Search Results for: Northwest Nigeria
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News
Northwest: Nigerian Airforce Renews Airstrikes On Bandits Camps
The Nigerian military has renewed offensive against bandits in the Northwest, following a resurgence of violence and displacement. Major General…
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News
Jihadis Gaining Grounds in Nigeria’s NorthWest – Report
Against the background of increased banditry in the Northwest of Nigeria, the International Crisis Group has raised alarm over the…
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Analyses
Do Terror Attacks in Nigeria Spike During Ramadan? Here’s What We Know
As Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, prayer, and reflection, entered its second week, specifically on March 5, terrorists…
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Human Rights
Nigeria’s New IGP Faces a Legacy of Failed Policing, Human Rights Abuses
When he became Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in 2023, Kayode Egbetokun vowed to fight criminality and insecurity with vim…
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Analysis, Disinformation
Kainji Lake and the Dangerous Redrawing of Nigeria’s Security Map
The routine of gently but skillfully pushing wooden canoes into the water body at the shores of Kainji Lake each…
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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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Armed Violence
Nigerian Soldiers Fighting Terrorists Mark Armed Forces Day Amid Low Morale
Ali Salim* is a gunner and a member of a special force combating terrorists in Kaduna State, one of the…
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Investigations
The Performative US Airstrike That May Have Killed No Terrorists in Nigeria
In the evening, moments before the United States’ aerial operation in northwestern Nigeria, a helicopter hovered above the perimeters of…
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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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Featured
Poor Pay, Zero Growth: Nigeria’s Casual Workers Sinking into Despair
Bilkisu Haruna’s* voice carried over 25 years of frustration, rising through the phone. Her life, which she expected to change…
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