*Okuama Killings: Ijaw, Urhobo Nations Condemn Massacre of Innocent Villagers by Nigerian Army* https://ioinews.org/okuama...

*Anambra Masquerader Declared Wanted for Killing 71 Years old Man*
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*ISESE: Traditionalists Urge Return to Ancient 'Obaship' Selection Process amid Sacrilegious Killings*

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*Bauchi State: Rhoda Jatau Inprisoned for Speaking Against Sokoto Mob Jihadists Killing of Deborah Samuel* https://ioinews.org/rhoda-...

Burkina ex-president Blaise Compaore gets life for Sankara killing

A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
#thomassankara #burkinafaso

US concerned by extremely disturbing Mali massacre reportsUS concerned by extremely disturbing Mali massacre reports

The US State Department said on Sunday it was following "extremely disturbing" accounts of killings in central Mali, after the Sahel states military said it killed over 200 militants in the volatile region.

Mali's military killed dozens of civilians in wave of violence, rights group says

Soldiers in Mali have been responsible for killing at least 71 civilians since early December, a leading rights group said in a report on Tuesday. Mali's military government contested the findings by New York-based Human Rights Watch.
#mali #malimilitary

ISWAP Fighters Attack Boko Haram Members For Killing Commander

No fewer than 30 terrorists have been killed in the North East, during a ‘fierce’ gun duel between fighters of Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, extremist sects, reliable sources have confirmed to PRNigeria.
#Nigeria #bokoharam #iswap

Congo police detain suspects linked to Italian ambassador's killing

Police in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have detained members of a group allegedly linked to the killing of Italy's ambassador last year as well as more recent kidnappings of NGO workers, a provincial police chief said on Tuesday.
#congo #congopolice #italyambassador

Colombian suspected of involvement in killing of Haiti president held in Panama

On Monday, Panama authorities arrested a former member of the Colombian military wanted for questioning in connection with the assassination last year of Haiti president Jovenel Moise, two people familiar with the matter said.
#haiti #colombianmilitary #jovenelmoise

#northisbleeding : Group Calls On Southerners To Join Protests Against Banditry

A civil rights group, Take It Back Movement has called on all Nigerians in the South to join Northerners in their campaign against killings in the region. The group said that there are Igbos and Yorubas living in the North, and as such activists in the South should join the #northisbleeding protests.
#northisbleeding #civilrights

Insecurity: Bandits Have Turned North To Killing Field - Sultan Of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, yesterday, raised the alarm that the north is turning to killing field by bandits and other terrorists operating in the region. The Sultan, who noted that bandits were holding the region, especially North West, spellbound, expressed concerned that most of the killings were not being reported or underreported.
#sokoto #sultanofsokoto #muhammadusaadabubakar

CAN Tasks Buhari On Killing Of Christians In Zamfara By Terrorists

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
has charged President Muhammadu
Buhari to end the killing of Christians by
terrorists in Zamfara State before they
resort to self-defence.
#can #killing #christians

"Lekki Massacre Report Incomplete Without Obigbo Genocide Report" - IPOB

A separatist group in the South-East, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO has demanded an investigation into the killing of residents of Obigbo local government area of Rivers State. The killings were said to have been done between 21st October and 4th November 2020. The group alleged that Governor Nyesom Wike invited Nigerian security agents to massacre the people of the area at the time #endsars protests swept across the nation.
#lekkimassacre #obigbo #Nigeria

Lekki Massacre: HURIWA Calls For Lai Mohammed’s Sack, Prosecution

THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the dismissal, arrest and prosecution of Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed for lying to Nigerians over the killing of unarmed #endsars protesters at Lekki Toll Gate.
#lekkimassacre #humanrights #laimohammed

Gunmen Open Fire On Imo Market, Kill Four

Gunmen on Tuesday night opened fire at Anara Market in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, killing four persons.
While three persons died on the spot, another person who was rushed to a hospital later gave up the ghost. Eyewitnesses told our correspondent on Wednesday morning that the hoodlums operated in a white Sienna vehicle.
#imostate #gunmen

Sheikh Gumi: Bandits Require Money, Land Compensation To Stop Killings

Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi says bandits have refused to end hostilities against the Nigerian government because they were not given land and “enough money”. Gumi said past attempts “to broker peace” with the bandits failed because they were not compensated “with lands or cattle or money big enough to help halt hostilities.”
#sheikhgumi #Nigeria #insecurityinnigeria

Meet Espen Andersen Bråthen Who Killed 5 People In Norway Bow & Arrow Attack

This is the face of the suspected terror attacker accused of killing five people in a bow and arrow rampage in Norway, as it's revealed he once threatened to kill his father with a gun and had a restraining order against him.
#norway #bowandarrowattack #espenandersen

Indian Jailed For Life For Killing His Wife Using Cobra

An Indian man, who was convicted for killing his wife by making a cobra bite her, has been punished with a rare double life sentence.
On Monday, a court found him guilty of releasing a cobra onto the bed while Uthra slept.
#indianman #arrest #cobra

Killing of terrorist behind death of 4 US troops sheds light on France's quiet, intense fight in Africa

In August, a French counterterrorism operation in northern Mali killed the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), avenging four US troops who were killed in Niger in 2017.
#terrorist #france #niger #us #greatersahara #mali

Bandits From Neighbouring States Terrorizing Anambra - Obiano Tells Buhari

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Obiano, who updated Buhari on security challenges facing the state, said bandits from neigbouring states are responsible for the killings and disruption of public peace in Anambra.
#obiano #bandits #anambrastate #insecurityinnigeria

Ohaneze Ndigbo Says The South-East Is Under Siege

Igbo’s apex sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze NdIgbo Worldwide, raised the alarm over the incessant killing of innocent citizens of the Igbo nation. Ohanaeze said the zone was currently under a heavy siege.
#ohanezendigbo #southeast #igbonation

Derek Chauvin, convicted for killing George Floyd, pleads not guilty to assaulting 14-year-old

In the current case, the former officer, Derek Chauvin, who is white, stands accused of violating the rights of a then-14-year-old black boy in 2017 by hitting him with a flashlight and holding a knee on his neck while he was prone, handcuffed and not resisting arrest.
#derekchauvin #assault #humanrightsviolation

Stench of death: villagers flee site of Ethiopia mass killings

The violence in Chenna unfolded in early September, and the village is now mostly empty, its residents driven away by the stench of death.
#ethiopia #chenna

Trial Over Killing of Activist Drives Dissent Against Palestinian Leadership

A Palestinian military court began the trial of 14 members of its security forces who are accused of beating to death a critic of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
#palestinian #mahmoudabbas

Canadian Court Describes Nigerian Police As Murderous, Corrupt

A Federal Court in Ottawa, Canada says the Nigeria Police Force’s involvement in extrajudicial killings, torture, summary executions of suspects in custody, amongst other gruesome human rights abuses, is “overwhelming”. The Court disclosed this while denying asylum to Charles Ukoniwe, a former operative of the notorious MOPOL unit.