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Nigeria: 'I was tortured and lost my hand' - one student's struggle to get an education in Nigeria

BBC News · · 1180 words · By Todah Opeyemi
Disability Rights in Nigeria Systemic Accessibility Barriers Human Interest Storytelling
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Loaded Language 70% confidence
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Appeal to Pity 80% confidence
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“At the age of 13, Ovey Friday was accused of witchcraft by his stepmother and taken to a traditional shrine in the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, where he was tortured.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Ovey Friday was 13, accused of witchcraft by his stepmother, and tortured at a shrine in Nasarawa state.
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web search NEUTRAL — A 13-year-old boy, Ovey Friday, whose hands were allegedly burnt by an herbalist on the prompting of his stepmother in Nasarawa State, has narrated how he ended up in hospital.
https://www.tori.ng/news/134764/stepmother-herbalist-burn-te…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the age of 13, Ovey Friday was accused of witchcraft by his stepmother and taken to a traditional shrine in the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, where he was tortured.
https://www.aol.com/articles/tortured-lost-hand-one-students…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the age of 13, Ovey Friday was accused of witchcraft by his stepmother and taken to a traditional shrine in the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, where he was tortured.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d4nnpw8w2o
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“Friday woke up to find his left hand amputated, while the fingers on his right hand were either amputated or permanently scarred.”
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Two separate search results from the same reporting event (BBC) explicitly describe the amputation of his left hand and the scarring/amputation of fingers on his right hand.
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web search NEUTRAL — One of his hands has fingers missing. The other arm shows a scar where his hand was amputated Todah Opeyemi / BBC.Friday woke up to find his left hand amputated, while the fingers on his right hand we…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d4nnpw8w2o
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web search NEUTRAL — One of his hands has fingers missing. The other arm shows a scar where his hand was amputated Image source, Todah Opeyemi / BBC.Friday woke up to find his left hand amputated, while the fingers on his…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d4nnpw8w2o
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web search NEUTRAL — Garfield had all fingers on his right hand amputated and most of his left hand’s fingers removed. His surgeon, Dr. David Kulber of Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said the amputations are …
https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-survivor-who-…
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“Nigeria's university entrance examination, run by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb).”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is the official entrance examination board for tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dibu Ojerinde is a Nigerian professor of Tests and Measurement, educational administrator and a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibu_Ojerinde
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Admissions_and_Matricula…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriculation
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“Friday is now studying English and literary studies at a university in Nasarawa, a state which borders the capital, Abuja.”
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Multiple search results confirm Ovey Friday is studying English and literary studies at a university in Nasarawa.
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web search NEUTRAL — Friday is now studying English and literary studies at a university in Nasarawa, a state which borders the capital, Abuja. He is the first in his family to enrol at university.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d4nnpw8w2o
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web search NEUTRAL — Ovey Friday stands in front of book shelves in a library in Nigeria. He is wearing black and white T-shirt and a large watch. One of his hands has fingers missing.Friday is now studying English and li…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d4nnpw8w2o
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web search NEUTRAL — Spokesperson of the Nasarawa state Ministry of Youths, Eche Amos, who shared the news on his Facebook page this morning, said the suspects have been arrested by the Police and will soon be charged to …
https://www.gistmania.com/talk/topic,406685.0.html
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“Nasarawa, a state which borders the capital, Abuja.”
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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia-based search result and geographic data, confirm that Nasarawa state borders the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja).
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web search NEUTRAL — Asokoro, the doyen of the districts, houses all of the state's lodges/guesthouses. The ECOWAS[55] secretariat is a focal point of interest. Asokoro is to the east of the Garki District and south of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasarawa borders Abuja (FCT) to the northwest, Kaduna to the north, Plateau to the northeast, Taraba to the east, Benue to the south, and Kogi to the west. That proximity to Abuja is significant.
https://xplorer.ng/featured/biggest-states-in-nigeria-by-lan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasarawa state borders the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja). It lies in the Savannah belt of Nigeria. Nasarawa state is one of the highest groundnut producing states in Nigeria. The climate of this s…
https://veggieconcept.ng/groundnut-producing-states-in-niger…
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“He is the first in his family to enrol at university.”
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The claim appears in the BBC reporting, but the other search results for this claim are generic articles about first-generation students or grammar, providing no independent corroboration of Ovey Friday's specific family history.
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web search NEUTRAL — When Harry arrived at Vanderbilt University in 2008, he became the first person in his family to attend college. His parents were immigrants from Nicaragua, and he had attended a so-called “academical…
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/what-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Subscribe for more Asmongold Clips!On this Asmongold Clips Youtube Channel you'll never quit finding all the funny Asmongold Moments with Mcconnell and the b...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHj4Z7qjnaQ
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web search NEUTRAL — The dictionary says that one enrolls in a university, but today I heard a person saying "The student enrolled at the school." Is it right? Can I use both the prepositions "in" and "at"?
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/181782/whats-the…
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“Scarlett Eduoku, a radio presenter in the northern state of Kano... lost her left eye when she was 18 months old.”
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Multiple sources confirm Scarlett Eduoku is a radio presenter in Kano who lost her left eye at 18 months old.
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web search NEUTRAL — Scarlett Eduoku, a radio presenter in the northern state of Kano, has faced similar obstacles and says most identity verification apps fail to scan her face. She lost her left eye when she was 18 mont…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d4nnpw8w2o
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web search NEUTRAL — Scarlett Eduoku, a radio presenter in the northern state of Kano, has faced similar obstacles and says most identity verification apps fail to scan her face. She lost her left eye when she was 18 mont…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d4nnpw8w2o
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web search NEUTRAL — Scarlett Eduoku from Akwa-Ibom speaks to TEMITOPE ADETUNJI on how she lost an eye to a medical error at one year and six months as a child and how the condition has shaped her into the woman she is to…
https://punchng.com/medical-error-at-18-months-altered-my-li…
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“More than 35 million Nigerians, roughly 15% of the population, are estimated to live with some form of disability, according to the executive secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Ayuba Burki-Gufwan.”
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Multiple independent sources quote Ayuba Gufwan (NCPWD) stating that over 35 million Nigerians (approx 15%) live with disabilities.
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web search NEUTRAL — With over 15% of the population living with disabilities, the NCPWD boss warned that continued exclusion would not only undermine human rights but also rob the nation of valuable talent and perspectiv…
https://qualitativemagazine.com/ncpwd-boss-urges-collective-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gufwan also reiterated the enormous human capacity embedded in the population of over 35 million Nigerians with Disabilities making impacts in their various spheres.
https://ait.live/ayuba-gufwan-pledges-total-support-to-niger…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Ayuba Gufwan, has said at least 35 million Nigerians are living.
https://www.naijanews.com/2025/01/16/nigeria-has-35-million-…
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“Landmark legislation was passed by parliament in 2019, prohibiting discrimination against disabled people and guaranteeing them access to public services.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the passing of landmark legislation in 2019 regarding disability discrimination.
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“The legislation led to the establishment of the NCPWD to advocate for their rights”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that the 2019 legislation led to the establishment of the NCPWD.
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“Jamb has dropped examination fees for people with disabilities and has created dedicated centres for students with different needs.”
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“A university in Nasarawa, the Federal University of Lafia, has also waived up to 75% of all fees for students living with disabilities.”
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“Nigeria has to import every wheelchair, hearing aid and mobility device.”
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