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Nigeria: Bill to Criminalise Stigmatisation of Victims of Insurgency Passes Second Reading
This Day, 12 March 2020
The House of Representatives yesterday passed for second reading a bill for an Act meant to prohibit the stigmatisation of victims of insurgency or militancy. Read more »
Nigeria to Throw the Book at Those Ostracizing Insurgency Victims
The House of Representatives has passed the second reading of a bill that may give rise to an Act meant to prohibit the stigmatisation of victims of insurgency or militancy. The proposed legislation will provide for the arrest, prosecution and punishment of those found guilty.
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Zulum Visits Victims, Settles Hospital Bills
Daily Trust, 14 February 2020
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum on Wednesday night visited a scene where Boko Haram militants launched a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) on residential houses and wounded five… Read more »
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Nigeria: U.S. Restates $7 Million Bounty On Shekau
Vanguard, 5 March 2020
The US government has reiterated its reward of $7million (N2.5bn) for anyone with credible information that can lead to the arrest of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Military Must Compensate Families of Borno Carnage'
Daily Trust, 11 February 2020
Military authorities must compensate families of those killed by Boko Haram terrorists at Auno village in Borno State on Sunday night, a former chairman of Maiduguri Metropolitan… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Condemns Auno Killings, Urges Govt to Send Relief Aids
Premium Times, 13 February 2020
The Senate on Thursday condemned the gruesome killings of stranded travellers by Boko Haram terrorists on the Damaturu-Maiduguri highway on Sunday. Read more »
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Nigeria: Why We've Not Rescued Leah Sharibu, Others - Defence
Daily Trust, 24 December 2019
The Defence Headquarters says Leah Sharibu and some aid workers kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast have not be rescued as troops are cautious not to put the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Two Civilians Dead, 13 Wounded in Biu Attack
Daily Trust, 24 December 2019
At least 2 persons were killed and 13 others sustain various degrees of wounds when suspected Boko Haram insurgents attempted to attack Biu town in Biu local government area of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Military Holding Children As Boko Haram Suspects - HRW
Daily Trust, 10 September 2019
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Nigerian military has arbitrarily detained thousands of children in degrading and inhuman conditions for suspected involvement with the armed… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Survivors Say Fresh Clothes Help With Fresh Start
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 March 2018
Sometimes, a change of clothes can make all the difference. For young women who have survived kidnappings and rapes by Boko Haram in Nigeria, fresh clothing is critical to helping… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Child-Victim Returns After U.S.$42,000 Surgery
Daily Trust, 5 December 2017
A six-year-old victim of Boko Haram attacks, Ali Ahmadu, yesterday returned to the country after a successful surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Read more »
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Nigeria: UN Condemns Killing of 11 Nigerians in Refugee Camp By Boko Haram
Premium Times, 5 September 2017
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Tuesday condemned the August 31 attack by insurgents at Banki Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp, Borno State, which… Read more »
InFocus
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In a video released by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, following President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to Borno State, he said the schoolgirls would be set free if their members ... Read more »
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Nigeria's Rebecca Sharibu, mother of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu, is in London to mark the second anniversary of her daughter's abduction by a faction of Boko ... Read more »
