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Insecurity: Global Rights reports 1, 603 Nigerians killed within Q1 of 2021 On By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An international rights organization, Global Rights Nigeria, Sunday, reported 1, 603 Nigerians were killed in the first quarter of 2021. The report tagged ‘Violent Incidents Report: January 2021’ which was made available to Vanguard attributed the killings to ‘mass atrocities across the country between January and March 2021. According to the report, there has been Harvest of Abductions, Insecurity of Security Officers, Ethnic/communal tensions, Unending Terrors, and others, which ...

The security outfit has been accused of various rights infringements. One of which was the shooting of a police officer, Fatai Yekini, in Sabo area of Oyo town by an Amotekun corps member identified as Ibrahim Ogundele on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Another incident happened in Ibarapa Local Government of the state, where a septuagenarian, Alhaji Usman Okebi and his two sons were killed. Alhaji Usman was killed when the members of the corps allegedly stormed their settlement and started shooting sporadically. Earlier, on December 19, 2020, Amotekun operatives were accused of killing two peop...

Share Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, in this interview with newsmen, speaks on the activities of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, insecurity and the resurgence of COVID-19 in the state and the measures his government is taking to address them.   Despite the commitment of your government to the security of the state, there have been some security challenges, with the Police in the state seeming not to be self-motivated. Following the #EndSARS saga, the Police in the state appear to be reluctant to return to work fully. What is going on?  The #EndSARS protests l...

But why is there no outcry or outrage over the killings? 11 human lives terminated in three weeks? I think Nigerians are inclined to selective outrage – based on ethnicity, religion or whoever is controlling the narrative.

Punch Newspapers Sections JOHN CHARLES Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Friday shot and killed a member of livestock guards in Makurdi, Benue State capital. Livestock guards in conjunction with agro rangers are responsible for the implementation of the state anti-open grazing law. The incident, according to a source, happened around 6pm at Mballah Council Ward in Makurdi. Narrating how the attack was carried out, the Commander of livestock guards, Linus Zaki, said the suspects laid in ambush for the guards who were on patrol. Zaki said, “The armed men came in through some areas where they knew ...