Nigeria:   Death Returns to Maiduguri

Daily Trust, 8 March 2014

Since May, 2013, there has been respite in Maiduguri, Borno State capital and the notorious epicenter of violent insurgency. Before then, the city had witnessed series of killings,… Read more »

Nigeria:   More Dead As Benue Boils Again

Daily Trust, 11 March 2014

Five persons have been killed this morning with several communities in Guma local government area of Benue state currently in flames after suspected herders invaded the area. Read more »

Nigeria:   Despite Boko Haram Killings, Nigerian Government Deploys 820 New NYSC Corps Members to Borno

Premium Times, 7 March 2014

Despite the killing of hundreds of people in Borno in the last one month by the outlawed Boko Haram sect, the National Youth Service Corps has deployed 820 new corps members to the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Police Station, Court, Primary School Razed - Scores Killed in Adamawa

Vanguard, 11 March 2014

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents, weekend, attacked a police station, court, primary school and three churches in Fota Village, Lala District at Gombi Local Government… Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram - Army Kills 210 in Sambisa Forest

Daily Trust, 9 March 2014

Over 210 suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have been killed in the past few days by security forces carrying out raid on Sambisa Forest, sources close to the operation and… Read more »

Nigeria:   'There Is More to Insurgency Attacks Than Meets the Eye'

Daily Trust, 10 March 2014

Text of a letter by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) submitted to the Northern States Governors Forum chairman, Governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, on Friday. The… Read more »

Nigeria:   Resurging Insurgency

Daily Trust, 9 March 2014

You do not have to hate the sight of blood to be horrified by the gory killings in the on-going attacks on villages in Borno and Yobe states, ostensibly perpetrated by Boko Haram.… Read more »

Nigeria:   Al-Qaeda Takes Over Boko Haram

Vanguard, 9 March 2014

There are very strong indications to suggest that al-Qaeda, the global terror organization founded by the late Osama Bin Laden, may have taken control of the notorious and deadly… Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram - in Tapping Gusau, FG Puts Intelligence Back On Top

This Day, 9 March 2014

The determination of the Federal Government to address intelligence gaps in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram, which has been wreaking havoc in three states of the Northeast, is… Read more »

Nigeria:   Are We Fighting the Wrong War Against Boko Haram? (I)

Daily Trust, 11 March 2014

Since Kashim Shettima, the under-standably frustrated Governor of Borno State, complained about the Federal Government's lack of seriousness in fighting the insurgent terrorists… Read more »

Nigeria:   Lagos Police Commissioner Debunks Rumour of Boko Haram Attack

Vanguard, 11 March 2014

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, yesterday, described as baseless, claims that some members of Boko Haram sect attempted to blow up Synagogue Church of All… Read more »

Nigeria:   We Are Seeing Hell - Borno Elders

Vanguard, 11 March 2014

The Bornu Elders, Monday gave a graphic details of how life in Borno and the entire north east has been reduced to hell by the activities insurgents. Read more »

Nigeria:   Parradang - Over 37 Immigration Officers Killed On Duty By Boko Haram

This Day, 8 March 2014

Senator Iroegbu The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. David Parradang has disclosed that over 37 officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), have been killed by… Read more »

Nigeria:   Insurgency - Yobe Spends N6 Billion in 27 Months - Gaidam

Daily Trust, 10 March 2014

More than N6 billion has so far been expended by the Yobe State government on mobilisation and other logistics support to the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies to… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fighting Terror From Faulty Premises

This Day, 10 March 2014

About two weeks ago, a certain presidential aide allegedly wrote and circulated an article that should have earned him an immediate sack by a president and commander-in-chief alive… Read more »

Nigeria:   Updated Timeline of Boko Haram Attacks and Related Violence

UNIRIN, 12 December 2013

Despite a fierce crackdown on insurgent group Boko Haram by Nigerian security forces, violence in northeastern Nigeria has not abated. Over 100 people have been killed in attacks… Read more »