brutality

October 16, 2017

[The Activism Blog] NGO calls for information on man brutalised by Naval Officer

Following the wide condemnation of a viral video showing the brutality meted out to an unknown Nigerian by a Naval rating for wearing a camouflage cap, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Joint Legal Action Aids (JLAA) has said it will seek justice for the yet to be identified man. In a phone chat with Punch Newspapers, on Sunday,... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

brutality, Joint Legal Action Aids, Naval rating

A mother was killed by a policeman in Onipanu, but Nigerians think Pepsi’s mockery of police brutality is okay

by Tolu Omoyeni Pepsi is the number one trending topic on Twitter today. The world, Nigerians inclusive, are reacting to a newly-released ad by the beverage company and while all our conversations seem to be wrapped around something we’ll soon all agree to be trivial, about 70 Syrians have died in a chemical attack. Back... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Black Lives Matter, brutality, Onipanu, pepsi, police, shooting, trending, twitter.

Lawyer left with fractured spinal cord after soldiers’ brutality

by Azeez Adeniyi A lawyer, Sunny Ekwe has been left with a fractured spinal cord after five soldiers attached to the 222 Battalion, Agarha-Otor, Ughelli-North Local Government Area of Delta State allegedly beat him to a coma, Punch reports. It was learnt that the incident occurred on March 11, 2017 at about 7pm. It was... Read More

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Woman demands N250m from Army over alleged soldiers’ brutality

by Azeez Adeniyi Ruth Orji, a woman allegedly brutalized by soldiers in Ikorodu area of Lagos has sued the Nigerian Army as well as perpetrators of the purported act. Orji has claimed she was attacked by soldiers attached to 174 Battalion, Ikorodu, around 8:30pm on Sunday. Images of her injured and badly bruised back has... Read More

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November 23, 2016

Police escort brutalise LASTMA official in Ajah (PHOTOS)

An official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) was on Wednesday humiliated by Police escort. According to the authority’s official account, @followlastma, the official was humiliated while performing his duty at Ajah. Photos released by LASTMA show the yet to be identified official handcuffed and laying on the floor. See photos below:

Ajah, brutality, Lastma, official, police escort

7-year-old arrested over the murder of 12-year-old boy

A 7-year old pupil, Chibuike Oramalu has been detained by the Enugu State Police Command as the principal suspect in the murder of a 12-year-old boy, Oluebube Boniface. The murder is believed to have been committed on May 29 by the juvenile suspect and according to his mother, he has been in police custody since... Read More

7-year-old, brutality, enugu, human rights, Murder, nigerian police, police, security

This video shows police officers brutalising a man and his sympathiser (WATCH)

The police, they say is your friend. But for this man in Rivers state and his sympathiser, the police was far from friendly to them. A video posted by @Instablog9ja on Instagram shows a group of policemen assaulting and brutally beating a man while trying to force him into an open vehicle. The battering officers,... Read More

assault, battery, brutality, police, Rivers, security, sympathiser, victims

Policeman allegedly kills bus driver at Igando (VIDEO)

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has declared that the Nigeria Police Force is working frantically to curb the instances of trigger happy officers killing citizens extra-judiciously. But some people may not be paying attention. According to community journalist, @AlimoshoOnline who made a video available to YNaija, a commercial bus driver was murdered by a... Read More

brutality, commercial, driver, guns, lagos, officers, police, security

November 19, 2015

Is this the end of police harassment, rights abuse and bribe taking?

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is finally tired of the negativity that trails the mention of its name. Widely notorious for being inefficient, corrupt and sometimes inhumane, the force has launched a scheme to re-brand and change this negative image to something positive. Force spokesperson, Abayomi Shogunle, who spoke on Thursday, said the NPF launched a Complaints... Read More

Bribery, brutality, force, human rights, NPF, police

September 26, 2014

Hilarious! SEE what happens when policeman encounters Ebola patient (WATCH)

by Akan Ido P. Rash Films presents a hilarious video clip showing the agony of a policeman who was pranked into believing he has contracted the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease. The short film explores a comic perspective to Ebola disease awareness and prevention. Enjoy it below:

brutality, disease, Ebola, nigeria

January 12, 2014

BUSTED: Nigerian arrested in India after illicit drugs fell off his scooter in an accident

by ‘Jola Sotubo A Nigerian resident in the Goa area of India has been arrested after he was found in possession of illicit drugs. The unidentified male Nigerian was said to have been riding a bike when he was involved in a crash and the drugs fell out. Nigerians have in recent times come under... Read More

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January 5, 2014

‘Please deport us quickly’ – Nigerian detainees in India tell officials

by ‘Jola Sotubo A number of Nigerians being detained in India have protested against officials in the country for delaying their deportation process. The Nigerians, numbering about 20, caused a ruckus at the Trichy Central Prison where they were being held. The prisoners, who were locked up for their involvement in a fake money printing... Read More

brutality, counterfeit, criminals, Deportation, fake currency, India, nigerians, printing, Prison, protest, scam

December 14, 2013

REPORT: Police officers taking bribe beat up journalist who took photo of them in Kogi

by Adeola Balogun New reports have claimed that a photojournalist was beaten up yesterday and assaulted by men of the police force in Kogi State. The journalist, Okanyi Enemali, was said to have taken a photo of a policeman in the act of collecting a bribe in Lokoja, the state capital. The incident was said to have... Read More

assault, bribe, brutality, corrupt, Kogi State, Lokoja, nigeria, Okanyi Enemali, Photo, photojournalist, picture, police, police officers

September 11, 2012

South African labour dispute spreads, as 36,000 platinum and gold miners stay home

by Isi Esene The labour dispute in South Africa doesn’t seem to be simmering down anytime soon. The strike in the Lonmin mines which resulted in the killing of several striking miners has spread to other mines with over 10,000 miners joining the strike from the west section of Gold Fields International’s KDC gold mine.... Read More

brutality, gold, jacob zuma, Labour, Lonmin, miners, minimum wage, platinum, police, shooting, south africa, strike, union

August 31, 2012

Brutality: Police officers body slam nurse, twice, in a parking lot (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Two officers of Los Angeles , Foot Hill Division, last week pulled over Michelle Jordan, a 34-year-old registered nurse for talking on her phone while driving and she got what she never bargained for. They brought her out her car, held her arms behind her back, before slamming her twice on the... Read More

assault, brutality, los angeles, Michelle Jordan, Nurse, police

August 23, 2012

SHOCKING: Police shoot Michigan man 46 times (See Video)

by Akan Ido “All of A sudden, pow! pow! pow! pow! pow!” That was the description of an eyewitness to the July 1 shooting of Milton Hall by the police in a parking lot on West Genessee Avenue, a busy commercial strip on the north side of Saginaw, Michigan. The 49-year-old Hall is seen in... Read More

assault, brutality, Gerald Cliff, Michigan, Milton Hall, police, Saginaw, shooting

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