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Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast
Islamist Militants Kill Six Security Operatives in Nigeria’s Northeast. The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) urge the government to provide us with the necessary support. Farmers abandonned their farms, threatening food security in the communities.
Residents beg for help after losing everything in fire that destroyed 25 shelters in the Fariya Buza IDP camp
Brief – At least 25 tents were razed to the ground on Wednesday, July 13, in Fariya Buza camp, a shelter for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of […]
Insurgents attack WFP 40-truck convoy delivering food to internally displaced persons in Mobbar
Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters attacked and looted four trucks among a convoy of 40 trucks carrying food meant for internally displaced persons (IDPs), including those in […]
Insurgents wound one and steal food, money, phones and jewellery in Limanti attack
Brief – One person was wounded when insurgents raided Limanti in the Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State at about 2am on Wednesday, July 13. Modu Malah, a resident, […]
Surrendered insurgent tells it like it really is in Sambisa Forest
“If we left Boko Haram when Abubakar Shekau was still alive, our lives would be over. We would be killed because he thought we knew all his secrets and being […]
Teenage girl abducted and man killed in attack on Chibok village
Brief – A man was killed and a teenage girl abducted by insurgents – thought to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) – in Gatamarwa village […]
Brothers’ necks slit by suspected ISWAP insurgents during the Eid-Kabir festivities in Monguno
The Eid el-Kabir celebration – also called Eid el Ad-ha, meaning the Festival of Sacrifice – was a sad and frightening experience for many people living in Monguno town, as […]
Despite the town being under the control of insurgents, government appoints committee to resettle displaced people in Gudumbali
Despite Gudumbali being occupied and under the control of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents for the past three years, Borno State governor Babagana Umara Zulum has set up […]
Workshop provides some food for thought
Food supply in Nigeria is unable to meet the needs of the entire population. Agricultural yields are some of the lowest in the world. Postharvest losses are high, with more […]
Child among the dead in four-day killing spree by insurgents in Borno State
A child, two Civilian Joint Task Force members and eight villagers were killed in three separate attacks by insurgents in the Borno State local government areas of Monguno, Kaga and […]
Living with the enemy
When Shu’aibu Ahmadu was minding his own business working on his farm one day towards the end of 2012, he had no idea that the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād […]