Search Results for: Operation Safe Corridor
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The Deradicalised (4): He Left School To Join Boko Haram And Now Hopes To Go Back
One moment, 12-year-old Mustafa* was preparing to write the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination—the final lap in Nigeria’s basic education…
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Deradicalised Boko Haram Members Still Not Genuinely Accepted By Locals
Former Boko Haram members who have gone through the Nigerian government’s deradicalisation programme are continuously being reintegrated to their communities…
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The Deradicalised (3): Life With Boko Haram, On The Run, And As A Free Woman
As she hobbled through the stream and muddy waters, Zuwaira, 28, could feel the long weeds scattered along her path…
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We’ve Not Seen ‘Repentant’ BH Members Return To Old Ways, Says Borno Commissioner
The Borno State government cannot openly disapprove of the Operation Safe Corridor (OSC) programme unless it has “unimpeachable evidence” that…
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The Deradicalised (1): One Man’s Journey From Almajiri To Jihadist And Then IDP
Nothing about Usman’s* demeanour is menacing. The 25-year-old, thin as a rake, radiates good cheer wherever he goes. He is…
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Knifar: Family Stricken Over Detainee-TB Patient Abandoned In Borno Hospitals
Ina, an internally displaced woman in Borno State, visited the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), in May 2019, with…
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Knifar: Women Facing Forced Family Separation By Soldiers Cry Out
Hauwa has not heard from her husband in many years. In 2015, her town, Bama, Borno State, was overrun by…
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Ex-Boko Haram Fighters, Eluding Detection, Start A New Life In Kaduna, Kano, And Abuja
He was in the senior commanding cadre among the revered elite jihadist corps in the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram.…
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Borno State Recieves 94 Rescued Captives
The Borno State government in northeastern Nigeria, has received 94 persons rescued from Boko Haram captivity, including fighters who surrendered…
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Delta–Edo’s Deadly Highway: Between Kidnappers and Vigilantes
An invitation to a wedding ceremony in Lokoja set one traveller on a perilous road. He had been asked to…
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