Tag: CONFLICT

11 killed, 52 houses destroyed, as conflict breaks out in Nasarawa

Aminu Imam
Nasarawa conflict breaks out

At least 11 persons were killed while more than 50 houses burnt in a communal crisis in Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities of Nasarawa local government area, on Friday. Spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command, SP Ramhan Nansel confirmed this in a statement issued yesterday, in Lafia, the state capital. He said suspected hoodlums had carried out a reprisal attack over the alleged killing of two of their kinsmen. “In the course of the attack, 11 people were killed, while about 52 houses were burnt in the two communities”,…

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The Month of October and Women in Peace and Conflict Situations

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abubakar Ahmed Introduction As the call for more commitment and strong political will by governments in order to actualize the lofty potentials of women keeps resonating and reverberating across the globe, the need to encourage their activity in politics and governance, decision-making processes and in leadership positions have become an important endeavor more than ever before. However, for this lofty ideal to be achieved there is the need to break the cycle of violence and oppression against women which stands in the way of their effective utilization as human…

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