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Insurgency : Mass burials became necessary because grave yards had no more space
At the height of the insurgency in northeast Nigeria, from 2012 to 2014, so many people were killed that the cemeteries reached their capacity and grave diggers were forced to […]
Abubakar Shekau : How a quiet, timid and lonely schoolboy became the most feared man and the leader of Boko Haram’s killers and rapists
May 19 marked the first anniversary of the death of Abubakar Shekau, the most feared former leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), better known as Boko Haram. […]
Kautikari residents ordered to flee from frequent deadly attacks and they have vowed to return only when troops are stationed in the village
Terrified residents in Kautikari village in Chibok have had enough of the persistent and deadly attacks by insurgents and are fleeing their homes for safety, vowing that they will not […]
Animal trading on the road to recovery
Brief – Animal trading in Borno State is finally on the comeback trail, thanks to the reopening of the border road linking Nigeria to Cameroon and Chad. Since the Gamboru […]
Eight killed, houses and properties torched in attack on Kautikari in Chibok
Brief – Eight people were killed and a church, houses and properties were torched in an attack by insurgents in Kautikari, a village in the Chibok Local Government Area, on […]
Gender-based violence: Vulnerable young girls are most at risk
It’s not only women who are the victims of gender-based violence (GBV) – it’s also young girls, who are even more vulnerable if they’re poor and have to rely on […]
Gunmen disguised as soldiers rob shop and, while escaping, kill one youth and wound another
Unknown gunmen, dressed in military uniforms and carrying AK-47 assault rifles, arrived in a tricycle, got out and immediately attacked a point-of- sale (PoS) shop, taking all the money available […]
Widows struggle to put food on the table
The 13-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has dramatically changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of women, whose husbands were killed or maimed in relentless violent attacks, which had forced […]
Insurgents release 13 girls abducted in two separate attacks in the Chibok region
Nine of 16 girls and women, who were abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), in an attack on Pemi Village on Thursday, January 20, were allowed to […]
After a year Maiduguri residents are still powerless
It is just over a year ago since the lights went out in Maiduguri – and the residents are still in the dark. In mid-January 2021 members of the Jamā’at […]
