Thisislagos Nigeria Security Report

This is a snapshot of the security situation across Nigeria from December 24 to 29, 2018 in collaboration with our security partners, PR24 Risk Management Consulting. The focus is on violent crimes, civil unrests, robbery, kidnapping, insurgency, militancy, disasters, etc.…

UNICEF accuses Boko Haram of violations against children (Nation)

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has accused the Boko Haram terrorists’ factions of carrying out grave atrocities against children in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region over the course of 2018. The UN agency, in a report ‘How…

Stop killing people anyhow, Buhari warns police

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Wudil, Kano State, warned the police to desist from acts which tend to bring the community in conflict with them. The President said unprofessional conducts such as illegal detentions, extrajudicial killings, torture and violation of…

Troops arrest two female suicide bombers in Borno (Nation)

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have apprehended two female suicide bombers at Mushemiri village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. The army said in a Twitter post that a suspected suicide bomber and her accomplice were arrested on Wednesday…

Soldier dies as troops kill four terrorists in Borno (Nation)

The Army said one soldier was killed on Sunday when troops neutralised four Boko Haram terrorists, who came to attack Maibukarti village on Maiduguri-Damboa road. Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the Director of Army Public Relations confirmed this in a statement on…

Buratai pays tribute to soldiers who died in Boko Haram war (Punch)

The Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has said that soldiers who lost their lives in the North-East were in pursuit of human rights for people living in terrorists-infested communities. The army chief said on Monday that…

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…

Nigerian army repel fresh Boko Haram attacks (Guardian)

07 December 2018 Soldiers have fought off attempts by Boko Haram fighters to overrun two army bases in northeast Nigeria, security sources told AFP on Friday, in the latest attacks to hit the region. Jihadists attacked a forward operation base…

Nigeria lauds international support on Boko Haram, Lake Chad (Guardian)

07 December 2018 Nigeria has lauded the international support to the country and neighbouring countries in addressing the challenges caused by the Boko Haram terrorists and the shrinking of the Lake Chad. Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN,Prof.…

Nigeria third most terrorised country, says report (Nation)

Nigeria is still the third most terrorised country in the world, according to the 2018 Global Terrorism Index. The report, released on Wednesday, blamed the spate of terrorism in Nigeria and the “increase in violence involving Fulani extremists, even as…

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