The Mass Atrocities Casualties Tracking by the Global Right has said that about three thousand one hundred and eighty eight (3188) lives were lost between January and December 2019 in violent incidents across Nigeria.
The incidences according to the report includes conflicts, violence clashes, extra judicial killings, resource clashes, kidnappings, and boko haram/ISWAP attacks.
Out of the figures, two thousand seven hundred and seven (2707) were civilians while four hundred and eighty one (481).
“Our tracking of casualties of conflicts, violent clashes and extrajudicial killings across Nigeria for 2019 informs that at least Three Thousand, One hundred and eighty-eight (3188)lost between January and December 2019 as a result of violent incidents which include: gang three thousand, lives were clashes, extra-judicial killings, resource crises, kidnappings and, Boko-Haram/ ISWAP attacks. Of the above number, two thousand, seven hundred and seven (2707) were civilians, while 481 were state security agents.
” In other words, for every 5.5 deaths recorded, at least 1 of them was of a security officer. The state with the highest number of fatalities remained Borno state in the North East, closely followed by Zamfara state in the North West. Below is an analysis report of the trends and what they portend for Nigeria’s future”.
Speaking on the National Day of Mourning 2020, the group said so far about one thousand one hundred and forty two were killed in the first quarter of 2020 in the country.
They said this year National Day of Mourning and rememberance of victims would hold on Thursday May 28, 2020.
“As you know, the NDOM 2020 is already upon us and thus, we write to solicit your kind leadership participation in the third commemoration of the National Day of Mourning and Remembrance for all victims of violent killings across Nigeria, scheduled to hold on Thursday, May 28, 2020.
“This call comes at a time when virtually all states of our country are still beset by violent killings with impunity. Our tracking of victims of violent killings across Nigeria for 2019 instance, informs that at least three thousand, one hundred and eighty-eight (3188) lives were lost between January and December 2019.
“More disheartening is that so far, within the first quarter of 2020 alone, we have recorded the loss of at least one thousand one hundred and forty-two (1142) lives to violent killings in Nigeria. These mass atrocities have now spiraled into a national catastrophe and are threatening the very fiber of our nationhood; in addition to the Covid-19 pandemic, which is likely to cost us even more lives if the government does not step up its interventions with integrity.
“As you are aware, the National Day of Mourning and Remembrance is a citizens led initiative to express solidarity, and demand accountability for the security and welfare of all Nigerians.
“The resolve for a National Day of Mourning was consequent to the resolutions reached at a meeting of more than a hundred civil society actors two years ago in Abuja, to undertake a National Day of Mourning as a symbolic action capable of registering citizens’ dissatisfaction with the state of our national security, since protests no longer seem to impact the conscience of our political elites.
“Our projection for the NDOM 2020 is that this year’s event will be more virtual than congregational as we had done in the previous years. This is in view of the current trend of the Covid-19 pandemic, and our adherence to the safety and precautionary measures prescribed by the Federal Government and the National Centre for Disease Control. Thus, the usual solemn assembly of concerned citizens to perform mourning ceremonies at strategic locations around the country may not hold. However, we have listed the following activities that could be done virtually via your social media platforms”.
