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A man walks past burnt out houses following an attack by Boko Haram in the village of Dalori village five kilometers (three miles) from Maiduguri, Jan. 31, 2016. (Source: Time)

Ongoing security threats in Nigeria

IN early February, the Department of State Services (DSS) reported that it had arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Mr. Abdussalam Enesi Yinusa. The individual was arrested
8 years ago
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A soldier stands guard in front of Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 17, 2016, a day after security forces retook the hotel from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault. Source: Reuters

From Mali to Burkina Faso: What every Nigerian needs to know

On 20 November 2015, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali which led to the death of more than
8 years ago
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Explosion at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) jetty, in Okrika, Rivers State caused by MEND, Sunday, 18 May, 2014.

Niger Delta: No more business as usual

Just as the Nigerian government was beginning to make some progress in the counter insurgency fight in the North East, another threat has begun to re-emerge in the South-South, the Niger Delta
9 years ago
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Note: The compiled list of 2015 Boko Haram attacks used for this graph can be downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet on www.bulwarkintelligence.com

Has Boko Haram been ‘technically defeated’?

Last month, the Federal Government insisted that Boko Haram had been technically defeated. After releasing the statement, Boko Haram was still successful in carrying out fatal bombing attacks. Using data carefully compiled
9 years ago
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), taking part in al Quds Day procession in support of Palestine, in Zaria, Kaduna State, 2014.

The Zaria attacks: Is history repeating itself?

WITH the Boko Haram issue going on in the North East, Nigerians woke up to learn that there was a clash between the Army and a Shiite group in Zaria, Kaduna.
9 years ago
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