National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has said it received a total of 106, 604 cases of human rights violations in June.
Describing the number as unprecedented and worrisome, the Commission, said the complaints were received from various parts of the country, with the North Central geopolitical zone topping the list with 29, 462 cases.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, revealed this while presenting the sixth edition of the monthly human rights dashboard to the media.
He said cases of mob action, extra-judicial killings, kidnapping and cult-related deaths, were recorded in Bauchi, Katsina, Niger, Kaduna, Plateau, Borno, Benue and Edo state.
Ojukwu said over the last six months, the dashboard has provided critical insights into the evolving human rights landscape in Nigeria.
He pointed that by identifying key trends and issues, the commission is able to tailor interventions to address pressing needs which has resulted in more impactful and sustainable outcomes for communities in the country.
The executive secretary added that the mandate of the commission and its complaints mechanisms have gained grounds across Nigeria with a steep increase in the number of complaints received in the months of May and June.
He further stated that partnership with community, traditional and religious organisations to raise awareness on human rights and NHRC complaints mechanism have played critical role in reducing cases of human right violation.
Giving a breakdown of the reported cases of human rights abuses, the Senior Human Rights Adviser to the Commission, Mr. Hillary Ogbonna, disclosed that the South-South region of the country came second with a total of 21, 603 cases.
According to him, whereas 18,458 rights abuse cases were recorded in the South West, there were 15,101 cases in North West, 12,907 in North East, while the South East recorded the lowest with 9,164 reported cases.
Ogbonna added that while the Commission recorded 1,667 cases of child abandonment, it also got 58 cases of rape and 600 cases of sexual and domestic violence, within the month under review.