Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, Reuters agency reported, citing police and a security source source on Wednesday. This is the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election later this month. Insecurity is a big issue for voters in this …
Read More »Nigeria: several killed during raid on new cattle market
Gunmen have shot dead at least eight people and 51 cows at a new cattle market in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Abia, local media reported. Regional police spokesperson Geoffrey Ogbonna told the BBC that a number of people had also been wounded while shops and the market’s fence had …
Read More »Nigeria: armed gangs kill 17 soldiers in the north-west
Army officials in Nigeria say 17 members of the security forces and two civilians have been killed in series of attacks by criminal gangs in the north-west of the country. According to the authorities, the gunmen raided five towns and set fire to a number of military camps in the …
Read More »Uganda: assailants kill 20th person in one month in Masaka
Crimes continue to increase in the Ugandan city of Masaka where assailants killed 20th person in one month. It is about a 47-years-old man, murdered by machete wielding criminals Thursday night in Masaka Sub-region. The deceased who has been identified by authorities as Madi Mulindwa was killed at his new …
Read More »DRC: parliament extends state of emergency over insecurity
The parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has voted to extend the state of emergency in Ituri and North Kivu, the two eastern provinces that have been rocked by insecurity. Out of 335 MPs, 334 voted in favour while one abstained. The state of emergency imposed by President Félix …
Read More »‘Nigerian forces shoot three’ as freed girls return home
Chaotic scenes were observed on Wednesday in north-western Nigeria as parents were reunited with their kidnapped daughters in the town of Jangebe. According to eyewitnesses, at least three people were shot by the security forces. The shooting reportedly happened after parents, frustrated by the length of the handover ceremony, started …
Read More »Women affirm to be raped by security forces during curfew hours in DRC
Residents in Lubumbashi, the economic capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo are denouncing an increase in chronic insecurity supposedly brought on by the curfew decreed on December 18 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Several women allege they have been sexually assaulted in their homes during robberies between 9p.m …
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