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April 17, 2020

Nigerian Security Forces Have Killed at Least 18 While Enforcing Social Distancing Rules
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Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission says security forces have
killed at least 18 people while enforcing social distancing measures
aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. That's more than the 13
deaths so far attributed to COVID-19 across Nigeria. The commission
documented over 100 incidents of human rights violations in 24 of
Nigeria's 36 states.


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