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  2. Black Axe (organized crime group) - Wikipedia

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    Nickname. Black Axe. The NBM of Africa, is called Neo Black Movement, that originated around 1977 at the University of Benin. It now operates as a pan-african organization, whose main activities include human trafficking, money laundering, and fraudulent online operations.

  3. Obafemi Awolowo University massacre - Wikipedia

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    The attack was carried out by members of the Neo Black Movement of Africa aka The Black Axe. A confraternity infesting Nigerian society, particularly the country's universities, and responsible for large amounts of violent crime.

  4. Confraternities in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The Neo-Black Movement of Africa (also called Black Axe) emerged from the University of Benin in Edo State. In 1983, students at the University of Calabar in Cross River State founded the Eternal Fraternal Order of the Legion Consortium (the Klan Konfraternity ), and the Supreme Vikings Confraternity (the Adventurers) were ...

  5. Organised crime in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Police in Toronto became aware of the presence of the Black Axe gang in 2013. The gang exerts influence over Canada's Nigerian expatriate community and is predominantly involved in scamming. Authorities estimate the Black Axe's membership in the country at approximately two-hundred. France

  6. Hammer and sickle - Wikipedia

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    The hammer and sickle ( Unicode: U+262D ☭ HAMMER AND SICKLE) is a communist symbol representing proletarian solidarity between agricultural and industrial workers. It was first adopted during the Russian Revolution at the end of World War I, the hammer representing workers and the sickle representing the peasants. [1]

  7. Mouse Guard - Wikipedia

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    The Axe marches on Lockhaven with the captive Lieam. While tracking the treacherous Axe army, Saxon and Kenzie found a new ally in an old hermit mouse named Celanawe, claiming to be the ancient hero of mice: The Black Axe.

  8. Tomahawk - Wikipedia

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    A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and European settlers later introduced heads of iron and steel.

  9. Taillear Dubh na Tuaighe - Wikipedia

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    Chieftain of the Taylor sept of Clan Cameron. Donald Cameron (born c. 1550), known as Black Taylor of the Axe ( Scottish Gaelic Taillear Dubh na Tuaighe) was a famed warrior of the Scottish Highlands during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots.

  10. Khopesh - Wikipedia

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    A typical khopesh is 50–60 cm (20–24 inches) in length, though smaller examples also exist. The inside curve of the weapon could be used to trap an opponent's arm, or to pull an opponent's shield out of the way. These weapons changed from bronze to iron in the New Kingdom period. [3] The earliest known depiction of a khopesh is from the ...

  11. Lochaber axe - Wikipedia

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    Replica of a Lochaber axe being demonstrated at a battle re-enactment near Inverlochy Castle. The Lochaber axe (Gaelic: tuagh-chatha) is a type of poleaxe that was used almost exclusively in Scotland. It was usually mounted on a staff about five feet long.