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Nigeria: 90% of Die-Hard Boko Haram Fighters Dead, Govt Declares
This Day, 30 November 2022
The Borno State Government, yesterday, said 90 per cent of die-hard Boko Haram insurgents were dead just as it attributed the mass surrender of members of the sect to the death of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Military to Prosecute 886 Boko Haram Terrorists As 323 Undergo Deradicalisation
Leadership, 29 November 2022
The Nigerian Military authorities said they have concluded arrangements to prosecute over 886 radical fighters of the Boko Haram terrorist group as the counter-insurgency war has… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Canvasses Tighter Security Around Borders in Lake Chad Basin
This Day, 29 November 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed for more vigilance and tightening of security around borders of the six-member nations in the Lake Chad Basin. Read more »
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Nigeria: Terror War - Over 886 Hardened Boko Haram Fighters for Prosecution
Vanguard, 29 November 2022
Terror war: Over 886 hardened Boko Haram fighters for prosecution; FG issues travel advisory to Nigerians going to US, Europe are top stories published across all major newspapers… Read more »
Nigeria's Borno State Says 90% of Boko Haram Militants Killed
The Borno State government has said that 90% of died-hard Boko Haram militants are dead. It also maintains that the military operations and the death of the leader Abubakar Shekau, were to blame for its members' surrender. In addition, the army has stated that 900 defendants were scheduled to stand trial in January while 1,952 terror suspects were being investigated in the northeast.
Boko Haram has for more than a decade been waging an armed insurgency against Nigeria, especially in the country's north-east region. This has led to the loss of thousands of lives.
According to the 2022 Global Terrorism Index report, the death of Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, significantly affected the militants. The report attributed Boko Haram's decline in attacks in Nigeria, to rival terror group, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP), and the counter-terrorism efforts of the Nigerian government and foreign military forces. ISWAP split from the Boko Haram militants in 2016 but they remain united in an insurgency against the Nigerian government that has expanded to neighbouring Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
InFocus
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Testimonial narratives have enabled other stories, experiences, and voices to emerge. The violence inflicted by Boko Haram terror, cuts beyond the Chibok case and crosses gender ... Read more »
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April 14 marks eight years since 279 schoolgirls were taken by the armed group Boko Haram in Chibok. Some escaped, and others were later released, following intense campaigni Read more »
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The 2022 Global Terrorism Index report has indicated that Nigeria's attacks by the deadly terror group, Boko Haram, appear to have declined in the country Read more »
Houses destroyed during battles with Boko Haram in Kousseri, Cameroon on June 11, 2019 (file photo).
