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Life – and sometimes death – living under the ISWAP caliphate
Executions, hands cut off at the wrist, stonings and beatings – these are just some of the punishments a citizen is given if he does not follow the rules when […]
Starving Almajirai children roam the streets desperately searching for food – especially during Ramadan
Ramadan is a tough time for Almajirai schoolchildren – they beg on the streets for a morsel to eat but no one seems to even acknowledge they exist. So, they […]
Insurgents burn down healthcare clinic in Damboa, leaving nothing but destruction
Brief – Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents burnt down a primary healthcare clinic, two classrooms and shot and wounded a man in Damboa in Borno State at […]
Handmade bomb kills five Civilian Joint Task Force members on Damboa-Biu road
Brief – Five Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members on patrol along the Damboa-Biu road were killed when their vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) on Saturday, April […]
Music is a greater tool for peace than the gun, the violence and the fear
Music in the Kanuri culture has always been a no-no – but a 19-year-old is hoping to change all that, saying it is a great tool for peace and development. […]
Hard times ahead for poor IDPs who have no money to prepare for the holy fasting month of Ramadan
Ramadan – the holiest month of the Muslim calendar and which begins this evening (April 2) – is going to be very tough for many internally displaced persons who are […]
Two abducted police officers’ wives escape insurgents after more than a year in captivity
Two police officers’ wives, who were abducted by insurgents in an attack on Dikwa, Borno State, have escaped after being held for more than a year. Anna, who did not […]
Horror train bombing : No group has claimed responsibility yet
No one has claimed responsibility yet for the explosion on the Abuja-Kaduna passenger train, which killed at least eight people and wounded 29 others. An unknown number of stranded passengers […]
Troops kill two insurgents after attack in Mafa, Borno State
Brief – Two insurgents, thought to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), were killed by troops after they stole animals and motorbikes during an attack on […]
‘Drunk or drugged’ soldier kills three innocent civilians and seriously wounds 13 more
Three innocent civilians were killed and at least 13 seriously wounded when a soldier, described by witnesses as being drunk or drugged, opened fire on a group of people in […]
