{"id":159309,"date":"2025-04-15T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T09:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/plateau-killings-cso-faults-amnesty-international-over-inflated-death-toll"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:38:55","slug":"plateau-killings-cso-faults-amnesty-international-over-inflated-death-toll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/plateau-killings-cso-faults-amnesty-international-over-inflated-death-toll","title":{"rendered":"Plateau killings: CSO faults Amnesty International over \u2018inflated death toll\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A civil society organization under the auspices of the Coalition for Peace and Security Monitoring in Nigeria, CPSMN, has condemned the latest report by Amnesty International on the recent attack in Zikke village, Bassa LGA of Plateau State.<\/p>\n

The group described the report as \u201cgrossly exaggerated, misleading, and detached from reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a statement by its Executive Director, Pastor John Bulus, the group accused Amnesty of fanning the flames of fear and tension with \u201cfabricated figures and alarmist claims\u201d that do not reflect the true situation on the ground.<\/p>\n

Bulus said the narrative being projected by Amnesty International is distorted.<\/p>\n

He added that Amnesty\u2019s claim that 1,336 people were killed in just three months in Plateau State is not only outrageous but completely unverified.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere is their evidence? Who gave them these numbers?\u201d Bulus queried.<\/p>\n

The group stated that it has been on the ground in Zikke and other affected communities, assessing the situation, supporting survivors, and working closely with local leaders and security agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we acknowledge the attack in Zikke and mourn the lives lost, we will not sit back and allow a foreign NGO with no presence here to weaponize our pain for global headlines,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

Bulus emphasized that the federal and Plateau State governments have continued to intensify security operations in volatile areas, insisting that collaborative efforts between the military, police, and local vigilante groups have significantly reduced the scale of violence in recent months.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is irresponsible and dangerous for Amnesty International to overlook these efforts and spread narratives that only embolden criminals and discourage citizens. Our communities are not abandoned, they are being protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also criticized Amnesty\u2019s call for independent investigations, saying the group has no credibility to make such demands when it has consistently ignored government responses and local efforts at peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe challenge Amnesty International to provide a list of the names, dates, and locations of the so-called 1,336 victims. Until then, we consider their report nothing more than a sensational, data-free attack on the Nigerian state,\u201d the CPSMN declared.<\/p>\n

It urged the international community to disregard Amnesty\u2019s \u201creckless propaganda\u201d and instead support homegrown solutions being championed by civil society, religious leaders, and security stakeholders on the Plateau.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria needs partners, not provokers. The people of Plateau State need healing and unity, not global organizations stoking division from a distance,\u201d Bulus added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A civil society organization under the auspices of the Coalition for Peace and Security Monitoring in Nigeria, CPSMN, has condemned the latest report by Amnesty International on the recent attack in Zikke village, Bassa LGA of Plateau State. 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