Tag: Victims
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Bandits collect N16m for 11 victims, demand N17m for release of others
Bandits have released 11 women out of the 28 kidnapped in the Kabode Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The kidnappers had initially demanded N30m as ransom, the community said. Sources said the abductors dragged the women out of their houses and zoomed off. According to one of them: “They released 11 women after…
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Victims, casualties and profiteers of the malaria war, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa How do you react to a preventable war in which just in Lagos alone – one of the thirty six states in Nigeria -700,000 human beings are annually taken prisoner, and worldwide, 229 million are taken prisoner with over 400,000 yearly sent to early graves? That is the situation with the ancient…
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Court awards N200m damages to two late victims of police brutality in Bauchi
A Federal High Court sitting in Bauchi has delivered a landmark judgement in favour of three victims of police brutality and extrajudicial killing in the state. The court was convinced that two of the victims – Ibrahim Babangida and Ibrahim Sama’Ila – were tortured to death by the police after being accused of stealing 24…
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JUST IN: NAF announces burial date for victims of plane crash
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said its seven personnel who died in last Sunday’s plane crash in Abuja will be buried Thursday, at the National Cemetery in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that a NAF aircraft, Beechcraft KingAir BB305i, crashed on Sunday afternoon, as a result of engine failure. The victims include: Flight Lieutenant…
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Boko Haram victims adopt begging, early marriage for survival
Victims of Boko Haram activities in the North East have adopted street begging, early marriage and drugs as means of survival, a new report has revealed. The report released at the weekend by Nextier Security, Peace and Development (SPD), an international development consulting firm based in Nigeria, was entitled ‘Entrenching Peace: Assessing Community Resilience and…
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BREAKING (Video): 15 Lekki shooting victims storm Lagos Panel
15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos have visited the Lagos State Court of Arbitration and Mediation in Lekki, venue of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. 14 of them were said to have been shot at Lekki…
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BREAKING: Seven ‘Lekki shootings victims’ appear before Lagos panel
Seven alleged victims of the October 20 Lekki shootings have ‘surfaced’ at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. Their lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika SAN, told the panel he had a petition on their behalf against the Nigerian Army. Olumide-Fusika sought directions from Justice Doris…
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[Video] 11 Lekki shooting victims moved to Reddington hospital for treatment
Not less that eleven victims (EndSARs protesters) of the mindless shootings at Lekki Toll Gate have been reportedly moved to Reddington hospital in Lagos for treatment. Earlier TheNewsGuru had reported how the unarmed protesters were shot at by the military at the Lekki toll gate, holdout for the #EndSars protest. Watch video:
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#EndSARS (+ Video): Protesters hold massive candlelight vigil for victims of police brutality
Protesters calling for an end to the brutality suffered at the hands of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) are holding a candlelight vigil in honour of all those who have been killed by operatives of the unit and the police in general. Watch video: Following a protest which has lasted for a week and three…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu joins #EndSARS protests, announces N200m compensation for victims [VIDEO/PHOTOS]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday joined the #EndSARS protesters that besieged the premises of the state secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja area of the state. Amateur video of Lagos governor Sanwo-Olu addressing protesters at the state house, Alausa today. It didn’t particularly go well.#EndSARS #SARSMustGo #SARSMustEnd #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria #ReformNigeriaPolice pic.twitter.com/dSymoM7QkC — Bolarinwa Olajide (@iambolar) October…