Herdsmen Seized and Renamed 102 Plateau Communities“Security agents see them, know they are occupying our homes” one villager exclaimed. Another shared, “Women, children who ran to schools were trailed, killed”. Long before the current widespread insecurity across Nigeria, Plateau State had been a theatre of killings-no thanks to conflicts between the natives and nomadic herdsmen. The bloodbath, which has continued till date on an alarming scale, has left thousands killed and displaced since 2001. Apart from killings, which seem to have become the new normal, the natives are claiming that 102 communities have been annexed by herders…… READ MORE
Gunmen Kill Eight at Nigeria Village Market Suspected criminal gang members in central Nigeria’s Plateau state attacked a village during market day killing at least eight people, residents said Monday. Sunday’s attack was the latest violence in the region that has for years suffered from tit-for-tat clashes between Muslim herders and Christian farmers. “Pinau (village) was attacked by bandits yesterday (Sunday),” said Wase district representative Ado Abubakar. Heavily armed gang members in central and northwest Nigeria, known locally as bandits, terrorize communities by killing, kidnapping, raping, and looting….…READ MORE
As Inflation Bites, Nigeria Small Businesses Struggle to SurviveHigher prices for food, fuel, and other raw materials are squeezing small business owners in Nigeria and their customers. Every morning, Esther George rises before dawn to prepare a cooler of rice and a large pot of beans, as well as yams and an assortment of other staple foods to reheat and sell to customers from a roadside table in Lagos. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the mother of three would clear a monthly profit ranging from roughly 10,000 ($24.40) to 15,000 Naira ($36.60), she said. But this year, she’s fallen deeper and deeper into the red, racking up monthly deficits between 30,000 ($73) and 40,000 Naira ($97.40)….… READ MORE
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Summit for Democracy THUR DEC 9TH – The US government hosted a virtual Summit for Democracy for leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector. Insecurity in Nigeria continues and hope is fading as attacks, kidnappings, impunity, and the removal of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) is worrisome. ICON hosted a side-event, “Protecting and Promoting Human Rights in Nigeria”, featuring Special Guests: -Ann Buwalda Executive Director, Jubilee Campaign -Stephen Enada Executive President, ICON Dr. Gloria Puldu-Samdi President, LEAH Foundation Barrister Yakubu Bawa Chairman (Jos), Nigerian Bar Association |
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