Nigerian Soldiers Brutalize Peaceful Protesters in Ogoni!

Date of Occurrence

October 27, 2017
State/Country

Rivers State, Nigeria

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5000 Ogoni people protesting against the forceful entry into Ogoni by Shell without consultations with The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP); were forcefully dispersed by Nigerian Soldiers, with some of them brutalized.

Details

Date of Occurrence

2017-10-27
State/Country

Rivers State
Perpetrator

Nigerian Soldiers
Legal Foundation

Section 40 of the 1999 constitution
Source

http://scannewsnigeria.com/news/nigerian-soldiers-forcefully-disperse-peaceful-protestors-in-ogoni/

Location

Rivers State, Nigeria

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Region

South South

Rights & Freedom Violated

Freedom of Association & Assembly

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