Amnesty Condemns Nigerian Govt Six Years After Dadiyata’s Disappearance

Amnesty condemns Nigerian govt six years after Dadiyata’s disappearance

Amnesty International has criticized the Federal Government for what it calls a “deafening silence and shameful inaction” surrounding the disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, six years after he was abducted from his home in Kaduna. Dadiyata was a university lecturer and outspoken government critic, was taken by masked men on August 2, 2019. Since that day, neither he nor his vehicle has been seen. At a press conference h…

Dadiyata: Buhari failed but Tinubu still has a chance -...

Six years after the mysterious disappearance of University lecturer and vocal government critic, Abubakar Idris, better known as Dadiyata, Amnesty International has condemned the Nigerian government for its silence and lack of action, describing the case as a glaring example of state failure to protect its citizens. At a press briefing in Kaduna on Saturday, Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said the government’s ina…

Amnesty, Family Fault FG’s Silence Over Disappearance of Activist Dadiyata

Amnesty International and the family of missing activist Abubakar Idris, known as Dadiyata, on August 02, 2025, criticized the Federal Government’s persistent silence regarding his disappearance since August 1, 2019. Dadiyata, a prominent Twitter critic of the Buhari administration, vanished from his Kano home, with evidence suggesting abduction by security agents, including a vehicle linked to the Department of State Services (DSS). Amnesty’s N…

Mysterious disappearance of Dadiyata: Act now or we hire private investigators, Amnesty International tells FG

By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Amnesty International has threatened to engage the services of private investigators to unravel The post Mysterious disappearance of Dadiyata: Act now or we hire private investigators, Amnesty International tells FG appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

Amnesty charges Tinubu to act on Abubakar Idris’s disappearance 6 years on - Worldstage

Amnesty International Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu to take personal interest in the unresolved case of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, who was abducted from his Kaduna home six years ago. The organisation made the call at a press briefing on Saturday in Kaduna, to mark the sixth anniversary of Dadiyata’s disappearance. The Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Mr Isa Sanusi, urged Tinubu to demonstrate le…

Amnesty International Warns Of Increasing Repression Of Dissent in Nigeria

Amnesty International has berated the Nigerian government over its continued silence and inaction regarding the unresolved disappearance of Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, six years after he was abducted in Kaduna. At a press conference in Kaduna on Saturday, Isa Sanusi, Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, described the case as a painful symbol