Nigeria: The security situation in Rivers State: an open letter from Amnesty International to Peter Odili, State Governor of Rivers State

Index Number: AFR 44/027/2004
Date Published: 12 September 2004
Categories: Africa, Nigeria

In this letter, Amnesty International expresses its concerns for the protection of human rights of civilians living in and around Port Harcourt in relation to the increasingly alarming security situation in Rivers State, due to fighting allegedly between rival armed groups.