Nigeria, May 29 -- The National Counter Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA) has publicly disputed a recent report by Amnesty International Nigeria, which stated that more than 10,000 Nigerians have been killed in the past two years under President Bola Tinubu's administration.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Amnesty International said its data shows that 10,217 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in Benue, Edo, Katsina, Kebbi, Plateau, Sokoto and Zamfara states since 29 May 2023.

The rights group then called on Mr Tinubu to "fulfil his promises to Nigerians and urgently address the resurgence of the nation's endemic security crisis. The recent escalation of attacks by Boko Haram and other ...