Nigeria, June 11 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said it recorded 275,256 human rights violations in May, a five-per cent increase from the previous month.

The NHRC's Executive Secretary (ES), Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this at the monthly dashboard presentation at the commission's headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.

He identified issues such as escalating sexual violence and brutal attacks among the reported cases.

He said the commission recorded 261,483 violations in April.

Mr Ojukwu said it was clear that many Nigerians feel unprotected, qunseen, hence the number of people who approached the commission in one month.

"When over a quarter of a million people come to the NHRC in just one month, the message is loud and cl...