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Gana (outlaw), the Glossary

Terwase Akwaza (c. 1970s – 8 September 2020) also known as Gana (sometimes spelt Ghana) was a most wanted criminal and head of a militia in Benue State, Nigeria, whose activities peaked between 2015 and 2020.^[1]

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2020 murders in Nigeria
Extrajudicial killings
Nigerian gangsters

Assassination

Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important.

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Benue State

Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in the 2006 census.

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Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa.

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Cattle raiding

Cattle raiding is the act of stealing live cattle, often several or many at once.

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Channels TV

Channels Television is a Nigerian independent 24-hour news and media television channel based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Fulani herdsmen

Fulani herdsmen or Fulani pastoralists are nomadic or semi-nomadic Fulani people whose primary occupation is raising livestock.

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Gang

A gang is a group or society of associates, friends, or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior, with such behavior often constituting a form of organized crime.

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Gboko

Gboko is a Local Government Area in Benue state, North-central Nigeria.

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Gunshot wound

A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) from a gun (typically firearm or air gun).

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Katsina-Ala

Katsina-Ala is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, Nigeria.

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Kidnapping

In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will.

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List of governors of Benue State

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Logo

A logo (abbreviation of logotype) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition.

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Massacre

A massacre is an event of killing people who are not engaged in hostilities or are defenseless.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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Nasarawa State

Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Benue and Kogi, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory.

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National Human Rights Commission (Nigeria)

The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria (“the NHRC”), affiliated with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, was established by the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act of 1995 to promote and protect all human rights in Nigeria.

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Niger

Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a country in West Africa.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Nigeria Police Force

The Nigeria Police Force is the principal law enforcement and the lead security agency in Nigeria.

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Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is a paramilitary institution in Nigeria that was first introduced in May 2003 by the Nigerian Government.

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Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

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Nigerian Courts of Appeal

The Federal Court of Appeal of Nigeria is the intermediate Appellate Court of the Nigerian federal court system.

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Outlaw

An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

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Robbery

Robbery (from Old French rober ("to steal, ransack, etc."), from Proto-West Germanic *rauba ("booty")) is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear.

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema.

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Samuel Ortom

Samuel Ioraer Ortom (born 23 April 1961) is a Nigerian politician, businessman, administrator and philanthropist. Gana (outlaw) and Samuel Ortom are people from Benue State.

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State Security Service (Nigeria)

The State Security Service (SSS), self-styled as the Department of State Services (DSS), is a security agency in Nigeria and one of three successor organisations to the National Security Organization (NSO).

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Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.

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Taraba State

Taraba State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the Southern part of the state.

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Terrorism

Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims.

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Theft

Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.

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Tiv people

Tiv (or Tiiv) are a Tivoid ethnic group.

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Toyota Hilux

The, stylised as HiLux and historically as Hi-Lux, is a series of pickup trucks produced and marketed by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota.

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Ukum

Ukum is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.

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Zaki Biam massacre

The Zaki-Biam massacre (also known as The Zaki-Biam Invasion or Operation No Living Thing) was a mass execution of hundreds of unarmed Tiv civilians by the Nigerian Army between 20 and 24 October 2001.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gana_(outlaw)

Also known as Terwase Akwaza.

Gana (outlaw), the Glossary

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2020 murders in Nigeria

Nigerian gangsters

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