US EditionAmnesty International says at least 30 dead in separatist attack in southeastern Nigeria
- At least 30 people were killed in a separatist attack on travelers in southeastern Nigeria, according to Amnesty International.
- Police confirmed the attack but not the death toll, suspecting the Eastern Security Network, the paramilitary wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra group.
- The Nigerian government said it is in talks with Finnish authorities regarding Simon Ekpa, a prominent leader of the separatist group who is in custody in Finland.
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Amnesty International says at least 30 dead in separatist attack in southeastern Nigeria
At least 30 people were killed when gunmen attacked travelers on a major highway in the southeastern part of Nigeria, according to rights group Amnesty International.
Deadly Attack in Nigeria’s Imo State Leaves 30 Dead Amid Rising Separatist Tensions - teleSUR English
At least 30 people were killed when gunmen ambushed travelers along the Okigwe-Owerri road in southeastern Nigeria, setting fire to more than 20 vehicles in what Amnesty International described as a “vicious attack”. Amnesty International strongly condemns the vicious attack on travelers yesterday 8 May 2025, along Okigwe-Owerri Road in Imo State, killing at least 30 people and burning over 20 commuter vehicles and trucks.— Amnesty Internationa…
Gunmen kill 30 travellers in Nigeria's unstable southeast, Amnesty says
LAGOS - Gunmen shot dead at least 30 travellers in an attack in Nigeria's southeastern Imo state, Amnesty International said on Friday, raising fresh concerns about violence in a region rife with insecurity. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Peter Obi calls Imo attack ’embarrassing barbarism’, asks FG to end trend of violent killings
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, has asked the federal government to prosecute the perpetrators of the mayhem in Imo state. Gunmen had on Thursday killed at least 15 people, barricaded the Okwelle axis of Okigwe road in Imo, and set several vehicles ablaze, attacking motorists and commuters. The state police command subsequently blamed suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) for the attack. Reacting in…
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