More Nigerians Killed by Security Forces Than COVID-19 - Report
The National Human Rights Commission has said that at least 18 people have allegedly been killed by security operatives during operations to restrict movement to curtail the spread of the deadly COVID-19 in Nigeria. The figure is higher than that of the official death toll from the virus.
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Nigeria:
IPOB Accuses Armed Forces of Killing More Nigerians Than Coronavirus
Vanguard, 17 April 2020
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that the Nigerian armed forces have killed more civilians in this Coronavirus period than the virus itself. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Recording Extra-Judicial Deaths More Than Coronavirus Deaths - NHRC
Vanguard, 16 April 2020
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Nigeria:
Security Operatives Enforcing Lockdown Kill 18 - NHRC
This Day, 16 April 2020
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Nigeria:
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Premium Times, 15 April 2020
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