The Nigeria Police Force has disputed a report by Amnesty International, an international nongovernmental organisation, that claims that 13
people died during the ongoing nationwide protests in the country that began on Thursday, August 1. Amnesty International , in a statement on Friday, said security forces killed six people in Suleja near the capital, four in…
Meanwhile, the police force, in a statement by its spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed that only seven deaths were recorded, none of which were caused by security personnel. “The Commissioner of Police in charge of Kebbi State is currently investigating the incident. This brings the total number of deaths recorded during the protests to seven ,” the force said.
Force also announced the arrest of 681 individuals for various crimes, including armed robbery, arson, mischief, and destructions of both public and private property. people died during the ongoing nationwide protests in the country that began on Thursday, August 1. Amnesty International, in a statement on Friday, said security forces killed six people in Suleja near the capital, four in…
Student leaders rallied Bangladeshis on Saturday for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government weathered a worsening backlash over a deadly police crackdown on protesters. Rallies against civil service job quotas sparked days of mayhem last month that killed more than 200 people in some of the worst unrest of Hasina's…
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