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Few people talk openly about Boko Haram in northern Nigeria. Even fewer talk to them. But in her motherly way, the simple-looking Hamsatu Allamin is fearless and unapologetic. “I talk with Boko Haram even today, and they are open to [a] peace deal,” says Allamin, 60, sitting cross-legged on the floor of a yellowed bungalow, […]
When supermarket owner Baba Acheme first bought a Point of Sale (POS) machine in 2014, the entrepreneur in Mubi — the commercial hub of the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa — thought it would help him collect payments for the groceries he sold. Now, four years later, Acheme finds that he’s using the machine in […]
Nigerian authorities have announced that 110 young girls are missing after a raid by Boko Haram Islamist terrorist group, in what may become the most serious school attack and kidnapping since the notorious 2014 Chibok incident. Last week, suspected Boko Haram gunmen dressed in camouflage descended on the town of Dapchi in Yobe state, north-east […]
Published time: 25 Dec, 2017 21:11 The Nigerian military has repelled an attack on the capital of Borno state in north-east Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram militants, Major General Nicholas Rogers told Reuters. On Monday evening, heavy gunfire could be heard in the in Molai area on the outskirts of Maiduguri as soldiers fought back […]
Published time: 31 Aug, 2017 12:39 Edited time: 31 Aug, 2017 12:41 The British government has halved the amount of humanitarian aid it gives to Nigeria, while calling on its leaders to do more to tackle extremist group Boko Haram. Read more The UK will give the African country £200 million (US$ 257 million) of […]
Boko Haram has dramatically increased the use of children in suicide bomb attacks on civilians in Nigeria, UNICEF reported Tuesday. There has been a four-fold increase in the use of weaponized children as part of the Islamist insurgency which has ravaged the country’s northeast for eight years, UNICEF said in a statement. So far this […]
Published time: 5 Jul, 2017 02:07 Around forty women have been taken hostage after Boko Haram militants carried out a gruesome cross-border raid on a village in Niger. Security forces have launched an operation to find the captives. Jihadist Boko Haram fighters attacked the Ngalewa village Sunday evening, local authorities said. Riding camels, the terrorists […]
Published time: 27 Jun, 2017 16:58 Authorities are currently digging a 27km (17 mile) trench around the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria to prevent further attacks by Boko Haram militants following a major suicide bombing offensive that has killed dozens in recent weeks. On Sunday, three suicide bombers attacked the university, killing one female security […]
Terrorist group Boko Haram has freed 82 girls it captured in a raid on a Chibok boarding school in April 2014. Some 300 girl students were kidnapped, sparking global outrage and a #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Nigeria has confirmed it swapped the girls for prisoners. The Nigerian government issued a statement on Sunday, confirming that 82 Chibok […]
Associated Press/Olamikan Gbemiga ABUJA (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a group of more than 200 who they kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014, officials said on Saturday. The girls were released through negotiations with the government, one official said, asking not to be named. A […]
