The rights group, Amnesty International, says nearly 400 civilians in Nigeria and Cameroon have been killed since April in a surge in attacks by the Islamist group Boko Haram.
Amnesty said that was double the number of deaths in the previous five months.
The group said the figure had been boosted by Boko Haram’s increasing use of suicide bombers in crowded areas who are usually young women and girls.
Amnesty official Alioune Tine said the wave of violence highlighted the need for swift action by the region’s governments to protect civilians from a campaign of terror.
Jejeupdates urge Nigerian government to take rapid actions as blood of the innocents are being shed daily without any major response .