A human rights monitoring group, Nigeria Mourns, has revealed that over 353 persons died in the country in the month of March, 2020.
According to the group, while the attention of the entire nation was shifted to the global COVID-19 pandemic which led to the death of many people much more people died from Boko Haram/banditry attacks, kidnapping and other forms of violent mass killings across the country.
The group also alleged that extrajudicial killings were carried out by security personnel.
Nigeria Mourns, in the report obtained by DAILY POST on Monday, highlighted incidents that occurred in the month.
“The numbers in the month of March continue to highlight the deliberate targeting of security officers by insurgents. For instance, at least 83 persons were killed in 7 insurgent…