• Says Christians, other religious minority communities targeted
•Calls for prosecution of perpetrators, remedies for victims and survivors
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
A group of United Nations (UN) human rights experts has expressed concern over what it described as credible reports of killings, abductions, sexual violence, forced conversions, forced marriages and acts amounting to enforced disappearances targeting Christian and other religious minority communities in Nigeria, particularly women and girls.
In a statement issued in Geneva, the experts said the reported violations were deeply troubling and reflected a deteriorating security situation in northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt, where armed extremist groups and other violent actors continue to operate with devastating consequences for civilians.
