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 […]
Unknown gunman severely wounds soldier in Dikwa internally displaced persons’ camp
Tension in the air as shooting at Modu Kasa camp causes suspicion and wariness between IDPs, soldiers and civilian joint task force members. The Nigerian Armed Forces and members of […]
Improvised explosive devices planted by insurgents turn important trading route into a road of terror
The busiest commercial route linking Nigeria’s northeast to Cameroon, Chad and the Niger Republic has become a highway to hell. Insurgents have turned the 138km Maiduguri-Dikwa-Mafa-Gamboru Ngala road into a […]
25,000 missing people in Nigeria: What is the government doing to find them?
Families of missing relatives are angry that instead of releasing innocent people, the government is focusing on the rehabilitation and reintegration of former combatants. Angry, sad and disappointed relatives of […]
Soldier and three passengers killed and an unknown number of people missing in ambush in Gwoza
Farmers terrified of going to harvest their produce because of almost daily deadly attacks by insurgents. One soldier and three civilian passengers were killed when insurgents ambushed a convoy of […]
Four fishermen killed in violent clash between two insurgent factions over ‘ownership’ of Lake Chad area
Fishermen caught up in ISWAP and JAS fight lose more than 100 canoes as well as nets and traps – and they are terrified now of leaving the safety of […]
Insurgents kill six more farmers and abduct two others in Gwoza district of Borno State
Emir of Gwoza says people gathered at his palace not to protest but rather to show their sympathy for him and the relatives of murdered and abducted farmers. Six farmers […]
Security operatives rescue five residents abducted by insurgents in Gajiganna town in Borno State
Security personnel conduct more patrols and clearance operations in forest areas in a bid to stop the high number of abductions in Gajiganna town. Five of seven farmers and residents, […]
Ten farmers found beheaded on outskirts of Molai town and many more are missing
Security operatives are still searching for more corpses and the many missing farmers after gruesome attack outside Molai town Ten farmers in Molai town, about 10km from Maiduguri, the capital […]
Hundreds of innocent men – detained under false pretenses during the peak of the insurgency – released by Nigerian Army
The Nigerian military has released hundreds of men who were arbitrarily detained – allegedly profiled as “terrorists” or as having some sort of connection with “extremist” groups – at the peak of the insurgency.
Civilian Joint Task Force member killed in early morning attack on Gamboru town
A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was killed in the early hours of Monday, March 27, in an attack on Gamboru town in Borno State.
