Amnesty International has called on President Bola Tinubu to launch a thorough investigation into the disappearance of Abubakar Idris, known as Dadiyata, who went missing six years ago.

At a press conference on Saturday, Isa Sanusi, Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said the unresolved case continues to cause distress for the family and raises concerns about the broader human rights environment in the country.

Dadiyata, a university lecturer and active government critic on social media, was abducted by masked men from his Kaduna residence on August 2, 2019. His whereabouts remain unknown.

“Where is Dadiyata? Time is running out. The family needs disclosure. The country needs answers,” Sanusi said. “Even if the government didn’t take him, they failed to protect him.”

Sanusi described the case as emblematic of a “deteriorating human rights landscape” in Nigeria and called on authorities to treat the matter with urgency.

“The government must be the search party. This is not just about Dadiyata. It’s about all Nigerians who dare to speak truth to power,” he said.

Dadiyata’s brother, Usman Idris, said the family has faced years of emotional hardship, noting that their mother died without knowing her son’s fate, and an uncle also passed away from stress related to the case.

“Our father is barely holding on. Our lives have been torn apart,” he said. “My brother was not a criminal. He was a patriotic Nigerian who used his voice for justice.”

Dadiyata’s wife, Khadija, also spoke at the press conference, describing the impact of his disappearance on their children.

“They keep asking me, ‘Where is Daddy?’ I have no answers. We live in grief every single day,” she said.

No official update has been released by security agencies since the abduction.