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.
New gun mandate in Zamfara State might cause a lot more harm than good and could even lead to civil war
After countless attacks by bandits and other armed criminals who are killing and maiming residents in Zamfara State, the government has given residents a mandate allowing them to buy and […]
Army ‘mole’ kills himself rather than face the wrath of a military court martial
A soldier, who turned out to be a mole, giving vital intelligence information to insurgents – believed to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and joining […]
March 2022: A month of hell in Nigeria as 1,497 citizens killed and 702 abducted
In just March alone, there were 428 security incidents in Nigeria resulting in 702 abductions and 1,497 fatalities. A comparison with March 2021 shows a 144% increase – 175 to […]
Investigation as children killed and wounded by Nigerian air strikes over territory held by Niger
Seven children playing in a yard were killed and five others were wounded in airstrikes by the Nigerian military on the village of Nachadé in the Maradi region of Niger […]
Government should empower its citizens first before accepting repentant insurgents back into communities, say residents
Unemployed youth and those living in poverty, who were starving because of the steep hike in food prices – mostly as a result of the insurgency – should be the […]
He is dead and remains dead
“Abu Musab is dead. As simple as that. He is dead and remains dead.” These were the words of General Lucky Irabor, the chief of defence staff, when he confirmed […]
‘Exceptional crisis’ in Sahel a growing concern for the UN Human Rights Council
Poor governance of natural resources, patterns of poverty and inequality, insufficient access to basic services, high unemployment rates among young people and discrimination against minorities, women and girls – these […]
5,890 surrendered insurgents: 13 more give themselves up to vigilante group
Thirteen members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly referred to as Boko Haram, surrendered themselves to a vigilante group in Damboa on the evening of Friday, […]
50 extremists and 16 soldiers die in brutal attack on Nigerien military post
About 50 members of the extremist groups, the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly known as Boko Haram, and the Islamic State West Africa Province, were killed by […]
Hundreds of extremists quit Boko Haram and surrender to the military
The death of Abubakar Shekau – the former long-time pugnacious leader of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly referred to Boko Haram – a lack of weapons, […]
