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Incident on 18 January 2016 [+] Print this page

Location: Aba South, Abia [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Violation types: Arbitrary arrests and detention [+]

Perpetrator classifications: Military [+] Police [+]

Location

This incident took place in Aba South, Abia, Nigeria [+]

Description

According to Amnesty International: "On 18 January in Aba, for example, the military and police arrested at least 83 people at different locations, possibly to prevent or disrupt an IPOB gathering planned that day at Aba National High School." [+]

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
24 November 2016 Amnesty International Nigeria: 'Bullets Were Flying Everywhere' - Deadly Repression of Pro-Biafra Activists 27 September 2018