Godwin Ibrahim News Today

The Kenya President, William Ruto has disbanded the Special Service Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) which was alleged to have been behind several cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of both citizens and foreign nationals. SaharaReporters earlier reported that some Nigerian nationals living in Kenya had disappeared without any trace in the East African country while some were extrajudicially killed by operatives of DCI in the country.

One of the justifications Kenyan police officers give for assaulting Nigerians in their country is that Nigeria Police treat Nigerians worse, Nigerians in Kenya have told SaharaReporters. SaharaReporters learnt some Kenyan police officers go as far as making reference to the harsh treatment of protesters during the #EndSARS protests of October 2020, when some protesters were killed across the country and several others were injured. Many protesters were also arrested and detained, with some stil...