Amnesty International (AI) on Monday accused the Nigerian Army of opening fire on protesters, killing nine women. The Nigerian Army denied the accusation and blamed the deaths on a “local militia.”
According to AI and eyewitnesses who spoke to the Associated Press (AP), the women were protesting against the army’s poor handling of tribal battles in the northeastern state of Adamawa.
The Daily Trust of Nigeria said the issue was mounting tensions between two communities called the Bachama and Chobo, two ethnic groups indigenous to the Lamurde Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State. The LGA is essentially a county, one of 21 such…
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