Following an increase in cases of terror attacks and kidnapping in various parts of the state, the government of Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, is considering shutting down the state’s mobile communication network for the second time, ten months after the same measure was taken in Sept. 2021. Residents complained that it added to their hardship and […]
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Keyboard armies of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) exploit Twitter and Facebook in various ways to shape conversations and spread inciting messages, fake news, and separatist propaganda. The microblogging site has become an integral part of IPOB’s campaign, supporting its agitation for the breakaway of Nigeria’s southeastern region. However, Twitter’s reach and gaps in […]
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The Government of the Niger Republic has reportedly received six Turkish built Bayraktar TB2 armed drones as part of the country’s defence contract with Turkey in 2021. According to a Radio France Internationale Media report, the Bayraktar TB2 drones were recently delivered to Niamey airport as part of the first batch of equipment related to […]
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Nigeria’s security forces, particularly the Air Force, have suffered multiple combat and non-combat related aircraft accidents in the past 12 months. In all, six of such incidents have been recorded, and the sixth involved a Nigeria Police Bell 412 utility helicopter that crashed on Wednesday, Jan 26, in the northeastern state of Bauchi. According to […]
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The Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, have confirmed the attempt by the Nigerian government to purchase military helicopters from the U.S. despite denial by Lai Mohammed, the country’s Minister of information. The revelation was contained in the details of the remarks made by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony […]
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Lack of timely information or secrecy of information by the military and the intelligence community is worsening efforts to tackle security crises in Africa, communications experts have said. Rashid Gbambu, a postgraduate researcher at the University for Development Studies, Ghana and fellow at Dubawa, Nigeria’s leading fact-checking platform, said national security management depends on information […]
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Nigerians often associate the Intelligence Community with the protection and preservation of the country’s political establishment. While this is true, the fluid mandate of these organisations puts them at the centre of state-building and pursuing national security interests. According to Dr Kabir Adamu, a security risk management and intelligence specialist, the laws establishing these intelligence […]
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Nigerian troops on Saturday, Nov. 13, captured anti-aircraft guns and an improvised armoured carrier from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an encounter in Askira Uba. According to a statement on Nov. 13 from army Spokesperson General Onyema Nwachukwu, the troops were supported by two A-29 and five Alpha jets during the fierce encounter […]
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Authorities in Nigeria have intercepted nearly half a million pills of Captagon, a synthetic stimulant drug associated with the Syrian civil war that has caused one of the world’s largest and deadliest humanitarian crises; a conflict that has left more than 400,000 people dead and created millions of refugees and internally displaced persons. Apart from […]
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ISWAP’s ability to capture, modify, and utilise motorised vehicles, as well as navigate water bodies with boats, has allowed the group to sustain terror campaigns and state-like activities in Northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. Since its 2016 split from Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah lid-Da’wati wa’l-Jihad also known as JAS or Boko Haram, ISWAP has […]
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Nigerian troops on Wednesday, Nov. 3, engaged in a firefight with ISWAP fighters after the group breached the security of Magumeri town in Northeastern Nigeria. Magumeri Local Government is about 40km from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The main town is protected by a defensive trench and nearby military detachment. HumAngle understands that the […]
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The Nigerian military has carried out air and artillery strikes on gun trucks and gathering of insurgents in Sambisa forest general area in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. Sambisa was a notorious stronghold of the Boko Haram terror group for years until the incursion by the rival Islamic State West Africa Province(ISWAP) into the area. According […]
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