Amnesty International demands rescue of abducted Kwara residents

Amnesty International demands rescue of abducted Kwara residents

Amnesty International urged Nigerian authorities to rescue 10 abducted residents — including members of the Emir's household — after gunmen staged a coordinated 2 a.m. attack on Yashikira community in Kwara State, burning part of the royal palace. The incident, the second in 24 hours in Kwara, signals a deteriorating security pattern in northern Nigeria that is exposing rural communities to systematic armed raids with no effective state deterrence in place.