Unlawful killings: Falana raises alarm, calls for nationwide accountability

Abuja — Human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN has issued a stark warning to the Nigerian government over the continuing wave of unlawful killings, kidnappings, and terror attacks, describing the failure to protect citizens as both a constitutional breach and an international human rights violation.Speaking at the University of Abuja Law Students Association Law Week on November 13, 2025, Falana compared Nigeria’s insecurity with mass shootings in the United States, noting that while p