Search Results for: Ansaru
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Analyses
What Arrests of Ansaru’s Top Leaders Mean for Nigeria’s Security
On Aug. 16, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, announced that security services had captured two terror leaders, including…
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Extremism
Ansaru Radicalising Communities In Northwest Nigeria
Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda affiliate group in northwestern Nigeria, is exploiting the absence of the State and security flaws in the…
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News
Nigerian Air Force Targets Ansaru Camp In Kaduna
On August 13, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) dispatched a group of Helicopter gunships and fighter jets to target Ansaru…
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News
Military Says It Bombed ISWAP Positions In Zamfara, ‘It Could Be ANSARU’
In a press statement by the Defence Headquarters, the Nigerian Air Force admits, for the first time that it has…
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Analyses
Kwara Massacre of 170 Despite Warning Raises Questions About Nigeria’s Security Intelligence
On Feb. 3, Nigeria witnessed one of its deadliest rural attacks in recent memory. Terrorists stormed Woro and Nuku villages…
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Analyses
What JNIM’s Entry into Nigeria Means for Security in the Sahel
On the morning of Oct. 31, a short propaganda message began circulating across jihadist-aligned online channels. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin…
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Disinformation
Fact-Check: Trending Photos of Nnamdi Kanu in Prison Uniform Are AI-generated
Multiple photos have shown Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in an awkward prison setting,…
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Features
The Plastic Collectors of Makoko
As Yusuf collects plastic from the floating streets of Lagos’ Makoko, memories of his wife bring home back to him.…
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Analyses
The Making and Unmaking of Abubakar Shekau
The night air over the Sambisa forest reserve in North East Nigeria throbbed with the growl of engines. Then came…
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Analyses
Nigeria’s Governance Gap Widens as Ungoverned Areas Multiply
The spate of insecurity in Nigeria is turning many local communities into ungovernable spaces. As the secular government withdraws from…
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