Amnesty International has demanded a transparent and impartial inquiry into the deaths of at least nine women protesters in the Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State, attributing the fatalities to what it categorized as the military’s illegal and excessive deployment of force. In a statement released on X on Tuesday, the human rights organization reported that the military discharged live ammunition without any prior warning onto women who were taking part in a demonstration. Amnesty asserted that the Nigerian military’s action of firing live ammunition in response to a protest is against the law. The organization detailed that multiple other women sustained injuries from bullet wounds in various parts of their bodies. It labeled the event as horrific and accused the security forces of managing civilian protests in a way that is both dangerous and unacceptable. Amnesty also levied criticism against the government’s approach to the escalating ethnic conflict between the Bachama and Chobo communities, which reportedly originated from land disagreements and a motorcycle theft. The statement described the Nigerian authorities’ reaction to the communal violence between the Bachama and Chobo tribes as completely insufficient, slow, and ineffective. Amnesty indicated that even when security agencies intervened in the violence, their methods often resulted in increased casualties and destruction rather than restoring harmony. Specifically, the group noted that in instances where Nigerian security agencies responded to communal violence, such as in the Lamorde LGA on Monday, December 8, 2025, they used excessive or illegal force, leading to further fatalities and devastation. The organization concluded that the ongoing failure to investigate such severe human rights abuses is dangerously promoting a disregard for the sanctity of human life in Nigeria.
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