[Soldiers and armed policemen in Lagos, Nigeria]

[Soldiers and armed policemen in Lagos, Nigeria]

Photograph

Ray Onwuemegbulem

Maker

[Soldiers and armed policemen in Lagos, Nigeria]

ca. 1998
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (19.6 × 24.6 cm)
Image: 6 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (16.4 × 23.9 cm)
Gift of the FiftyCrows Foundation, 2015
Inscriptions Typed label taped to verso, C: (4) IF WE PROTEST WE GET SHOT / The qualities of mercy is not strained - but all is / lost to this soldier. If the culprits protest, they / get whipped or even shot.
Inscribed in pencil on tape applied to verso, BR: Onwuemegbulem / 04
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