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By Seun Adams One Jude Obinna Odirih, an indigene of Akwu-ukwu in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, has recounted the alleged persecution, torture, and attacks suffered by him and his family following a street march held on 23 November 2018. According to reports, Mr. Odirih stated that he was abducted on 25 November 2018 at approximately 7:45 p.m. by security operatives and taken to the former SARS detention facility in Awkuzu, Anambra State. He alleged that while in detention he was subjected to severe torture and brutal assaults, resulting in loss of consciousness. He further claimed that he was later dumped in a shallow grave where, upon regaining consciousness, he discovered other lifeless bodies nearby. According to his account, local villagers eventually re...

Kaduna State was one of the peaceful State in Nigeria until 2015 when one of major incident and bloodshed that claims so many lives and properties which AIMAYO FAMILY was one of the family that lost lives of their loved ones and members of their family. The Family of AIMAYO were all living in Kaduna making earns living, running their daily activities and business till 2015. The “YEAR OF VIOLENCE/BLOODSHED” The violence and bloodshed that claims the life of aimayo timothy 34 years, AIMAYO OTAFO 24 years and AIMAYO BRIGHT 23 years. It started on a bloody note in January and ended with an orgy of violence in Zaria, where soldiers in the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, clashed with members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known and called as SHI’IT...

She explains that she is from Illeh in Ekpoma, Edo State, and married a man from Ujoelen, also in Ekpoma. In both communities, FGM is a deeply rooted cultural tradition. Women are typically mutilated as young girls or at the time of marriage. Those who are not mutilated are considered outcasts and not regarded as “whole women.” Her mother, who likely had a traumatic experience with FGM, hid her and her sister from their community to protect them from undergoing the practice. When she met her husband, he did not tell her that his community strictly enforced FGM. After their customary marriage in August 2012, she traveled to his hometown to meet his family. Initially, she was welcomed warmly, but when the community learned she had not been mutilated, their attitude changed. Elders insist...