Another fierce rival battle broke out between late Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram faction and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday that led to the killing of a commander simply identified as “Kundu” and dozens of fighters. The fight…
Where is Abubakar Shekau?
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, has allegedly suffered serious injuries after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in northern Nigeria. According to one intelligence source on Thursday, “Shekau shot himself in the…
Boko Haram leader Shekau appears in new video, reinforces ideology (Guardian)
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video, reading a few lines of the first stanza of the Nigerian national anthem. The latest video was released a little more than two months after his last in which…
*Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau seen in new video (Guardian) * Nigeria to launch OIC film festival, says Garba Shehu (Punch)
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau seen in new video (Guardian) The leader of the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram has appeared in a new video in which he could be seen reading the group’s ideology and the Nigerian national pledge,…
Boko Haram kills two soldiers in Nigeria attack (Guardian)
Two soldiers were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters loyal to factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked a military base in northeast Nigeria, security sources told AFP on Sunday. The twin gun and suicide attacks happened early Saturday evening at Gulumba…
Thisislagos Nigeria Security Report
This week we present you a snapshot of the security situation across Nigeria from November 26 to December 1, 2018 in collaboration with our security partners, PR24 Risk Management Consulting. The focus is on violent crimes, civil unrests, robbery, kidnapping,…
We’ll only sign treaties that impact lives of Nigerians, says Buhari (Sun) * Boko Haram jihadists kill two in Borno town (Guardian)
We’ll only sign treaties that impact lives of Nigerians, says Buhari (Sun) President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that Nigeria would not sign any treaty without assessing the impact it would have on the lives of Nigerians. President Buhari made the…
Boko Haram: I’ll talk some sense into Shekau if I see him, says mother (Punch)
Falmatu Shekau, the mother of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has said she has not seen her son for 15 years. She made this revelation in an interview she granted the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, on Thursday.…
