Black Axe (confraternity)

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The Black Axe is a Nigerian transnational crime organisation and confraternity. Originally formed from and inspired by the Neo Black Movement of Africa (NBM), it was established at the University of Benin (Benin City, Edo State) as part of the Pan-African movement in 1977. The BBC has labelled Black Axe a "mafia-style gang" who are known to engage in activities such as cybercrime, election fraud, human trafficking, drug trafficking, intimidation, and violence. On 10 July 1999, forty Black Axe members were involved in the Obafemi Awolowo University massacre, in Ifẹ, Osun State, in which five students were killed and eleven were injured. In 2024, the Neo Black Movement of Africa publicly distanced itself from the Black Axe.

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