National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received a total of 1,179,510 complaints of human rights violations between January and November.

Its Executive Secretary, Prof. Bem Angwe, who made this known at a news briefing in Abuja, said the commission had treated over 500 cases out which 200 had been won.

According to him, the number of complaints being received by the commission means that Nigerians are becoming more aware of their human rights.

Angwe also said that commission that had begun the enforcement of the rights of Nigerians illegally detained in prison without trial.

Some of the victims, he said, are currently being compensated with N2 million each. He did not give further details.

The executive secretary also said the commission would investigate the recent alleged detention of a journalist, Friday Ogungbemi, by security agents in Kogi.