Amnesty International said yesterday alleged malicious threats against its staff and supporters but vowed that such threats would not stop it from condemning perceived human rights abuses in Nigeria.

It said a group had told reporters in Abuja on Wednesday that it –Amnesty— stood the risk of being attacked on account of its stand on the #EndSARS protests and other perceived human rights abuses in Nigeria.

However, Amnesty Nigeria, in a series of tweets yesterday said: “Amnesty International draws the attention of the Nigerian authorities and the general public to the intimidation and outright threats of attacks that were issued against its staff, supporters, and premises by a faceless and unknown group at a press conference held on 4 November, 2020.

“Similar faceless groups had previously invaded our office and given us an ultimatum to leave Nigeria. Amnesty International is a global human rights movement and we are independent of any government.

“The Nigerian authorities owe a legal duty to ensure the protection of lives and properties of every person in the country.

“Malicious threats will not deter us from continuing to speak against human rights violation and abuses by state and non-state actors.

“Despite threats to our lives through faceless organizations and sponsored protests, we will not stay silent. In the face of efforts to evade responsibility or to smear our organisation, we will continue to raise our voices whenever and wherever we see injustice.

“We will continue to call on the Nigerian government to use its authority and resources to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and abuses, including rape, torture, arbitrary detentions and unlawful killings.”