and lethal,” the group said, warning that “rumours and weak belief in formal justice are pushing crowds to execute abstract punishment” that disproportionately victimises the poor, mentally ailing, and marginalised.
The report referenced the killing of a destitute lady, Khadijat, in Ilorin on August 21 after she was accused of kidnapping, and the lynching of a meals vendor, Ammaye, in Niger State on August 30 over alleged blasphemy. Police described each incidents as “jungle justice” and pledged investigations.
On the Darul Jamal assault close to Bama, which occurred between September 5 and seven, NCAMKI mentioned no less than 60 civilians have been killed in a jihadist raid, stressing that it confirmed armed teams nonetheless retained the capability for high-casualty assaults on returning communities.
The coalition additionally documented a number of ambushes on vigilantes and safety personnel in Kogi and Kwara between September 10 and 14, which left a number of defenders lifeless and property destroyed. It described this pattern as “a worrying escalation” that might set off cycles of retaliation.
Citing Amnesty Worldwide’s latest findings on alleged illegal killings within the South-East, NCAMKI famous that the Inspector Normal of Police had ordered a evaluation, however confused that “allegations of extrajudicial or extreme power and impunity stay unresolved.”
As a part of its suggestions, the coalition urged pressing impartial probes into the lynchings in Ilorin and Niger, humanitarian reduction for Darul Jamal survivors, documentation of vigilante deaths, and public campaigns in opposition to mob killings.
Declaring its stance, the group mentioned: “No to mob killings. Report, don’t lynch,” including that many victims of jungle justice have been weak people such because the destitute or mentally ailing.
