Human rights organization, International Society for Civil Rights and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has alleged that over 3550 Nigerians have lost their lives to activities of jihadists in the last six months.
Among the figures are 2,550 Christians and 1,050 Muslims murdered in different locations in the country.
Intersociety said this in a latest report it released on Thursday, wherein it also said 2,800 Christians and 1150 Muslims were abducted within the same period.
The report made available to journalists was signed by Emeka Umeagbalasi, Lead Researcher, Head of Security, Safety, and Field Data Collection, Chidinma Evangeline Udegbunam Esquire, Head, Department of Campaign and Publicity, Obianuju Joy Igboeli Esquire, Head, Department of Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, and Chinwe Umeche Esquire, Head, Department of Democracy and Good Governance.
The rights group further claimed that the jihadists destroyed 300 churches, hacked to death 10 Christian pastors and abducted 10 others, and forcibly converted 800 Christian women and children to Islam in jihadists’ captivity.
Intersociety alleged that “the woeful failure of the Nigerian Government to frontally address these using its domestic body of criminal and procedural laws, or alternatively surrender the country’s jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court by inviting its Chief Prosecutor under International Criminal Law Principle of Complimentarity, is a clear case of self-indictment and culpability beyond defense, as well as unambiguous demonstration of ‘unwillingness and inability’ to act”.
According to the group, “findings from our collected and analyzed data indicated that estimated 2,550 defenseless Christian lives have been lost
