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.
Reintegration of ‘repented’ insurgents still a thorny issue
Many people in northeast Nigeria hold deep-seated emotions, doubts and resentment about so-called “repented” insurgents being reintegrated into their communities and question whether they have been truly rehabilitated and if […]
ISWAP releases humanitarian aid workers and civilians after months of captivity
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremist group has released 10 abductees, including seven humanitarian workers from international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a pastor from Plateau State, and two civilians, […]
JIHADIST LEADER SHEKAU REPORTED SERIOUSLY INJURED
According to multiple sources Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the jihadist group Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah Wa’l-Jihād (JAS, OR Boko Haram), was seriously wounded and possibly killed in a suicide […]
Military kills 18 ISWAP members in fourth attack on Dikwa since March
Eighteen members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) were killed during an attack in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday, May 16A source, […]
Buhari approves new centre for arms control
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons to combat security problems in the country. The presidency […]
Thousands return to devastated Damasak
Almost 90% of the thousands of residents of Damasak, who fled the town after repeated attacks by insurgents – suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād […]
At least 13 killed in communal clashes
Violent clashes among communities in Gombe and Adamawa states in the past week have claimed at least 13 lives. The actual number of those killed could not be confirmed. The […]
One dead, many injured in raid on Azir village
One resident was killed and many others injured or wounded on Wednesday when insurgents, suspected of being members of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), raided Azir, a village […]
Civilian Joint Task Force member killed in vicious raid on Goniri
Suspected Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS) insurgents raided the town of Goniri in Yobe State on Saturday night killing a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and […]
Extremist attack leaves town burnt and smouldering
Scores of extremists of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) – arriving in trucks and on motorcycles – invaded the northwestern town of Dikwa in Borno State on Monday, […]
