Nigeria, July 8 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received over 1.4 million human rights complaints in the first half of the year, from January to June, the commission said on Monday.

The Senior Human Rights Adviser to the commission, Hilary Ogbonna, gave the details during the presentation of the commission's monthly complaints dashboard and mid-year report in Abuja.

Concerned about the number of complaints, Mr Ogbonna said, "This number is something that we should have etched in our memories as we leave here today. 1.4 million by 30 June in any given year is a huge number. And we don't know what it will be by 31 December."

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