Taiwo Adebulu got a grip on the story he had always wanted to tell in Kebbi State, North West Nigeria. Based in Lagos, the journalist travelled miles away to chase it, hoping to gather dozens of anecdotes from school girls abducted by terrorists. News of the 112 abducted schoolgirls had spread like wildfire, with major […]
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The youth of Warabe should have been scared to death. Over 50 terrorists, on motorcycles and bicycles, firearms blazing, stormed their settlement. They, on the other hand, were just about 30 in number and under-armed. What could seven pump-action rifles do to battle-tested insurgents who had probably seen more violent encounters than they could count? […]
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The threat of relapse and resource shortfall is casting a shadow on the disengagement process for tens of thousands of defectors and civilians who fled the Sambisa forest area and turned themselves over to authorities in Northeast Nigeria. According to a military briefing in early January, an estimated 24,059 persons surrendered to security forces. Since […]
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Terrorists have released a woman and her children abducted in Gbagyi Villa, Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria. The woman, Jessica Silas, and her children were kidnapped on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, alongside four others in the community, while her husband was shot dead. Nicholas Abba, a resident and one of […]
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