Extra-judicial murder: 1,698 Nigerians killed in five years — Report

Punch

21 August 2011

Extra-judicial murder: 1,698 Nigerians killed in five years — Report 

Over 1583 people were allegedly killed by law enforcement agents between 2006 and 2010, the Legal Defence and Assistance Project’s annual report on extra-judicial, arbitrary and summary executions in Nigeria has said.

The report, Impunity in Nigeria, showed that there was an increase in extra-judicial killings in the period of review with 2010 recording the highest percentage.

In 2006, the impunity rate was 83 per cent; 2007’s rate was 89 per cent; 2008 was 83 per cent; 2009 was 88 per cent; while 2010 was 95 per cent.