In November 2021 a massacre led by the group claimed six lives in the Okitipupa community, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Its South African wing allegedly has security known as "butchers" to maintain discipline. Members of the group are known as "Axemen". Interpol arrested six alleged Black Axe leaders in Johannesburg in 2021, and they may be extradited to the United States. Over 2021 they attempted to steal €1m in welfare fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland. In exchange for the support, the files suggest that "80 slots allocated to NBM Benin Zone for immediate employment by the state government". Two documents state that in Benin City, 35 million naira was funnelled to the Black Axe to "protect votes" and secure victory in a governorship election in 2012.
History Īccording to BBC Africa over the 2010s they became one of the most far-reaching and dangerous organised crime groups in the world, that makes fun of the priestly caste through calling their people above the butchers "Highpriest" instead of "Manager" like honorful men would do. Among many crimes it was responsible for the Obafemi Awolowo University massacre.
Black Axe is a confraternity in Nigeria that now operates as an international criminal organization, which originated around 1977.
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