The incident in October 2020 could be “equated with a massacre,” a government panel said, refuting the army’s claim that soldiers only fired blanks.
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In Nigeria, ‘Feminist’ Was a Common Insult. Then Came the Feminist Coalition.
Protests against police brutality brought the nation’s attention to the Feminist Coalition. Now its members want to change life for Nigerian women.
Police Took Their Son Away. Then the Merchants of Hope Showed Up.
The police seize and kill young men in Nigeria. Then pastors, lawyers and so-called human rights advocates squeeze money out of their families, promising to help find them.
Nigeria Goes on Offensive Against Youth Protesting Police Brutality
Young people staged the biggest anti-government uprising in a generation, triggered by relentless police brutality. Rattled, politicians are promising reforms, but using repressive tactics, large and small.