Peace & Security
Widowed by Insecurity, Women Struggle to Remarry in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Barriers hinder women from remarrying. Data on Nigeria report more than 10,000 women widowed since Boko Haram conflict in 2009. During the insurgency, hundreds of young men from Borno state were arrested, abducted, or forced to join the insurgents.
Soldiers die in attack on military camp in Borno State
A captain and a corporal have died in a third attack by insurgents in two weeks on military formations in Borno State – residents say ‘scores of terrorists’ were also […]
‘Looming security crisis’ as Niger exits military coalition
‘The urgency for a cohesive and collaborative response has never been more pressing … failure to fill the void left by Niger’s exit could plunge the region into deeper insecurity’. […]
Residents live in fear, waiting for the next attack
Two Attacks in Less Than a Month Leave Kaleri Residents in Fear: Insurgents Kill a 12-Year-Old Boy and a Security Operative Kaleri, a community adjacent to the University of Maiduguri, […]
Two soldiers die, three others injured in IED blast in Borno State
Senator urges federal government to wake up from its slumber, address the root causes of the insurgency and deploy technological warfare ‘including drones to end this madness’. Two soldiers have […]
Young man severely wounded in IED blast
Apprentice is still in hospital after mistakenly detonating an improvised explosive device he found while collecting firewood in a forest in the Gujba district of Yobe State. A young man’s […]
Four die, four wounded in IED blast in Borno State
Four instantly killed and four others wounded in a massive improvised explosive device blast on the Kimba-Biu road in Borno State. Four people have died and four others were wounded […]
Insurgents abduct 100 fishermen in Doron Baga
Abducted fishermen are recently repatriated refugees from Chad who were resettled in Doron Baga – security operatives say the men ventured beyond restricted safe areas. Suspected Islamic State West Africa […]
Seven ‘notorious terrorists’ surrender to troops
Fighters confess to participating in ‘multiple terrorist activities’ across northern Borno and tell Multinational Joint Task Force troops that the conflict has ‘exhausted’ them. Borno and tell Multinational Joint Task […]
Troops kill seven insurgents in attack on Yobe
Security operatives say escalating attacks are concerning and they have urged residents to be more vigilant, particularly during Ramadan when worshippers go out for midnight prayers. At least seven insurgents […]
Abducted professor and 29 others still being held captive
There has been no word of a Nigerian Army University Biu professor and 29 others who were abducted by insurgents more than a week ago in an attack on the […]
