For years, the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror groups have told Muslims in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin that the world outside their camps is not merely corrupt, but that living in it constitutes unbelief. They reinforce this stance through the misinterpretation of scripture, selective history, and the […]
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The journey of a typical Boko Haram/ISWAP member often begins with recruitment, which may be voluntary or coerced. Once enlisted, the individuals serve either as fighters or in non-combatant roles. Life in the forest encampments where these groups operate varies, shifting between periods of relative stability to episodes of intense chaos. Over time, many eventually […]
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The call connected after a few rings, and his voice emerged, low and steady over the soft hum of mourners from the background. They were praying for the souls of those lost. “The military mistook my colleagues for terrorists,” Abdulsalam Abubakar began. “We often spend seven to 14 days on the shores of the water […]
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Former members of the Boko Haram terror group, who had previously surrendered to the Nigerian state, staged a protest on Thursday morning over welfare issues, briefly causing chaos along the Maiduguri-Kano road in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital in northeastern Nigeria. The protest began around 9 a.m. and lasted for about an hour, with protesters […]
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When the love of your life is gone, and the fear of never finding that kind of love again grips your heart, it can feel like the whole world is against you. Every day is a struggle, every moment a reminder of what’s missing. This is the story of 40-year-old Maryam Yahya. Maryam’s life was […]
Read MoreTwo years after she and five other young women miraculously staged a daring escape from Boko Haram’s captivity, Susan still cannot get over the trauma of being held away from home for nearly four years. She is one of the six girls whose story HumAngle reported in the ‘545 Days’ series. It is nearly two […]
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About 277 women and children were rescued from Boko Haram and ISWAP controlled teritories in Borno State, North East Nigeria, following recent extensive military operations around Bama, Dikwa, and Monguno towns in the state. On July 10, during a brief ceremony at the military barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital, the military handed over the […]
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The name rings a bell. For many residents in North West Nigeria, Bello Turji — also known as Kachalla — connotes terror, mass murder, and kidnap-for-ransom. His portraits are prompters of sorrow and tears to his victims. Although he lives in the underworld, Turji’s terror campaigns are plastered on the walls of towns and villages […]
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Witches. Children of terrorists. These words hurt more than the pebbles their neighbours threw at them, sometimes making them regret fleeing Boko Haram’s camp and reintegrating with society. Khadijah Ibrahim, 19, and Fatima Mohammed, 24, were both abducted by the violent extremist group in 2014 alongside members of their family and taken to the group’s […]
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted 42 women in northeastern Nigeria, a security volunteer group said Wednesday. They were abducted on Tuesday while collecting firewood in the bush near the town of Mafa, said Abba Modu, a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). “Four of the women were reportedly allowed to return home, […]
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Hundreds of thousands of children could be pushed to “the brink of death” this year because of continued raids and kidnappings on farmers by armed groups, an aid agency has warned. The country is not producing enough food to stave off severe hunger, according to Save the Children. Between January and June this year, armed […]
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At dawn, a sense of dread envelops Muna, a makeshift displacement camp for victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, located on the outskirts of Maiduguri. Every day this community of peasant farmers and woodcutters risk getting abducted while out trying to make a living. They must take the risk, or succumb to crippling poverty. But […]
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