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State of Emergency: Soldiers arrested for aiding Boko Haram insurgents...

May 23, 2013 no comments

A Nigeria military official said on Wednesday that “some soldiers” have been arrested for aiding Boko Haram insurgents even as troops launch their biggest offensive against the sect acros...

Car theft continues in Maiduguri, Boko Haram militants suspected

May 22, 2013 no comments

Motorists in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital city where Nigerian troops are intensifying raids on Boko Haram insurgents, say members of the sect have found other ways to replenish their dwindling ...

JTF bans vendors and beggars from checkpoints in Yobe

May 21, 2013 no comments

Street food vendors and beggars will no longer be allowed to hang around security checkpoints in Yobe state, one of the three northeastern states under emergency rule. The News Agency of Nigeria repo...

Northern Elders Forum to sue Nigerian government in international cour...

May 21, 2013 no comments

The Northern Elders Forum is set to sue the Nigerian government in an international court over human rights violations, its spokesman Ango Abdullahi told Voice of America News in an interview (LISTEN...

Nigeria seeks military support from Niger to battle Boko Haram

May 21, 2013 no comments

Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger Republic to join in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency. Over the past week, Nigeria’s military has launched its biggest offensive against the radical Is...

Nigeria to free all detained female Boko Haram suspects

May 21, 2013 no comments

Suspected female Boko Haram members detained by security forces may be released, sources have said. According to Reuters, Defence Headquarters spokesman Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade said the release of...

Military says over 200 suspected Boko Haram insurgents arrested

May 20, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s military says over 200 suspected Boko Haram insurgents have been arrested since it launched its offensive against the sect across the northeast. Military forces said on Monday that th...

Military relaxes 24-hr curfew in Borno

May 20, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s military on Monday relaxed the 24-hour curfew it had imposed in parts of Maiduguri on Saturday, Reuters reports. Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, spokesman for the Nigerian forces in Borno, told ...

State of emergency: Thousands reportedly flee Borno to Niger Republic

May 20, 2013 no comments

Thousands of Nigerians living in border villages and towns in Borno state are reportedly seeking refuge in neighbouring Niger Republic, fleeing the heightened security raids in their northeast state ...

State of emergency: 1,000 more troops to be deployed in Adamawa

May 20, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has reportedly deployed 1,000 more troops to Adamawa state, according to Sahara Reporters. The order comes as Nigeria’s armed forces intensifies its militar...

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