Journalist
Borno State to implement transitional justice for 6,900 repentant insurgents
‘We have 6,900 Boko Haram fighters in custody. We won’t reintegrate them into society because they have committed crimes. There’s a process to be followed, including transitional justice’ The […]
Chibok schoolgirl, 110 women and 220 children rescued from Sambisa Forest
Chibok girl abducted 10 years ago by insurgents says she did not want to escape until now: ‘I trekked for days before getting to a military checkpoint where they took […]
Starving girls sell their bodies for food
Displaced girls say they don’t want this kind of life and they know it’s dangerous, but they have no choice: ‘We are starving and there’s no food at home. Starving […]
Alliance members pledge their continued support in the Sahel
Members will focus on three priorities: creating employment opportunities, building resilience to shocks, and promoting regional development and access to basic services. Despite complex and multiple challenges affecting peace, security […]
More than 100,000 cases of human rights violations in June
National Human Rights Commission says s the urge in reported cases of abuse – including the abandonment of 1,667 children – is unsettling and alarming but not unexpected. A total […]
Pay up or they die
If we do not pay, they tell us where to collect the corpse: Displaced persons say they face many challenges trying to get enough money to meet exorbitant ransom demands. […]
Civilian Joint Task Force members threaten to quit over unpaid stipends
Some force members have not turned up for work and others are threatening to leave, saying they have not received their stipends for four months and can no longer support […]
Insurgents abduct five more displaced persons in Borno State
Collecting wood is how we survive – internally displaced persons say they do not have a choice; if they stop going into the bushes to fetch firewood, they will die […]
Gwoza suicide bomb attacks: Death toll rises to 32
Vice-president Kashim Shettima visits survivors in hospital, offers assurances of government support to victims and families affected by the tragedy and vows to bring perpetrators to justice. The death toll […]
Heavy downpours flood homes and force children to skip classes
Lashing rain has caused flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, forcing residents to flee their homes and to take shelter in neighbouring communities on higher ground. […]
