[responsivevoice] Motorists passing through Uromi, in Esan Northeast local government area of Edo State to the eastern and northern parts of the country, on Wednesday had their journeys halted for several hours as hundreds of irate women stormed the major roads in protest against the excesses of suspected Fulani herdsmen whom they complained kidnap people,…
Women, Children, Most Abused in Nigeria
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has said that it gets higher cases of abuse of women and children in Nigeria. Chidi Odinkalu, chairman of the governing council of the NHRC, disclosed this today at a one-day conference on reporting of women issues in Abuja. Stating cases of serious abuse of women and children, Odinkalu…
300 Girls, Women Rescued From Sambisa
Nigerian troops have rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa forest. It is not clear how many of the Chibok girls are involved.
