The global human rights organisation, in a statement issued on Tuesday, described the attack, which occurred on June 1, 2026, as a grave violation of international human rights law.
Global human rights body, the Amnesty International has condemned the deadly attack on Ayegunle Bunu community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, where armed men reportedly killed one person and abducted more than 30 residents and travellers.
The global human rights organisation, in a statement issued on Tuesday, described the attack, which occurred on June 1, 2026, as a grave violation of international human rights law.
According to Amnesty International, the victims included passengers travelling in a commercial bus when the gunmen invaded the community and carried out the mass abduction.
The organisation said the incident once again exposed the growing insecurity facing rural communities and road users across parts of Nigeria, despite repeated assurances by the President Bola Tinubu-led government to tackle violent crimes and kidnappings.
