LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Security forces killed at least 115 people in southeast Nigeria this year and arbitrarily arrested or tortured scores of others, in response to violence from separatists agitating for autonomy, Amnesty International said on Thursday. A Nigerian presidency spokesman declined to comment on the information set out in an Amnesty report. Police and…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International on Thursday accused the Nigerian government of attempting to cover up the killing of a dozen citizens during peaceful protests in Lagos last October. Youth-led demonstrations in Nigeria began against police abuse, quickly spiralling in broader calls for reform. But they ended weeks later when security forces shot at demonstrators…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amnesty International has revealed that ten women working on Kwashabe rice farm are missing after a fresh attack by Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno. Boko Haram had beheaded 43 farmers in Zabarmari LGA, Borno on Saturday. AI revealed that of the 43 farmers slaughtered by the terrorist group, 16 were Internally…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There were heavy gunshots at the Lekki toll gate, Lagos State, on Tuesday, as soldiers reportedly opened fire on #EndSARS protesters. Amnesty International said “excessive use of force” occasioned “deaths of protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos”. “While we continue to investigate the killings, Amnesty International wishes to remind the authorities…