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Blood on Uniforms (3): In Nigeria’s South-east, no justice for people killed during COVID-19 lockdown At least 20 people were extra-judicially killed by security operatives during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria last year. 15 min read In the third part of this series, Kemi Busari investigates the extra-judicial killings in South-eastern Nigeria during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown. Read the first part of the series here, and the second part When Chibuisi Okameme, a filling station attendant, left home for work on April 5, 2020, three dreams were his likely motivation: t...

  With the help of a soldier who incidentally was at the filling station at the time, the fleeing officers, attached to Ohuru-Isimiri Police Divisional Headquarters, were tracked down and mandated to provide medication for Chibuisi but it was late already.  He died shortly after being taken to Abia State Teaching Hospital, Aba. Still on rough road to justice Chibuisi’s elder brother, Kelechi Okameme, wedded on April 4. He was barely 24 hours into his honeymoon when he received the call announcing Chibuisi’s death.  A few months earlier, both siblings had drawn an estimate and agreed to...

ON THE GO ABCON: 26 BDC operators arrested over ‘money laundering, terrorism financing’ The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says 26 members have been arrested by security operatives, over alleged unlawful foreign exchange (FX) transactions.Advertisement Aminu Gwadabe, president of... Makinde: For blocking governance loopholes, I’ve received threats over 2023 ambition Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he has received threats over the forthcoming 2023 governorship election in the state, because he has blocked loopholes in the system.Adverti...