The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 326,113 human rights complaints in June 2026, warning that killings and sexual violence against children are escalating across the country.
Presenting the Commission’s June Human Rights Situation Dashboard, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, described the figures as evidence of an “ongoing and urgent challenge” facing Nigeria.
“For the month of June 2026, the Commission received a total of 326,113 complaints, a figure that underscores the ongoing and urgent challenge of securing human rights for all Nigerians,” Ojukwu said.
The Commission said the right to life remained the most violated fundamental human right during the month, with armed violence accounting for a significant proportion of reported abuses nationwide.
It also disclosed that its Human Rights Observatory recorded multiple cases of sexual violence against children, describing the trend as one of the gravest threats confronting the country.
“The pattern of sustained, unresolved violence demands urgent, coordinated intervention,” Ojukwu warned.
The report comes as Nigeria continues to face security challenges, including insurgency in the North-East, banditry and kidnappings in the North-West and North-Central, communal clashes, farmer-herder conflicts, separatist violence in the South-East and attacks on rural communities.
