Nigeria will lend a helping hand to South Sudan in fighting insurgency, and restoring cohesion to the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has promised.
President Buhari Pledges To Collaborate With South Sudan In Fighting Insurgency
What we’re doing to end kidnapping, politically motivated killings, insurgency, banditry – PMB
President Buhari has highlighted what his administration is doing to protect citizens from the onslaught of criminals, such as insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and politically motivated killings, which have worsened under his watch.
Nigerian Military Again Accuses NGOs Of Security Breach In Northeast
By Suleiman Adamu The Nigerian Army has again accused some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), operating in the North East of breaching security and sabotaging ongoing counter terrorism operations in the zone. Army Spokesman, […]
As Peace Returns To The Boko Haram Troubled Gwoza, UN Agency Reopens Community Marketby
A community market in Gwoza, Northern Nigeria, has been reopened after the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency, had rehabilitated it. It was opened for business on March 10.
Boko Haram Fighters Not Better Equipped Than Nigerian Troops
The Nigerian Army has debunked reports that the ragtag Boko Haram fighters are better equipped than Nigerian soldiers, dismissing them as propaganda and psychological warfare against troops.
Just In: Naval Officer Killed As Soldiers, Boko Haram Lock In Bloody Battle
The armed security forces fighting insurgents in the troubled North-East axis of Nigeria were locked in a bloody battle with the rampaging Boko Haram that lasted to the early hours of this Friday.
Nigeria: Fresh Security Scare As Boko Haram, Islamic State Target Foreigners
The United Kingdom has said that there are reports (obviously Intelligence) that the rampaging Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa (a faction of the sect) are continuing to actively plan to kidnap foreigners.
Boko Haram Terrorists Hit Chad, Massacre 18, Kidnap 10 Women
Eighteen people have been killed in a brutal attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region, a Chadian military source said Sunday.
Boko Haram insurgency affects 14m people
No fewer than 14.8 million people were affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria with at least 1.7 million of them displaced.
Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, told the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts Tuesday that most adversely affected were women and children.
Islamic State ally (Boko Haram) controls territory around Lake Chad
The Lake Chad countries – Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon – have long neglected the region, allowing ISWA to create a stronghold from which to launch attacks. Its gains contrast with setbacks for Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
It makes sense for ISWA to organize the local economy and raise taxes, said Vincent Foucher, who studies Boko Haram at the French National Centre for Science Research.
“It opens the longer game of trying to create a connection to people,” he said, adding that if ISWA succeeds it may become a greater threat than Boko Haram.
