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Kebbi School Abductions Spark Outrage as Government Faces Accusations of Silence
For the families of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, the nightmare began long before...
Kidnappers Demand N20m Ransom Each for 6 Nigerian Law School Students Abducted in Benue
Six Nigerian Law School students travelling from Onitsha, Anambra State, to the Yola campus in Adamawa State have been abducted by suspected gunmen...
Kenya: Autopsy Disputes Police Account, Shows Blogger Albert Ojwang Was Strangled in Custody Following Arrest Over Tweet About Police Chief
Protests have broken out in Kenya following the death of blogger and social media influencer Albert Ojwang while in police custody. An official...
Concerned Nigerians Condemn DSS’ Abduction, Brutalisation of NANS President; Demands Immediate Dismissal, Prosecution of Officers
A civil society organisation, the Concerned Nigerians Group, has condemned the Department of State Services (DSS) following the reported abduction and brutalisation of...
Gunmen Abduct 35 Passengers in Separate Attacks Along Akwa Ibom-Cross River Waterways and in Benue
At least 15 passengers were abducted by gunmen on Thursday along the Adoka-Naka Road in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State....
Dele Files Suit at Lagos Court Challenging His Abduction Over Alleged Defamation of Afe Babalola
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has filed a suit at the Lagos State High Court contesting his abduction and detention by...
Following Alarm Over Illegal Arrest Plot, Unknown Men Abduct Dele Farotimi
Dele Farotimi, a prominent Lagos-based lawyer, has been arrested by unknown characters, his assistant Feyisayo Olatunde told West Africa Weekly on Tuesday. According...
Ugandan Opposition Leader Besigye Abducted in Kenya, Detained in Ugandan Military Jail- Wife Says
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has reportedly been kidnapped in Kenya and taken to a Ugandan military jail. His wife, Winnie Byanyima, revealed...
Kenyan Activist Boniface Mwangi Abducted Amid Calls for Anti-Government Protest
Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan Activist, has been abducted by six men in plain clothes suspected to be from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation,...
Despite Retraction of Senate Invasion Report, DSS Orders Abduction of OrderPaper Staff Edna Ulaeto
Edna Ulaeto, a staff member of OrderPaper, has been abducted by the Department of State Services, DSS. OrderPaper, an independent parliamentary monitoring organisation...
Boniface Mwangi Leads Protest Demanding Justice for Abducted and Killed Gen-Z Protesters in Kenya
Activist Boniface Mwangi leading the Finance Bill 2024 protest in Nairobi CBD on June 18 | PHOTO/Boniface Mwangi Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan photojournalist...
Tanzanian Police Arrest Opposition Leaders, 12 Others in Protest Crackdown
Tanzanian police have arrested two top leaders of the Chadema party, the main opposition group in the country. 12 other members were also...