08.03.2006 - Source: US Department of State

Police officer shot dead student riding in a taxi ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005") [#46036],  [ID 15673]

"... on January 12, police in Uromi, Edo State, stopped a taxi to demand a $0.30 (40 naira) bribe. When the driver gave $0.15 (20 naira) and started to leave the scene, a police officer fired at the vehicle, striking and killing a student riding in the taxi. Youths in the town rioted in response, burning a police station, two police cars, and the divisional police officer's residence. There was no information on disciplinary action taken against the police officer."

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08.03.2006 - Source: US Department of State

Interethnic fighting continued over boundary and land disputes ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005") [#46036],  [ID 17444]

"Communal violence between members of the Ogori and Ekpedo ethnic groups in Kogi and Edo states continued over boundary and land disputes. Kogi and Edo state governors declared the disputed land a "buffer zone," and the matter was referred to the National Boundary Commission in 2003. No further action was taken during the year."

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