Abuja, Nigeria – At least 67 people, many of them children, were killed in stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria last week. Families are struggling during the country’s worst survival crisis in a generation. At least 35 children were killed in southwestern Oyo state on Wednesday. And on Saturday, 22 people died in … Read more
Abuja, Nigeria – At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, police said on Saturday. Both accidents came days after another similar stampede in Africa’s most populous country, amid a growing trend by … Read more
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, says it is investigating about 800 suspects arrested for alleged internet fraud during massive raids in Lagos last week. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says this is the largest number of arrests ever made in a single raid. EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren … Read more