23 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian police said on Tuesday that they have launched a search-and-rescue operation for at least 28 travelers kidnapped by gunmen in the central Nigeria's Plateau State on Sunday night.
... to Nigerian news media ... There has been no comment from the government of Sierra Leone or the Sierra Leone Police, as the country becomes one of the most prolific hubs for global cocaine trafficking.
Nigerian authorities arrested protesters on Monday as they scattered a demonstration in the capital in support of a separatist leader, firing tear gas to disperse people before they could gather in large crowds ... .
“It sent a very loud signal to the Nigerian police force on how to deal with citizens, but the way they operate will not allow them to take corrective action, only if they are independent and the entire police force is restructured.