Nigeria, May 16 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recorded 261,483 rights violation complaints and an alarming surge in killings in Benue, Plateau and Borno states in April.

The killings in Borno were attributed to the resurgence of attacks by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The NHRC's Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, gave the report during the monthly human rights dashboard presentation at the commission's headquarters in Abuja on Friday.

"In April 2025, the commission received 261,483 numbers.Our Human Rights Edition in April was the grimace we have seen in almost a year. The killings in Plateau and Benue states, as well as the resurgence of the attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP in Borno state, ...