Peace & Security
More than 10,000 Nigerians have died in military custody
Amnesty International has documented numerous violations by government forces, including intentional attacks on civilians, indiscriminate killings, extrajudicial executions, torture and rape. More than 10,000 people have died in military custody […]
Fulani man shot and wounded by insurgents in attack on Malari village in the Konduga district of Borno State
Soldiers, civilian joint task force members and hunters help to repel attack on Fulani community – but call on government to provide more patrol cars and weapons. A man was […]
Damboa attack: 18 murdered and many more missing, presumed dead
Security operatives find 18 corpses of charcoal burners but many are missing and they say the chances of finding them alive are slim. Gunmen – believed to be Jamā’at Ahl […]
Urgent need for media, humanitarian and security sectors to work together as insecurity increases in Nigeria
Conference highlights the need for media, humanitarian and security sector to collaborate in conflict-resolution attempts. The media, humanitarian organisations and security personnel need to work together to address Nigeria’s growing […]
At least 75 innocent people killed by insurgents in October and the start of November
Escalating number of insurgent attacks are a serious threat to ordinary people in Yobe and Borno states. At least 75 innocent people in Borno and Yobe states have been killed […]
At least 13 farmers and 10 firewood collectors killed in separate attacks by insurgents in Borno State
Farmers and firewood collectors say they live in constant fear and are too frightened to go to their lands or the forest because of the many attacks by insurgents. At […]
Insurgents threaten to murder or abduct farmers if they tend to their harvests
Farmers fear for their lives and stay away from their lands because of threats by insurgents – scavengers are also stealing their harvests and herders are allowing their animals to […]
Woman civilian joint task force member found dead in Hausari River in Damboa district
A thorough investigation is ongoing to find the perpetrators who beat and stabbed a woman CJTF member and left her body, which was badly bruised with multiple stab wounds, in […]
Former insurgents fighting side by side with the military: A step in the right direction?
Counterinsurgency expert thinks that having former fighters working with the military – giving them motorbikes and AK-47 rifles – might be ‘too soon’. Gado was 22 years old when he […]
Unknown gunmen drown farmer in the Hausari River on the outskirts of Damboa town
Residents of Damboa town in Borno State say they are shocked because they have never heard of insurgents drowning their victims. Unknown gunmen, thought to be members of Jamā’at Ahl […]
Two traders killed and a top civilian joint task force member wounded in separate attacks in Damboa district
Attacks in Azir and Damboa towns in Borno State prompt operatives to beef up security measures. Two traders have been shot and killed and a civilian joint task force (CJTF) […]
