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KILLING FIELDS: 1,525 Nigerians killed in six weeks of 2021 On …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. ....
Timeline: How 1,525 Nigerians were killed in six weeks On Kindly Share This Story: In the first six weeks of 2021, no fewer than 1, 525 persons have died 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 1,525-death figure, which is conservative, covers only reported cases arising from the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, herdsmen crisis, kidnapping, communal and cult clashes, armed robbery, and brutality of security agents among others. Bellow are how Nigerians were killed in the zones: South-East – 85 How 1,525 lives were wasted in six weeks ....
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. ....
24 killed as bandits, cultists go on rampage On Ward head, 80-yr old woman, others also killed in Kaduna Soldier, 5 civilians dead, others injured during clash in Maiduguri Late Gana’s loyalists attack Benue community, kill 3, raze houses Military arrests two, recovers weaponslBakassi cult war claims 4 lives In Niger, Catholic priest killed, younger brother, 17 others kidnapped By Wole Mosadomi, Peter Duru, Ndahi Marama, Emma Una, Luminous Jannamike & Ibrahim HassanWuyo No fewer than 24 persons were killed in different parts of the country weekend, as insecurity in Nigeria rages. The killings resulted from banditry attacks in Kaduna and Benue, cultism in Bakassi, Cross Rivers State, and clash over prostitutes in Borno State. ....
Lawan congratulates new Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Gashua On By Henry Umoru, Abuja President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has hailed Professor Maimuna Waziri on her appointment as the third Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State. In a statement he personally signed yesterday in Abuja, Lawan said, “I congratulate Professor Maimuna Waziri on her appointment as the third Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State. ALSO READ: “I also congratulate the Governing Council of the University for arriving at the appointment without rancour under the guidance of due process and best university tradition. “With the appointment of Professor Waziri, the Governing Council has sustained the steady sail of Federal University, Gushau towards becoming a true citadel of learning and research. ....