The rights group condemned the shooting and urged the federal government to ensure a full, transparent and impartial investigation.
Amnesty International Nigeria has released the photograph of one of the women shot dead during a protest in Adamawa State, intensifying pressure on authorities to investigate what it describes as the “horrific use of excessive force” by the military.
In a statement posted Thursday on its official X handle, the organisation identified the victim as Mary Talmon, one of the nine women killed on Monday, December 8, 2025, when soldiers allegedly opened fire on demonstrators in Lamorde Local Government Area.
“Mary Talmon is one of the nine women killed on Monday 8 December 2025, when the military opened fire during a protest over lingering communal clashes at Lamorde in Adamawa state,” Amnesty International said.
The rights group condemned the shooting and urged the federal government to ensure a full, transparent and impartial investigation.
“The Nigerian authorities must transparently and impartially investigate this alleged horrific use of excessive force by the military,” the statement read.
Amnesty International also criticised what it called an inadequate response by authorities to ongoing conflict between the Bachama and Chobo communities, whose clashes have fuelled tension in parts of Adamawa State for months.
“The Nigerian authorities’ response to the communal violence between Bachama and Chobo tribes is totally inadequate, too slow and ineffective,” the organisation said.
According to the statement, security agencies have often arrived late at scenes of violence, and in cases where they did respond, such as in Lamorde, their actions allegedly escalated the situation.
“In cases where the Nigerian security agencies did respond to communal violence, as it happened in Lamorde LGA on Monday, December 8, 2025, they use excessive or unlawful force resulting in even more deaths and destruction,” Amnesty added.
The December 8 protest was reportedly organised by groups of women demanding stronger intervention from the government following a series of deadly communal clashes.
Witnesses say the women were unarmed and demonstrating peacefully when troops arrived.