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Three protesters killed in Nigeria's Adamawa state -sources

Published 06/06/2019, 23:21
Updated 06/06/2019, 23:30
Three protesters killed in Nigeria's Adamawa state -sources

By Percy Dabang
YOLA, Nigeria, June 6 (Reuters) - Three protesters were
killed and four others injured when soldiers opened fire on
demonstrators in a farming community in Nigeria's Adamawa state,
three sources told Reuters.
The protesters in the northeastern state were demonstrating
against kidnappings for ransom that have plagued the area as
well as what residents said was harassment by soldiers and
police.
"There is serious demonstration going on now due to rampant
kidnapping and excessive use of force on us by soldiers and
police," local resident Musa Mallum told Reuters.
A local leader of the road transport workers union (NURTW)
in the area told Reuters by phone that the bodies of those
killed were being prepared for burial.
DSP Suleiman Y. Nguroje, a police spokesman in the state,
confirmed that an incident had taken place, but said he was
unaware of any deaths or injuries. Spokesmen for the Nigerian
Army did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In addition to rising kidnappings and violence across
Nigeria, Adamawa state is a focal point of violence between
farmers and herders. In the past several years, there have also
been allegations from locals and campaign groups of human rights
abuses by the military. The military has previously denied all
wrongdoing.

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