Tag: Torture
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Army condemns torture of ex-soldier by IPOB
The Nigerian Army has condemned the torture of an ex-soldier, retired Cpl. Toriola Adewale, by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
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NBA condemns alleged torture of 28-yr-old man to death
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bauchi State Chapter, on Thursday condemned the alleged police torture of 28-year-old Aminu Abidina to death in Bauchi. Mrs Sadiya Saleh, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the NBA, stated this in a
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Special Report: Confinement, torture and starvation, the three red-flags of endangered freedom
A 17-year-old orphan locked up and starved by her aunt in Jos, Plateau State, has been rescued by officials of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), following a tip-off. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) gathered that the teenager was sent to live with her aunt after her grandmother fell ill and was unable to care for her, but…
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Ukrainian police find evidence of torture in Kherson
Ukrainian police have found evidence of alleged crimes, including torture, in the liberated area of Kherson, repeating a pattern from other areas of the country liberated from Russian control this year. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said on Ukrainian television on Wednesday that people had been held captive at 11 locations. According to him, in four…
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Kenyans drag UK to ECHR for alleged colonial abuses, land theft, torture in 20th century
A group of Kenyans has dragged the United Kingdom before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), for alleged colonial abuses, land theft and torture, crimes they say were committed during the 20th century, in western Kenya’s Kericho region, now one of the most important in the world for tea production. The Kenyans claim that…
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Army denies culpability in police woman’s son’s death in Edo
Army denies culpability in police woman’s son’s death in Edo
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Those who tortured Baba Suwe’ll never know peace- Yomi Fabiyi
Actor and filmmaker, Yomi Fabiyi, on Wednesday stated that those who tortured Baba Suwe will never know peace. Baba Suwe died on Monday at his house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State after battling a sickness. He was aged 63. Adebowale, the son of the late Baba Suwe, had on Tuesday, said his father…
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Trending video: 80-year-old woman, accomplice arrested for kidnapping, torturing three kids in Anambra
The police in Anambra State have arrested two women, including an 80-year-old woman, for allegedly torturing three minors. The women allegedly confined the three children – two boys and a girl – inside different rooms without giving them food, and subjected them to torture. The victims’ age have not been disclosed by the police. The…
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Why I torture my son with burning cigarette-Man declares
A 32 year old driver, Mayowa Adeyemo has been remanded in Ilesha Correctional Centre for supposedly battering his 18-month-old son with burning cigarettes. Adeyemo was arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court Osogbo on Tuesday on two counts bothering on assault and exploitation. Police prosecutor Abiodun Fagboyinbo told the court that the defendant beat…
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Home of Horror: Man chains his two wives, tortures them for months
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Samaila Musa, 30, for chaining and brutalising his two wives for months. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, who made this known on Tuesday in Katsina, said the suspect was arrested following a tip-off. He said that Musa lived in Yan-Nabayye village…