At least 162 people were killed during coordinated militant attacks on two villages in western Nigeria Kwara state, highlighting the country’s deepening security crisis, a lawmaker said on Wednesday. The assaults targeted the villages of Woro and Nuku on Tuesday evening, according to Mohammed Omar Bio, a member of parliament representing the affected area. He […]
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Deadly blast rocks Nigeria mosque, five dead
At least five worshippers were killed and 35 others injured when a suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives inside Al-Adum mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State. The attack occurred around 6pm during evening prayers, as congregants gathered for worship. Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes, with victims rushed to local hospitals amid panic. Authorities confirmed casualty figures and launched […]
Nigeria’s defence minister resigns amid security crisis
ABUJA – Nigeria’s Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has resigned, the presidency announced Monday, as the country grapples with a growing security crisis. His departure comes amid President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a nationwide security emergency in response to a surge in mass kidnappings. Read More: A Divine State Trapped in a Security Dilemma Abubakar, 63, stepped […]
Boko Haram hits Nigerian city after thousands flee military op
Boko Haram fighters attacked the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu for the first time since late 2014, residents said, after troops forced thousands to flee a village across the state border because of a planned military offensive. Two locals in the Yobe state capital said suspected IS-linked Boko Haram fighters were behind the attack, which […]
Casualties feared after Boko Haram attack military base
Dozens of soldiers were feared dead after a Boko Haram attack on a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Monday, as search parties were sent into the bush to locate missing troops. Jihadists overran the base in Jilli village, in the Geidam area of Yobe state, on Saturday evening, a day […]
Suicide blasts in Nigeria kill 31
KANO: Suspected Boko Haram extremist using young girls as suicide bombers killed 31 people in an attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and a militia leader told AFP on Sunday. Blasts ripped through the town of Damboa in Borno state on Saturday evening targeting people returning from celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, […]
Nigerian government urged to end ‘secret’ security funds in bid for transparency
Campaigners on Monday urged Nigeria to stop handing out millions of dollars to tackle unspecified security issues with no questions asked, arguing the practice fuels corruption and conflict. Nigeria is facing widespread unrest, from Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency in the northeast to a resurgence of violence in a long-running dispute over land and resources in […]