SERAP calls on UN to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to take urgent action over Nigeria’s escalating insecurity. In an open letter dated May 30, 2026, SERAP warned that the crisis now threatens international peace. The group highlighted mass abductions, killings, and displacement across several Nigerian states. SERAP is calling for the UN to bring the issue before the Security Council and coordinate a global response.
What we know
- SERAP sent an open letter dated May 30, 2026 to António Guterres, urging him to invoke Article 99 of the UN Charter over Nigeria’s security crisis.
- The organisation cited mass abductions, killings, and attacks in states like Oyo, Benue, Borno, Plateau, Kaduna, and Zamfara.
- SERAP referenced the recent abduction of at least 25 pupils and seven teachers in Oyo State, and bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State, that killed at least 23 people and injured over 100.
- The group warned that the crisis has regional implications, with cross-border movement of armed groups and worsening humanitarian conditions.
- SERAP called for international monitoring, strengthened civilian protection, independent investigations, and accountability for perpetrators.
