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Allegations of police brutality in Nigeria's Rivers State
Focus on Africa speaks to Ken Henshaw from the local NGO "We the People" about allegations of police brutality in Nigeria's Rivers State.
We hear from Ken Henshaw from the NGO "We the People", regarding allegations of human rights abuses by police officers and soldiers in Rivers State in Nigeria. He says tension has been high in Oyigbo local government area, with a severe crackdown from the authorities after protesters set fire to police stations, killing several officers.
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(Photo: Police officers at a 2019 protest in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; Credit: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Tue 3 Nov 202017:06GMT
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