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ISS: New insights into how communities resist Boko Haram

By The Insight Team July 27, 2020 775

mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az pin up pin up az mostbet pin up mostbet mostbet By Akinola Olojo, Senior Researcher, ISS Communities affected by violent extremism are frequently considered to have risk factors linked to socio-economic deprivation, bad governance, and religious radicalization. These factors prevail across the whole of northern Nigeria, and in the north-eastern Bauchi and Gombe states. However, despite Boko Haram’s factions being active Continue Reading

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Regrouping Sokoto bandits force thousands out of their communities

By The Insight Team July 13, 2020 790

Recent military operations in Sokoto has seen bandits regrouping away from their usual hideouts. In retaliation for aerial bombardments by the Nigerian Air Force, they have been attacking villages, displacing thousands of farmers.  Our correspondent speaks to some of the people displaced by this latest twist in the bandits’ crisis. Recent military bombardments of bandits’ Continue Reading

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[Terrorism Tracker] Joint Task Force, Mama Boko Haram, and other stories

By The Insight Team July 9, 2020 640

By Ifah Ele Sunday As Nigerians worry about Covid-19, they tend to push the activities of terrorists and bandits to the background. However, these evil men have killed many more persons than Covid-19 has in the last four months and counting. In this edition of Terrorism Tracker, we provide insight into the perennial violence and […]Continue Reading

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‘When I was a Boko Haram member’

By The Insight Team July 9, 2020 733

By Mustapha Bukar Sabo In modern-day Nigeria, Borno is referred to as Home of Peace.  Its history is synonymous with statecraft, Islam, and scholarship.  When Kanem Borno was relating to the outside world in trade and international relations, most nationalities in Nigeria were unaware of the outside world.  It is the home of Islamic education/civilization.  […]Continue Reading

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Boko Haram: Zulum visits Gubio village where 81 died, village head, 6 others abducted

By The Insight Team June 11, 2020 629

… Gov evacuates injured victims, calls attack barbaric, wants final onslaught by military   Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, travelled to Faduma Kolomdi village in Gubio local government area, a scene of a deadly attack by Boko Haram. Faduma Kolomdi, which is a nomadic village, is located 35 kilometres in the north […]Continue Reading

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Daily Trust: Official Secret, Terrorism and press freedom

By The Insight Team January 19, 2019 946

The fiery wave of the army’s anger swept through Daily Trust last week, leaving behind a kind of devastation that keeps the media and the entire nation wondering if the terrifying days of military dictatorship had returned with its fury. The impact of the horror was apparent in the arrest of Uthman Abubakar, the Regional […]Continue Reading