Society
ISWAP Kills Five Farmers in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria
Saturday, August 30, suspected ISWAP insurgents killed at least five farmers. The tragedy occurred in Ngoshe, a community in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. “Such horrors visit us almost daily” said Junaid Jibrin, a legislative aide.
Eid Mubarak to all our readers
Harsh economic climate is taking its toll on many Muslims in Borno State who say festivities will be muted because of they simply cannot afford to splash out. Sultan Muhammad […]
Living in hell – 14 years and two days in detention
Recently released detainees are angry about being wrongly arrested but relieved to be back with their families after spending years in overcrowded prisons with little to no hope of ever […]
Fraudsters steal thousands from distraught mothers
Moms tell of the anguish they went through trying to get their innocent sons freed from military detention and how so-called soldiers and lawyers took advantage of them. Fraudsters are […]
Homeless, hungry and hopeless
Displaced people who lost everything they owned in fires that raged through their camps say the Borno State government has forgotten them. “We’re homeless, hungry and hopeless – and it […]
Victims of fire beg Borno State governor to come to their aid
Displaced people say authorities are ignoring them even though they are aware of the inferno that engulfed their huts, leaving them with nothing but the clothes they were wearing when […]
Hunger beats the threat of kidnapping and murder
Women say they cannot let their fear of insurgent attacks overwhelm them because, if they do not collect and sell firewood, they will starve – but they know that every […]
Release of innocent detainees will fast-track acceptance of reintegrated penitent insurgents
Frustrated and angry relatives of detainees cannot understand why repentant surrendered insurgents are being reintegrated into society while their innocent loved ones are still imprisoned. As surrendered and repentant insurgents […]
Beneficiaries of Ramadan feeding programme say food is tasteless and of poor quality
Borno State commissioner for religious affairs promises to investigate claims that the food provided is of poor quality and beneficiaries are eating it only because they are hungry and do […]
No evidence that 313 ‘suspected terrorists’ committed any crimes
High Court orders military to release 313 detainees, saying ‘the prosecution counsel could not charge them with any offence due to lack of sufficient evidence against them’. The Federal High […]
‘When insurgents catch you, they will bury you alive in a big hole’
Displaced Borno State woman is angry about ‘false truths’ that IDPs voluntarily returned to live with ‘ruthless and murderous’ insurgents in a hideout in Ngala forest. “When insurgents catch you, […]
