Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - Amnesty International has called for a transparent and impartial investigation into the killing of at least nine women protesters in Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State, blaming the deaths on what it described as the military’s unlawful and excessive use of force.
In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, the rights group said
the military opened fire on women who were demonstrating, using live ammunition
without any warning.
“The Nigerian military’s response to a demonstration by
firing live ammunition without warning is unlawful,” Amnesty said.
The organisation explained that several other women were
injured after being hit by bullets in different parts of their bodies.
It described the incident as horrific and accused security
forces of handling civilian protests in a dangerous and unacceptable manner.
Amnesty also criticised the government’s handling of the
growing ethnic conflict between the Bachama and Chobo communities, which
reportedly started from disputes over land and the theft of a motorcycle.
“The Nigerian authorities’ response to the communal violence
between Bachama and Chobo tribes is totally inadequate, too slow and
ineffective,” the statement said.
According to Amnesty, even in cases where security agencies
responded to violence, their approach often resulted in more casualties and
destruction instead of restoring peace.
“In cases where the Nigerian security agencies did respond
to communal violence, as it happened in Lamorde LGA on Monday 8 December 2025,
they use excessive or unlawful force resulting in even more deaths and
destruction.
“The continuous failure to investigate such gross human
rights violations is fueling a dangerous disdain for the sanctity of human life
in Nigeria,” the group added.
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