NHRC Receives 406,088 Complaints in Oct. Including Regina Daniels’Case-Ojukwu
…Says BH/ISWAP Pushing to Islamise Nigeria
By Raphael Ekpang
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 406, 088 human rights violation complaints in the month of October. This also includes the case of domestic violence reported by NollyWood actress Regina Daniel against her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko.
This was revealed on Monday, November 10, 2025, at the commission headquarters in Abuja, during the presentation of October Human Rights Situation Dashboard
The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu (SAN) urged the Nigerian government, International partnership against killings, says Boko Haram, ISWAP pushing to Islamise Nigeria
He called on the federal government to partner with the United States and other international stakeholders to address issues of violent abuses and killing of Nigerians, especially by Boko Haram, ISWAP and other religious extremists in Nigeria.
While presenting the October human rights situation dashboard, the senior Human Rights Adviser to the commission, Hillary Ogbonna, disclosed that the NHRC recorded an 8 percent increase in complaints compared to September’s 371,000.
The North Central zone led with 170,173 complaints, followed by the North West and North East regions. The surge, Ogbonna said, was partly due to ongoing conflicts and the inclusion of multiple state-level monitoring points, including the FCT.
The top 10 states with the highest number of complaints were Benue, Abuja (FCT), Borno, Kaduna, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Sokoto, Adamawa, and Police Headquarters.
The leading categories of violations include law enforcement misconduct, violations of human dignity, and gender-based discrimination, which topped other forms of discrimination such as political and religious bias.
Ms. Adwoa Kufuor, Senior Human Rights Adviser in the Office of the Resident Coordinator, speaking on behalf of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) commended the NHRC for its consistency in tracking human rights trends and promoting transparency.
She said the UN was proud to partner with the NHRC, alongside agencies like UNDP, noting that the briefing “offered a valuable snapshot of what is happening in Nigeria” and serves as a basis for global engagement and accountability.
“This dashboard provides a clear overview of the human rights situation in Nigeria and allows stakeholders to make informed interventions,” Ms. Kufor said, while reaffirming the UN’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s human rights architecture.
Meanwhile, on the US threat to Nigeria on the alleged christians genocide, Ojukwu noted that Boko Haram and ISWAP are on a mission to Islamise Nigeria, adding that the groups kill Christians and Muslims as they believe that Nigerian Muslims are infidels as well as people of other religions different from their extremist ideologies.
He urged the Nigerian government to take advantage of the threat by US President Donald Trump to forge a lasting partnership to address the killings as well as halt the mission of radical religious groups against the people of Nigeria.
