Nigeria Mass Killings, Global Silence

Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a former presidential candidate, has raised alarm over a fresh wave of mass killings across Nigeria, which he states are dangerously underreported and increasingly normalized. Attacks in Nigeria — Kebbi State, particularly Shanga Local Government Area, have left over 40 people dead, with similar incidents claiming lives in Nigeria — Kwara State (20-50 deaths), Nigeria — Benue State (50-100+ deaths), Nigeria — Plateau State (30-80 deaths), Nigeria — Niger State (20-50 fatalities), and Nigeria — Nasarawa State (10-20 deaths). These figures suggest between 130 and 300 people may have been killed within weeks across the North-Central region alone. Hashim attributes this to a structural failure of security coordination and the continued operations of armed groups like Boko Haram and Islamic State – West Africa Province. He criticizes the muted response from global institutions such as the United Nations and African Union, noting a 'dangerous silence' and 'selective attention' to the crisis, which he believes reflects a devaluation of Nigerian lives in global consciousness. He warns that this trajectory risks normalizing mass death and calls for urgent global attention.