The global human rights organisation strongly criticised the Nigerian government over its handling of the worsening security crisis in Plateau State, saying that Tinubu’s government is ineffective in curbing the violence in the country.

Amnesty International has said that President Bola Tinubu’s acclaimed repeated directives to security agencies to end killings in Plateau and other states across the country have become useless as terror attacks and violent killings have continued to mount.

The global human rights organisation strongly criticised the Nigerian government over its handling of the worsening security crisis in Plateau State, saying that Tinubu’s government is ineffective in curbing the violence in the country.

In a statement released on Wednesday on its verified X (formerly Twitter) account, the organisation condemned the recent massacre in Bindi-Jebbu, a community in the Tahoss district of Riyom Local Government Area, where at least 27 people were killed on Monday.

“Amnesty International strongly condemns the horrific attack on Bindi-Jebbu of Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State in which at least 27 people were killed on Monday,” the statement read.

“Entire families were locked up in their rooms and slaughtered one by one. Those who tried to escape were shot,” Amnesty International said, decrying the brutality of the attack.

SaharaReporters reported on Tuesday that no fewer than 27 people, including women and farmers, were killed on Monday by terrorists who launched a fresh attack on the Bindi-Jebbu area of the Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The assailants, suspected to be armed herdsmen, reportedly invaded the community in the early hours of Monday, shooting sporadically and setting homes ablaze.

Scores of villagers were also injured in the attack, with many said to be currently receiving treatment at various hospitals, including Jos University Teaching Hospital and Plateau Hospital.

While President Tinubu has repeatedly claimed to have “tasked” security forces to end the bloodshed, Amnesty International noted that the reality on the ground shows otherwise.

“President Bola Tinubu claims repeatedly to have ‘tasked’ security agencies to end the killings, but the mounting death toll clearly tells a different story,” the organisation said.

Amnesty International also urged Nigerian authorities to launch impartial investigations into the attacks and ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.

“The Nigerian authorities must impartially investigate these attacks to ensure that suspected perpetrators are held to account,” the organisation demanded.

“More concrete steps must be taken to end the relentless bloodshed in Plateau state, in which typically, gunmen attack farming communities and slaughter people and raze homes.”

Highlighting the government’s constitutional duty to safeguard its citizens, the organisation warned that the pattern of unchecked violence and lack of accountability only emboldens attackers.

“The government of Nigeria has an obligation to protect the people. The rising death toll in some states and increasing impunity by gunmen shows just how badly the authorities are failing in this responsibility,” Amnesty International stressed.

The latest attack adds to the long list of deadly raids in Plateau and other parts of Nigeria, including Benue State, where armed herdsmen have killed hundreds of people in the last few months.

Communities in Riyom, Barkin Ladi, Mangu, and Bokkos LGAs have endured repeated waves of attacks, often blamed on armed herdsmen targeting farming communities.

In June, over 20 people were killed in separate assaults in Mangu and Bokkos, while earlier in the year, coordinated night attacks across several villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi left more than 150 dead during Christmas Eve massacres.

Amnesty International strongly condemns the horrific attack on Bindi-Jebbu of Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State in which at least 27 people were killed on Monday. Entire families were locked up in their rooms and slaughtered one by one. Those who…

— Amnesty International Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) July 16, 2025