This is following violence that disrupted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, marketing campaign convoy in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.
The human rights organisation described the incident as a part of a rising sample of political repression focusing on opposition parties and their supporters throughout the nation.
Amnesty International made the allegations in an announcement revealed on its official Facebook web page on Thursday, condemning the attacks on the ADC marketing campaign convoy.
“What happened today is clearly a danger to the rights of opposition political parties to hold their activities freely,” the organisation said.
Amnesty International additional described the incident as a “brutal campaign of repression” towards opposition parties and their supporters, warning that such attacks have been making it more and more tough for political teams to train their rights to freedom of affiliation and peaceable meeting.
The organisation linked the Kebbi incident to related attacks on ADC marketing campaign actions in neighbouring Sokoto State in current days, describing each incidents as a part of a troubling sample of violence towards opposition members in numerous components of Nigeria.
It careworn that no particular person ought to lose their life or face violence for collaborating in peaceable political actions.
On the function of security agencies, Amnesty International alleged that authorities had failed to guard opposition members throughout related incidents reported in Niger, Kaduna, Edo and Enugu states.
“In all cases investigated by Amnesty International security agencies failed to do their job of preventing or stopping the attacks to protect the right to freedom of association,” the organisation said.
It additionally accused Nigerian authorities of failing to make sure accountability for the attacks, warning that continued violence towards opposition parties might undermine democracy and create an environment of worry forward of the 2027 normal elections.
