Barcelona housing activists evicted by police from residential building
Housing activists in Barcelona seized a mostly empty building to house vulnerable families and create a community hub for housing groups. Shortly afterwards, Catalan police evicted 19 activists within hours. Protests over soaring rents and evictions have been on the rise across Spain.
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 – Police officers lobbed teargas and fired shots into the air to disperse crowds that had gathered at the scene of a collapsed building under construction in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The Nairobi City County says the 12-storey building under construction was located on 1st Avenue, 9th Street, in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area, prompting an emergency response amid reports that people may be trapped beneath the rubble.
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Development Company, Felicity Nelson, has called for an end to the practice of traditional and religious leaders intervening to seek private settlements in sexual abuse cases instead of allowing the police to investigate. Highlighting the broader problem of sexual abuse in Ghana, Ms Nelson cited UNICEF reports which, according to her, indicated that 22 per cent of adolescent girls had experienced some form of sexual abuse, while another report suggested that 51 per cent of girls in secondary schools experienced sexual abuse between 2019…
By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo No fewer than ten residents were reportedly gunned down on Friday afternoon when a large gang of heavily armed bandits invaded Binnari village in Taraba State, unleashing intense gunfire and looting food supplies from shops. Reacting to the carnage, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Edwin Ogbeghagha, placed security formations across the area on red alert and ordered the immediate deployment of joint tactical teams comprising the Nigeria Police Force, Police Mobile Force (PMF), and the Nigerian Army to comb the surrounding terrain.
By Evelyn Usman The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has challenged Commissioners of Police, CPs, across the country to strengthen their engagement with communities under their jurisdictions, insisting that effective policing depends on public relations, regular contact and mutual understanding between the police and the people. Recalling the #EndSARS protests, Disu cited instances in which some Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) came out of their stations to engage protesters, with some persuaded to leave, as an example of how direct engagement could help manage tensions.
Police said they received a distress call about the attack in the community and immediately deployed operatives to the scene.
The police will submit a request to the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Angamaly seeking permission to retrieve the information stored in the Event Data Recorder (EDR) of the vehicle using the help of the experts