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Nigerian Army. On the night of 20 October 2020, at about 6:50 p.m., members of the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed End SARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos State, Nigeria. [2] Amnesty International stated that at least 12 protesters were killed during the shooting. [3] A day after the incident, on 21 October, the governor of ...
2021 End SARS memorial protest. The 2021 EndSARS memorial protest was a protest carried out by Nigerians and End SARS activist to mark the one year anniversary of the Lekki toll gate shooting which took place on 20 October, 2020. [1] [2] [3]
A development which backed up the claim by eyewitnesses that the army took some corpses after the shooting. Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate while they were peacefully seated, singing the National anthem and proudly waving their flags. Koshebe massacre: 2020-11-28 Jere, Maiduguri, Borno State 76
Death (s) 51 civilians, [1] 11 policemen, [1] 7 soldiers [1] #End SARS was a decentralised social movement and series of mass protests against police brutality in Nigeria. The movement's slogan called for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious unit of the Nigerian Police known for its long record of abuse against ...
April 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM. ABUJA (Reuters) - Six soldiers of the Nigerian army were ambushed and killed by gunmen while on patrol in the northern Niger state on Friday, the army said, the latest ...
Since 2017, some 400 civilians have been killed by airstrikes the Nigerian military said were targeting armed groups, according to a […] The post At least 85 confirmed killed by Nigerian army ...
On 23 March 2020, Islamists carried out massacres of soldiers in Chad and Nigeria. Attack on Bohama camp. Starting at 5am, Boko Haram gunmen attacked Bohama military camp on an island in Lake Chad. The attack took place from four sides, attacking with about 400 soldiers. The jihadists overran the camp after seven hours of fighting.
The Nigerian Army ( NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Tracing its history to British colonial forces in West Africa, it is the largest component of the armed forces. The President of Nigeria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff, who is the highest ranking military ...