Tag: missing persons
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FG to create database for missing persons – ES NHRC
The Federal government of Nigeria, is making plans to create a database that would comprehensively capture the details of missing persons in the country. The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, made this known at a meeting of stakeholders involved in the compilation of missing persons in Nigeria. The meeting…
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International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances: Where are they?
The search for a loved one never ends… A research intern fellow at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) Prince Ayobami Akinola left his home on Sunday, August 28 for church at Gowon Estate Ipaja in Lagos state and has been declared missing since then. Two other persons – 23-year-old Amarachi Esther Jack a…
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#EndSARS: Lagos coroner calls for identification of missing persons at mortuary
The Lagos State Coroner has called for the identification of missing persons between October 19 and 27, 2020 – days before and after the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll plaza in the state. This was contained in a public announcement by the Coroner on Wednesday. The announcement was titled, ‘Coroner’s call…
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Missing persons: Group accuses Red Cross of promoting propaganda in Nigeria
The International Centre for Disaster Management (ICDM) has lashed out at the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) for attempting to pursue terrorists’ agenda with its “fabricated” report on missing persons in the North-East. ICDM, a renowned stakeholder in humanitarian crisis management, believes this is a deliberate move to destabilize the remarkable momentum garnered by…