Tag: Victims
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30-year-old serial kidnapper confesses: Why I killed 50 of my kidnapped victims
A 30-year-old kidnap suspect, Mohammed Sani, said he killed more than 50 of his victims because they could not afford to pay ransom. Sani, who was paraded by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, alongside 46 other criminals at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Headquarters in Abuja, said he carried out his operations…
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Just In: Kidnappers release 10 victims in Kogi
Ten of the kidnap victims abducted in Kogi last week have been released, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP William Aya, has said. He said in Lokoja on Tuesday that those released included six JAMB staff kidnapped on the Obajana- Kabba road and the NSCDC officers in Alo-Offoke community on the Itobe-Ayingba…
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Police rescue 4 kidnapped victims in Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday rescued four kidnapped victims from a notorious kidnappers’ den located at Sauni Hills, Lambata, along the boundary between FCT and Niger State. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri Manzah in a statement said the victims were rescued following a special operation launched…
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Photo: 23 victims of Plateau attacks buried
Family members, sympathisers, mourners wailed on Thursday during a mass burial for 23 victims of gunmen attacks in communities of Bokkos local government of Plateau state. A mass grave was already prepared in Kwatas village for the burial by members of the community. As early as 8am, family members and sympathisers assembled at Luna hospital,…
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Ijegun explosion: 10 victims die in hospital – Lagos Govt.
The Lagos State Government, said on Monday that 10 victims of the July 4 Ijegun pipeline explosion have died due to severe and high degree burns suffered from the inferno. The Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Health, Dr Titilayo Goncalves, made this known on Monday in Lagos. Goncalves said that three of the victims died…
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Why Lagos, Oyo governments must compensate victims of building collapse – SERAP
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the governments of Lagos and Oyo states to “take immediate action to address the numerous ongoing human rights impacts of the deadly and catastrophic building collapse in their respective states, including by taking meaningful steps to avoid further damage to the human rights of the people…
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[UPDATE] Ibadan building collapse: No deaths recorded, all trapped victims rescued – Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Government on Saturday morning disclosed that there was no casualty in the building collapse incident which occurred on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the building, located in Sogoye, along Bode, Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo State, had collapsed suddenly while still under construction, with several people injured and others trapped underneath. In a statement…
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Rivers govt sets up committee on election violence victims
Rivers State Government has set up a committee to identify those killed during the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. The Committee also has the responsibility of identifying the soldiers who died during the Presidential and National Assembly elections and March 2, 2019. The high-powered committee is headed by the…
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The Masses as Victims of Government, By Henry Boyo
BY HENRY BOYO Power, they say, belongs to the people! This may, indeed, be true where there is respect for the rule of law, and where equity and justice underpin in the free association of people and communities. These are, inalienable characteristics, which positively impact human capacity development and social welfare, in enduring democracies. Indeed,…
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Nigeria must account for victims of enforced disappearances – Amnesty International
The Nigerian authorities must immediately release thousands of people who have been subjected to enforced disappearance and held in secret detention facilities across the country without charge or trial, Amnesty International said Thursday. The day marks International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The human rights group said in a statement on Thursday that…