Police Embarks On A Chilling Crack Down Of At Least 150 Peaceful Pro-Biafran Protesters

Date of Occurrence

November 24, 2017
State/Country

Anambra State, Nigeria

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Description

The Nigerian security forces, led by the military, embarked on a chilling campaign of extrajudicial executions and violence, attached to the operation python dance campaign; resulting in the death of at least 150 peaceful pro-Biafra protesters in the south-east of the country.

Details

Date of Occurrence

2017-11-24
State/Country

Anambra State
Perpetrator

The Nigerian Army
Legal Foundation

Section 33, 34 and 35 of the 1999 Constitution.
Source

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/11/peaceful-pro-biafra-activists-killed-in-chilling-crackdown/