Officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service and the State Security Service came to blows over which agency should take custody of ex-central bank governor Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is charged with illegal possession of firearms earlier this month.

Rising homophobia has not stopped queer activism in Africa. OkayAfrica highlights five activists from Cameroon, Uganda, Botswana, Nigeria, and Ghana.

• From LSE’s blog, Abubakar Usman notes the absence of international war in West Africa since independence.
• President Raila Odinga denounces police brutality during Kenya’s protests.
• The United States sanctions the Malian Minister of Defense and two other colonels over ties to the Wagner Group.

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Image: Central Bank of Nigeria. 25 February 2007. Photo credit: chippla.