Adejumo Kabir

Kabir works at HumAngle as the Editor of Southern Operations. He is interested in community development reporting, human rights, social justice, and press freedom. He was a finalist in the student category of the African Fact-checking Award in 2018, a 2019 recipient of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence, and a 2020 recipient of the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award. He was also nominated in the journalism category of The Future Awards Africa in 2020. He has been selected for various fellowships, including the 2020 Civic Media Lab Criminal Justice Reporting Fellowship and 2022 International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) 'In The Name of Religion' Fellowship.

Human Rights

Adejumo KabirFebruary 18, 2022
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Nigeria Violates International Legal Standard With Use Of Firearms On Unarmed Citizens

Isiaka Jimoh, 20, had his life cut short at the Under G area of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria, on…
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Armed Violence

Adejumo KabirFebruary 17, 2022
1,088

‘Residence Levies’ Dot Lives Of Nigerians Living In Terrorist Controlled Northwest Areas

As Nigerian troops intensify offensives against terrorists in the country’s Northwest region, residents are still paying armed groups to live. …
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News

Adejumo KabirFebruary 14, 2022
1,255

Growing Scandals Of Nigeria’s ‘Super Cop’ Show Accountability Gaps In Security Sector

Abba Kyari, once regarded as Nigeria’s ‘super cop’, has been arrested. The previously celebrated police officer was arrested on account…
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Human Rights

Adejumo KabirFebruary 14, 2022
861

Victims Yet To Get Justice Two Years After Massacre In Cameroon

Two years after some soldiers attacked a seperatist base in Ngarbuh village in Cameroon, killing 21 civilians including 13 children…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 14, 2022
1,532

Nigeria’s Use Of Airstrikes For Security Operations Puts Civilians At Risk

The Nigerian government is rapidly increasing investment and use of military aircraft to support the growing militarisation of internal security…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 12, 2022
1,108

‘Inefficient’ Judicial System; Mob Violence Persists In Nigeria

“Ole, ole!” (thief, thief!) “Stone him!” “Kill him!” The above are sometimes all that need to be screamed in Nigeria…
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Analyses

Adejumo KabirFebruary 10, 2022
1,672

Nigerian Children Used As ‘House Helps’ Face Life Of Abuse

From his narration, John Akinkunmi (not real name) was trafficked from Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria to work as a house…
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Development

Adejumo KabirFebruary 9, 2022
1,452

Despite Child’s Rights Act, Violence Against Children Remains Rampant In Northern Nigeria

Giving legal consent to both the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child and the African Charter on the…
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Human Rights

Adejumo KabirFebruary 8, 2022
858

Human Rights Sinking Further With Suspect Parades In Nigeria

The public parade of suspects by Nigeria’s security operatives can be traced back to the military days when the repressive…
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Features

Adejumo KabirFebruary 5, 2022
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Initiative Gives Nigerian Ex-inmates Boost To Restart Their Lives

Hezekiah Olujobi, born on Aug. 8, 1963, suffered unlawful detention at Agodi prison in Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria between…
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