The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it accidentally killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza after misidentifying them as a threat. The hostages were shirtless and waving a white flag when they were shot, according to an IDF official. The killing adds more grief to the Israeli people who took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest o we the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza. In his first remarks after Israeli Defence Forces …
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More than 600 Israelis are now feared dead and thousands more have been injured following an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants. Israeli media said at least 600 people were killed and 2,000 wounded in Saturday’s attack. Hamas fighters have also taken an unknown number of civilians and soldiers captive into Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released footage of a missile strike it claims took place on a compound belonging to Hamas’ head of military …
A policeman and two civilians were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday, June 13, along Naka-Makurdi road in Benue state. The victims were returning from a burial ceremony when they were ambushed by the kidnappers who whisked them away. The abductors have contacted relatives of the victims and demanded the sum of N1.7 million. Chairman of Gwer West Local Government Area, Andrew Ayande who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, June 14 said; “This incident happened yesterday (Tuesday), you know …
A soldier with the Nigerian army’s operation Hadin Kai in Borno state killed three civilians on Wednesday, March 23. According to The Cable, the soldier said to have been under the influence of “psychotropic substances” without any provocation, opened fire on the residents of Mafa town in Mafa Local Government Area of the state. “The lifeless bodies of three persons were laying down flat at Mafa presently while many people sustained gunshot wounds,” a witness said. About …
The Nigerian Army’s “Operation Positive Identification” has suffered a setback as a federal high court sitting has ruled that the Nigerian Army lacks the power to implement such programme. Justice Rilwan Aikawa presided over the Fundamental Rights Enforcement suit lawsuit filed by Femi Falana (SAN), against the planned exercise by the Army. The human rights activist who asked the court to dismiss the idea behind the exercise, insisted that it is illegal and unconstitutional for the court to uphold an act that would require …
The United States Government has condemned the killings of civilians in northern Nigeria. In a statement published on the Department of States website on Tuesday, June 16, the U.S. urged the Buhari-led administration to intensify efforts in protecting Nigerians as well as bringing those responsible for the killings to book. The statement signed by Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, reads: “We condemn the recent senseless and brazen killings of civilians in northern Nigeria. “In recent …