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SPECIAL REPORT: Despite clear stand of law and court judgments, Nigerian police still meddling in civil disputes The Nigerian police still routinely interfere in civil cases despite rebukes by the courts and clear provisions of the law. Francis Ajinzo runs a fish nursery at Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos. Early 2019, two months after he sold 2,000 fingerlings, the buyer returned to complain that all the fish had died and to demand either a refund of her money or replacement of the fish. “I told her there was no way I could pay for her recklessness,” Mr Ajinzo recalled. He had taught the woman how t...

Journalists caught in the crosshairs, dissent brutally quashed, and big wins for African creatives and media stalwarts Ugandan opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, lays flowers for those killed while protesting his arrest, at the headquarters of his opposition party, Kampala, Uganda, 21 November 2020, STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images November in Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion about this piece is availabl...