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Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 10,000 people have d!ed in military custody since the Boko Haram conflict in the North-east region of Nigeria started.   The human rights organisation also accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses, saying military personnel violated rules of engagement while carrying out their assignments in the region.   Amnesty International‘ …

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ekiti State Command has arrested a wanted Boko Haram member suspected to have fled from the Northeast after a persistent onslaught from the Nigeria Army.      NSCDC State Public Relations Officer, SC Afolabi Tolulope, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 5, 2024, said the suspect, Isah Jafaru aka Nabida …

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has alleged that there are people benefiting from the insurgent activities of Boko Haram and will not want it to end.    The governor, who disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa, lamented how some people, whom he claimed were profiting from the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast region and Chad, were …

Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been confirmed d3ad after a Boko Haram ambush in Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State.   The attack occurred near the Niger-Kaduna state boundary during an inspection tour of national grid installations on November 18, 2024.   NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, confirmed the incident in a statement on …

A nurse who was abducted by Boko Haram in 2018 has just regained freedom after 6 years in captivity.  42-year-old Alice Loksha was abducted while working at a UNICEF office  in  Kala Balge, Borno State.  Speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday, Nov. 15, deputy, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Chigbu, who was representing the Theatre Commander of the …

Chad’s military has been accused of k!lling “scores” of fishermen in Nigeria while targeting jihadists, days after 40 died in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Chad.   The Chadian army launched an airstrike pummelling Tilma island in Kukawa district on the Nigerian side of Lake Chad on Wednesday, October 30, while fishermen were tending to their catch, …

Thirteen former fighters of Boko Haram, have reportedly escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the Borno State government.   Premiumtimes reports that the 13 are among thousands of former Boko Haram fighters and their families who had surrendered to the government and were enlisted to join the military in fighting the ins-urge.    The escapees attached to …

At least five persons including soldiers, and a village head were reportedly k!lled when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a military convoy in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. According to Daily Trust, the ambush occurred near New Marte on Monday night, October 7, 2024, with an unspecified number of people wounded in the attack. A security source said the …

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has said that a notorious Boko Haram terrorist, Bochu Abacha, has surrendered to troops deployed in Kukawa Local Government of Borno State.   The Chief Military Information Officer of the MNJTF, Ndjamena, Lt. Col. Olaniyi Osaba, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri on Saturday, September 28. Osaba said that Abacha, a key figure …