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27 May 2008
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27 May 2008
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According to Amnesty International: "Officers sometimes continue to kill at will after being transferred to new posts. The police officers who reportedly killed Michael Akpan …
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Right To Life
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Owerri Municipal, Nigeria
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Police
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19 October 2015
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19 October 2015
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According to Amnesty International: "On 19 October 2015, approximately 50 women gathered around midday in Umuahia, at Abia state government house (the official residence of …
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Beating,
Excessive Use Of Force
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At entrance to Abia State Government House, Umuahia North, Nigeria
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Police
State Security Service (Internal Security)
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12 February 2012
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12 February 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On the evening of 12 February 2012, between 7pm and 8pm, according to eyewitness accounts, the JTF mounted a road block …
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Extrajudicial Execution,
Summary Execution
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Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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15 February 2012
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15 February 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On 15 February, around 100 soldiers from the Multinational JTF Headquarters in Baga arrived in Duguri on boats. The soldiers entered …
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Extrajudicial Execution
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Kukawa, Borno, Nigeria
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Multinational Joint Task Force
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09 March 2012
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09 March 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On 9 March 2012, Ali Muhammad Sadiq (31), Ahmed Yunusa (24), Auwalu Mohammed (30) and two other people were shot to …
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Extrajudicial Execution,
Summary Execution
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NNPC filling station, Ungongo, Kano, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Kano State
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01 April 2012
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30 November 2014
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According to Amnesty International: "Usman Modu, a 26-year-old scrap metal dealer from Maiduguri, spent almost two and a half years in Giwa barracks. He was …
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Right To Liberty
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Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Military
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01 April 2012
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30 November 2014
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According to Amnesty International: "Usman Modu, a 26-year-old scrap metal dealer from Maiduguri, spent almost two and a half years in Giwa barracks. He was …
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Arbitrary Arrest
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Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
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Military
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25 April 2012
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25 April 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On 25 April 2012, following a killing by a suspected member of Boko Haram in Kawar Maila, residents interviewed by Amnesty …
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House Burning,
Right To Adequate Housing
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Kawar Maila, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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01 May 2012
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02 June 2015
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According to Amnesty International: "On 1 May 2012, around midnight, Nigerian soldiers arrested 37-year-old Dungus Ladan (not his real name), at his home in Maiduguri. …
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Enforced Disappearance
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Giwa Barracks, Jere, Borno, Nigeria
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Military
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01 May 2012
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31 May 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "A resident of Mai Sandari told Amnesty International that in May 2012 he and some nine other residents of the area …
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Extrajudicial Execution,
Summary Execution
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Mai Sandari, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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01 May 2012
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01 May 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On 1 May 2012 another person was killed by suspected members of Boko Haram, followed by an explosion nearby. The JTF …
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House Burning,
Right To Adequate Housing
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Kawar Maila, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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22 May 2012
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22 May 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "One person was reportedly burned to death and 13 shops and five houses burned down by members of the JTF after …
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House Burning,
Right To Adequate Housing
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Lawan Bukar junction, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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08 June 2012
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01 November 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "L.A., a tailor, was arrested by the JTF at his house in Bayan quarters, Maiduguri, on 8 June 2012. A family …
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Enforced Disappearance
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Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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12 June 2012
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12 June 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On 12 June 2012, residents of the Limani Tamsuwa area of Budum, Maiduguri, interviewed by Amnesty International said they heard gunshots …
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House Burning,
Right To Adequate Housing
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Limani Tamsuwa area of Budum, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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03 July 2012
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03 July 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On 3 July 2012, soldiers raided several bars and television viewing centres in Nsukka, Enugu state, and arrested about 30 men …
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Beating
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A bar, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
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Military
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14 July 2012
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14 July 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "On the 14 July 2012 a girl in her late twenties was shot by a suspected member of Boko Haram in …
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House Burning,
Right To Adequate Housing
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Zannari, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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07 October 2012
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09 October 2012
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According to Amnesty International: "Another victim of torture who told Amnesty International of his experiences at the hands of soldiers of the JTF during his …
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Torture
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JTF headquarters in Potiskum, Potiskum, Yobe, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force
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09 October 2012
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01 April 2013
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According to Amnesty International: "Another victim of torture who told Amnesty International of his experiences at the hands of soldiers of the JTF during his …
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Torture
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Sector Alpha military facility, (known locally as “Guantanamo”), Ngelzarma, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force
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01 January 2013
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31 July 2013
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According to Amnesty International: "Saleh Bukar (not his real name), told Amnesty International that after he had been detained for three months in Sector Alpha …
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Right To Liberty
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Sector Alpha (“Guantanamo”), Ngelzarma, Nigeria
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Military
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01 January 2013
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31 July 2013
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According to Amnesty International: "Saleh Bukar (not his real name), told Amnesty International that after he had been detained for three months in Sector Alpha …
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Unlawful Detention
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Presidential Lodge, Ngelzarma, Nigeria
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Military
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30 May 2016
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30 May 2016
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According to Amnesty International: "In Asaba (Delta State), on the other side of the river Niger, the army, police and navy were also patrolling the …
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Extrajudicial Executions And Other Unlawful Killings
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Abraka road/Nnebisi junction, Oshimili South, Nigeria
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Police
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19 January 2013
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14 March 2014
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According to Amnesty International: "On 19 January 2013, the JTF Operation Restore Order I arrested Alhaji Bukar Yaganami, a 50-year-old police contractor in Maiduguri, in …
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Unlawful Arrest,
Unlawful Detention
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Giwa Barracks, Jere, Borno, Nigeria
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Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order I
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01 March 2013
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31 March 2013
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According to Amnesty International: "Sadiq Ummar (not his real name), a 35-year-old trader, described to Amnesty International a mass arrest in Konduga, Borno State, in …
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Arbitrary Arrest
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Market Square, Konduga, Borno, Nigeria
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Military
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22 June 2016
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24 November 2016
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According to Amnesty International: "On 22 June 2016, at around 2am, DSS officers arrested Chidiebere Onwudiwe, a mechanical engineer and Nigeria’s National Coordinator of IPOB, …
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Unlawful Detention
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Port-Harcourt, Nigeria
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State Security Service (Internal Security)
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22 January 2015
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15 February 2016
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According to Amnesty International: "a 33-year-old petrol station attendant was arrested on 22 January 2015 by SARS officers in Onitsha, Anambra state, after his employer …
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Torture
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Onitsha North, Anambra, Nigeria
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Special Anti Robbery Squad
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