Patrick Nagbanton from the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD).
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Al Jazeera and Ireland’s Evening Echo are reporting 14 dead in Nigeria’s south.
7 police officers are reported killed in two separate attacks by armed groups in Port Harcourt.
According to the Echo:
A community leader and human rights activist, Patrick Naagbanton, said three police died in the early-morning attack.
A spokesman for an armed gang in the region led by notorious gunman Ateke Tom claimed credit for the attack and said others had been launched in other regions of Nigeria’s vast southern wetlands. No details were available.
Yesterday, Joseph talked to Patrick Nagbanton from the Center for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) about his feelings on the elections this weekend.
(Sorry the sound’s muddy. As you’d imagine it’s a bit manic today and they had to do the interview on the run, by the side of the road. At least you get to hear the real Port Harcourt, i.e.: deafening traffic.)
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