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Nigeria: Govt Failings Leave Rural Communities At the Mercy of Gunmen
AI London, 24 August 2020
The Nigerian authorities have left rural communities at the mercy of rampaging gunmen who have killed at least 1,126 people in the north of the country since January, Amnesty… Read more »
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Nigeria: Allegation of Christian Genocide are False, Misleading - Inter-Faith Forum
Leadership, 23 August 2020
The Youth Christian and Muslim Forum of Nigeria (YCMFN) says allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria by All-Party Parliamentary Group in the United Kingdom (APPG) is false and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Insecurity - 415 People Killed Across Nigeria in July - Report
Premium Times, 23 August 2020
No fewer than 415 Nigerians were killed in various violent attacks across Nigeria in July, according to a report by a non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Mourn. Read more »
Nigerian Rural Communities Besieged by Armed Gangs
Armed gangs have killed at least 1,126 people in the north of the country since January 2020, according to Amnesty International. The human rights group has documented an alarming escalation in attacks and abductions in several states in north west and north central Nigeria. Worst affected are villages in the south of Kaduna State, where armed men killed at least 366 people in multiple attacks between January and July 2020.
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Governors of all 36 Nigerian states are seeking financial assistance from the Buhari-led administration to enable them to fight growing insecurity in their respective states. In a ... Read more »
