This week, Nigerians received news of the conviction by the High Court of Adamawa State five persons on charges of culpable homicide punishable with death for the killing of a pastoralist in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa. Given the facts of the case, it would appear that the security agencies were diligent in the…
Dear Patriots, I stand before you today with much pains and tears as we mark the National Day of mourning in remembrance of all victims of violent killings across the country, Zamfara State inclusive. The resolved for a National Day of Mourning was consequent to the resolutions reached by civil society actors on 30th April,…
A JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNIQUE Preamble We, a coalition of more than 100 Nigerian civil society actors held an emergency meeting in Abuja on Monday April 30, 2018 to deliberate on the escalating violence in the Middle-Belt/Benue Valley of Nigeria and other parts of Nigeria, and its attendant humanitarian crisis. The Meeting received briefings…
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