Peace & Security
UN Demands Justice for 63 Killed in Nigeria’s Northeast
“Civilians should never be a target”. The United Nations strongly condemned the recent attack in Darul Jamal, a village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. 63 people, including Nigerian soldiers, was murdered during the assault.
At least eight dead and many more wounded in series of attacks on Mallam Fatori at the weekend
At least eight people were killed in a series of attacks at the weekend by insurgents, thought to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), on the […]
Vehicles, mostly SUVs, and house burnt in attack on NGO compound in Monguno
At least 16 vehicles and one house were set alight by insurgents, believed to be members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), in a non-governmental organisation (NGO) compound […]
Troops able to foil insurgents’ evil mission
Troops from Operation Hadin Kai – thanks to combat intelligence from underground sources – successfully repelled an attack by “scores” of insurgents on the Mafa Local Government Area late on […]
Despite intensified counterinsurgency operations, insurgents kill three soldiers and severely wound six others in one of several weekend attacks
Three soldiers were killed and six severely wounded on Saturday, September 24, by suspected members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād (JAS), better known as Boko Haram, in an […]
Scores of insurgents ‘neutralised’ in series of attacks in northeastern Nigeria and Niger
Seven members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) / Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were “neutralised” by troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Sunday, September 11, in […]
More than 200 insurgents killed in highly coordinated attack by the army, air force and ground troops
More than 200 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), including five of its commanders, were reportedly killed in a highly coordinated attack by the Nigerian army, air […]
Exclusive : Interview with the Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad region
ABOUT THE MNJTF The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was established in 1994 by Nigeria to checkmate trans-border armed banditry around the general area of the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) […]
EXCLUSIVE : INTERVIEW WITH A FORMER JAS BOMBMAKER
This is an interview with a claimed former JAS bombmaker who recounts his personal experience, but RNI is unable to independently verify the various statements and assertions made. In the […]
Hundreds of inmates on the run after insurgents besiege prison to release their detained comrades
More than 400 inmates of the Kuje Maximum prison in Abuja are on the run after a daring attack by armed men, suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl […]
Starving repentant insurgents return to their old ways because they have no food to eat
The huge number of “repentant” insurgents who have surrendered to the Nigerian Army has overwhelmed both the Borno State and Federal governments and has highlighted how underprepared they are to […]
