Plateau state Governor Simon Lalong on Monday said that it is only the grace of God that has kept Mwanret Daspan, a Social Worker who regained her freedom after 20 months in Boko Haram captivity . Daspan,a 29 year old social worker was working in Maiduguri when she was abductedContinue Reading
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked two Nigerian Army bases in Borno State, killing eight people in the process. The casualties include a soldier and civilians. AFP reports that the Boko Haram fighters attacked a base in Ajiri early on Sunday morning. Ajiri lies about 20 kilometres (12 miles) awayContinue Reading
The United Nations (UN) has temporarily halted humanitarian aid operations in the North East state of Borno over incessant attacks on its operatives and facilities by the Boko Haram sect. The development was disclosed by a UN spokesman on Monday. Furthermore, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has relocatedContinue Reading
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), on Sunday, December 27, linked the frequent strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the actualisation of the ideology of Boko Haram. Specifically, the PGF claimed the recurring strikes were destroying the nation’s educational system. This was contained in a statement issuedContinue Reading
A fresh attack by the dreaded jihadist sect, Boko Haram, has resulted in the death of five soldiers. The development was confirmed by military sources on Sunday, Daily Mail reports. Furthermore, scores of civilians were kidnapped in a separate attack by Boko Haram. The death of the soldiers resulted from an attackContinue Reading
The abducted Katsina schoolboys who have now regained their freedom, on Friday, December 18, narrated their ordeal in the hands of their abductors. 4wardwego gathered that the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari had received the boys at the Government House. “We ate only once in two days”, one of the boys told the press.Continue Reading
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has revealed its plans to investigate the military and the Boko Haram insurgents for war crimes and crimes against humanity. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday, December 11, by the ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda. Bensouda said the Hague-based court has found a reasonable basisContinue Reading
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a Boko Haram splinter group, have abducted an aid worker and two other local officials. The incident took place in the troubled Borno State, the scene of the majority of the jihadist offensive. 4wardwego reports that ISWAP, which claims allegiance to theContinue Reading
The Senate has decried the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria, even as it called for a return of the use of mercenaries in fighting the Boko Haram insurgents. The demand formed part of the deliberations during plenary on Tuesday. Equally important, the Senate noted that Boko Haram had become moreContinue Reading
The Senate on Wednesday, November 11, implored President Muhammadu Buhari to expedite action on the prosecution of sponsors of the deadly Boko Haram sect. This was contained in a statement issued by the Senate Committee on Army; during a press conference addressed by the committee. This was shortly after the Chief ofContinue Reading