As Nigerians continue to strategise to provide security for themselves at all levels, which has led to the establishment of regional outfits christened Amotekun and Ebubeagu in South West and South East regions respectively, an international rights organisation, Global Rights Nigeria, Wednesday, asserted that guns and might alone will not tackle the rising insecurity challenge
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Regional Security: Guns, might alone will not tackle insecurity Global Rights
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By Gabriel Ewepu
AS Nigerians continue to strategise to provide security for themselves at all levels, which has led to establishment of regional outfits christened Amotekun and Ebubeagu in South West and South East regions respectively, an international rights organisation, Global Rights Nigeria, Wednesday, asserted that guns and might alone will not tackle the rising insecurity challenge.
Speaking with Vanguard, the Country Director, Global Rights Nigeria, Abiodun Baiyewu, said if government fails to tackle and reduce unemployment and poverty the approach of force would be counterproductive.
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By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
The Nigerian Civil Society Community has been thrown into mourning over the death of Spokesman of the Pan-Yoruba Group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin.
CSOs while expressing shock over Odumakin’s death while speaking with Sunday Vanguard vowed to continue his beliefs and struggle for a better Nigeria on various issues he spent time speaking about including true federalism, restructuring and justice.
It’s shocking, we’re sad
The Convener, Concerned Nigerians, CN, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, said, “It is very shocking,
Egbon Yinka Odumakin, is somebody I call and spoke often with on all the issues in the country.
Insecurity: Violence kills 4, 556 Nigerians in 2020 Global Rights
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As projections for peace, security in Nigeria remain bleak
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja
An international rights organization, Global Rights Nigeria, Monday, reported that 4, 556 Nigerians were killed in 2020 as the insecurity situation remains worrisome across the country.
The report called ‘Mass Atrocities Report 2020’ was made public by the Country Director, Global Rights Nigeria, Abiodun Baiyewu, at a media briefing, while delivering a speech on the report.
Baiyewu said tracking of mass atrocities across Nigeria for 2020 was based on casualties of violent attacks, clashes, terrorism, kidnappings, and extrajudicial killings.
According to her the state with the highest number of fatalities remained Borno State in the North East region of the country, closely followed by Kaduna State, in the North West region, while the state with the lowest number of fatalities was Gombe State in the North East region w