Jude Johnson with Agency A Boko Haram splinter group, the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has in its latest video claimed to have killed about 20 Nigerian soldiers. ISWAP had in a report by Reuters claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a raid in Nigeria two days earlier in which it
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Islamisation: Nigerian govt berates Obasanjo over comments on ISWAP, Boko Haram
Jude Johnson The Nigerian government has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comments imputing ethno-religious motive to Boko Haram and ISWAP as deeply offensive and patently divisive. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, saying such indiscreet comments are far below the
Islamic State: Britain proposes travel ban to parts of Nigeria, W/Africa, Syria
•Violators risk 10-year jail term Jude Johnson The British government could ban travel to parts of Syria and West Africa including Nigeria in a bid to combat the problem of foreign fighters who join extremist organizations such as the Islamic State. This was disclosed by the Home Secretary, Mr. Sajid Javid, on Monday
Globe-A-Glance: Nigerian militancy, disaster risk podcasts, and a mixed week for Yemen
Editor's note: This is the New Humanitarian editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. On our radar One step forward, two steps back in Yemen? This week Houthi rebels began withdrawing from Hodeidah and two other nearby ports in what was supposedly one of the most significant
Nigeria: Facing the Challenge of the Islamic State in West Africa Province
•Editor's note: The International Crisis Group report x-rayed that three years after Boko Haram broke apart, one faction, the Islamic State in West Africa Province, is forming a proto-state in northern Nigeria. The state should press its military offensive against the jihadists but also try undercutting their appeal by improving
ISWAP claims responsibility for killing of 28 Nigerien soldiers
Jude Johnson with Agency The Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) on Thursday claimed responsibility for an ambush that killed 28 soldiers this week in Niger, as the militant groups seek to establish roots in the impoverished Sahel region. Tuesday’s ambush occurred near the town of Tongo Tongo, where fighters from
Islamic State claims attack on military base in Borno
•Reportedly killed 11 soldiers Godsgift Onyedinefu The Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province (ISWAP) affiliate has reportedly killed 11 soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajigana in the volatile northeastern Borno state. In a Saturday statement, ISIS said ISWAP fighters on Friday, May 10 attacked the
Video: Nigeria’s worsening security crisis and the way forward–Experts views
Editor's note: These are experts' analysis on the growing state of insecurity in Nigeria with prevalence of Boko Haram and ISWAP in the North East, farmers-herders conflict in the North Central, banditry in the North West and general crimes and criminalities all over the country. The security experts and analysts who
Libya: Nigeria in league of countries operating ‘Wing Loong drone’ used by Haftar forces–UN
•Report finds likely use of armed drone in Libya by Haftar or 'third party' Jude Johnson Nigeria has been listed in the league of countries operating the Chinese made Wing Loong drone currently being used the forces loyal to the Libyan renegade General Khalifa Haftar in the ongoing battle to control
Boko Haram’s resurgence in Chad
•The group’s ability to recruit is a key reason for its expansion, and must be better understood. Remadji Hoinathy Boko Haram attacks in Chad have increased since 2018, calling into question the effectiveness of national military responses to counter violent extremism. A raid by the jihadist group against the army on