Amnesty International Calls for Investigation into Alleged Camp Deaths in Nigeria

Amnesty International urged Nigeria to investigate claims of 150 deaths in an army-managed camp in Kwara state, mainly involving children. The military denied these allegations, while Amnesty highlighted survivors describing conditions of overcrowding, malnutrition, and disease. Increased regional threats from Islamist militants compound the crisis.

Amnesty International has urged the Nigerian government to investigate reports alleging that at least 150 people, predominantly children, have died in an army-run camp in Kwara state.

This comes as troubling reports emerge of survivors facing overcrowding, malnutrition, and disease in the makeshift settlement in Yikpata.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has dismissed these claims as baseless, asserting a lack of verifiable evidence to support such allegations.