It was a sombre Thursday afternoon in Alesi, a community in Ikom Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State, in South South Nigeria. Inside the village head’s palace, men and women gathered in silence, their faces drawn with grief. Some stared blankly ahead; others fought back tears. “We have lost another son. Our hearts […]
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Isoko Eta, 42, sat quietly in front of his burnt house. He had just swept the surroundings of his late wife’s grave and was thinking about how to raise their newborn twins. HumAngle learnt that Eta’s wife, Joy, died of shock from Nigerian soldiers’ gunshots while trying to give birth on June 26. The soldiers […]
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Soldiers of the Nigerian Army on Sunday, June 26, killed a yet-to-be ascertained number of civilians in the Nko community of Yakurr Local Government Area (LGA), Cross River State, South-south Nigeria. HumAngle reported that the soldiers were on a peacekeeping mission in response to a communal crisis between Nko and Onyadama, both in the Cross […]
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Esther Offem, 30, has been in a state of despair since the death of her 70-year-old father, Okoi Offem. Offem was killed by soldiers who invaded the Nko community in the Yakurr area of Cross River, South-south Nigeria, on Sunday, June 26. HumAngle earlier reported that the soldiers were on a peacekeeping mission in response […]
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