KILLING FIELDS: 1,525 Nigerians killed in six weeks of 2021
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…South-East most peaceful zone, North-West deadliest
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor
AS flames of violence and other forms of lives guzzling insecurity flicker in many parts of the country, Nigeria has literally become a killing field.
In the first six weeks of 2021, lives of no fewer than 1, 525 persons have been wasted across the country Vanguard’s investigation, and data obtained from the Nigeria Security Tracker, NST, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa programme, have shown.
The Nigeria Security Tracker tracks violence that is both causal and symptomatic of Nigeria’s political instability and citizen alienation. The data are based on weekly surveys of Nigerian and international media.
By Laleye Dipo
In what observers described as a daring raid, bandits in broad daylight killed 10 persons and abducted 24 others in an attack carried out yesterday on communities in Niger State.
This is coming as the state government has confirmed the killing by bandits of the village head of Kusherki in Rafi Local Government Area, Alhaji Masud Abubakar and the abduction of his wife.
Five of the 10 victims were said to be men of the local vigilante while the others were young boys who were said to be supporting the vigilante people.
The raid according to eyewitnesses started at about 12.30pm and continued untill around 2.00pm.
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Adebayo Ayinde, Minna
Barely 48 hours after an attack on the Raffi-Kotangora Road, bandits on Tuesday embarked on a daring broad daylight raid on some communities in Niger State and killed 10 persons and abducted 24 others.
This was just as the state government confirmed the killing of the village head of Kusherki in the Rafi Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Masud Abubakar, by the bandits, who also abducted his wife.
Five of those killed were said to be members of the local vigilante group, while the others were young boys said to be supporting the vigilantes.
The raid, according to eyewitnesses, began around 12.30pm and lasted till around 2pm.
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