The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has refuted claims that Nigeria is a failed state, describing the nation as resilient and determined to overcome its challenges.

The group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, made this assertion in response to a recent Amnesty International report that claimed over 10,217 Nigerians were killed in the past two years.

According to the NDYC, the report is filled with unverified data, outrageous exaggerations, and politically motivated narratives designed to undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty and destabilise the nation.

The group argued that the Nigerian government has consistently invested in modernising security operations, eliminating key bandit leaders, enhancing intelligence frameworks, supporting internally displaced persons, and engaging community stakeholders to foster reconciliation.

“We recognise that no nation is without challenges, but unlike Amnesty International’s distorted presentation, Nigeria is not a failed state,” the NDYC said. “We are a resilient nation, confronting our internal issues head-on and building mechanisms to ensure lasting peace.”

The NDYC demands that Amnesty International retract the report, issue a public apology to Nigerians, and cease all further attempts to destabilise the country through propaganda, exaggeration, and foreign-funded disinformation.

The group called on all patriotic Nigerians to remain vigilant, united, and focused, and not allow lies and foreign propaganda to divide them or derail their journey towards a stronger, safer, and more prosperous nation.

“ Their continuous interference in Nigeria’s domestic affairs, often without rigorous evidence or constructive engagement, suggests an ulterior motive far removed from the principles of justice or peace.

“The Nigerian government is not blind to the security challenges confronting various parts of the country. However, to present these challenges as an uncontrollable bloodbath, while ignoring the extensive and ongoing counter-insurgency, peace-building, and community stabilisation efforts is deceptive and disingenuous.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has consistently invested in modernizing security operations, Eliminating key bandit leaders, enhancing intelligence frameworks, supporting internally displaced persons, and engaging community stakeholders to foster reconciliation. Amnesty International’s report completely disregards these realities and instead cherry-picks incidents to weave a narrative of failure and anarchy.

“The NDYC questions where and how Amnesty International obtains its data. Who verifies their so-called investigations? Which independent and credible Nigerian organisations have validated these claims?

“If Amnesty International truly has the welfare of Nigerians at heart, it should work with local organizations and government agencies in data collection, policy development, and peace-building.”