Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton to encourage President Goodluck Jonathan to address the increasingly deadly violence in northern and central Nigeria during her trip to Nigeria.
Mrs. Clinton, who is scheduled to meet with President Jonathan in Abuja on Thursday, is also being asked to raise issues on abuses by the nation’s security force, corruption, and lack of accountability.
Part of the statement issued by the New York based rights group stated that “Nigeria is facing a surge of violence and lawlessness that has blighted the lives of thousands of Nigerians…….Nigeria’s leaders need to confront this violence, whether committed by Boko Haram or the country’s security forces.”
The body added that attacks by the fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram have left more than 1,400 people dead in northern and central Nigeria since 2010.
The armed group that has being staging insurgency across the northern part of the country have targeted police and other government security agents, Christians and churches, and Muslims who are critical of the group or perceived as collaborating with the government.
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