Security Expert Explains Why Boko Haram Conflict Persists in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria

Institute of Security Studies’ Lake Chad Basin Programme Senior Researcher, Akinola Olojo, says violence in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria is still persisting. This, according to him, is in spite of the fact that development, peace-building and humanitarian projects have increased since the crisis started more than a decade ago. In his analysis of the […]

Buhari Makes Shocking Revelation About Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasized the need for countries in the West African sub-region and those in the Sahel, rocked by security challenges, to team up to confront the menace. The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), […]

Top ‘Boko Haram’ Chief Captured in Turkey

A top figure of the Islamic State group fueling Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria has been captured by the police in Istanbul, Turkey. Local media described him as the slain leader’s “right-hand man”. The development is coming as Sudan suspended an agreement that allowed Russia to construct a naval base off the coast of the […]

Boko Haram: Fresh Displacement of 65,000 Nigerians Compounding Humanitarian Crisis in Lake Chad Region

There is a fresh mass displacement of up to 65,000 citizens in volatile North-East Nigeria as a spate of crashes involving armed security forces and insurgent groups. The United Nations says the situation in the troubled region is threatening humanitarian assistance, as armed groups go “house-to-house” hunting for aid workers. Despite improvements in the humanitarian […]

Mali’s Deadly Attack on Soldiers: Boko Haram’s Ally, Islamic State Claims Responsibility

Boko Haram’s ally, the Islamic State (IS) group on has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against the Malian army almost a week earlier that killed 33 soldiers, going by a Defense Post report. “IS fighters set up an ambush last Monday for a convoy of the Malian army… and attacked it with different kinds of weapons”, IS propaganda […]

Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Burn Down School, Health Centre in Yobe

A primary school and a healthcare centre in Katarko community of Gujba Local Government Area in Yobe State have been burnt down by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Local sources the community was attacked on Tuesday by gunmen who ruptured the peace of the area. Fantami Kura, a resident in the community who confirmed the attack […]

As Part of its Expansionist Agenda, Boko Haram Building Fresh Alliances’

The violent extremist group, Boko Haram is actively building alliances with gangsters as part of its expansionist agenda, so says Institute for Security Studies (ISS). ISS Researcher for West Africa, the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, Malik Samuel, states in ISS Today, a newsletter of the Institute, ‘’when Boko Haram faction leader Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for […]

Boko Haram Kills 10, Injures 50 as Buhari Ignores Pleas for Amnesty

The rampaging Boko Haram terrorist network has struck again, killing 10 and injuring scores of citizens in Borno State as President Muhammadu Buhari rules out amnesty for bandits and insurgents troubling the peace of Nigeria. While Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, was claiming responsibility for the Tuesday bombing of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, Northern […]

BOKO HARAM:  STILL DEFYING SOLUTION?

“Within six weeks we shall defeat Boko Haram to enable INEC conduct elections in a peaceful atmosphere” said the former National Security Advisor Sambo Dasuki as a reason for the shift of elections date in 2015. “We shall within few weeks defeat Boko Haram”……….Gen. Tukur Burutai That was not the first time Nigerians were assured […]

Boko Haram: Security Studies Researcher Faults Using Mercenaries 

Institute for Security Studies’ (ISS) Research Officer for the Lake Chad Basin Programme, Teniola Tayo, says using mercenaries against Boko Haram in the North-East axis of Nigeria is raising tricky questions. This is even as security sources say the terrorist group has established new bases in some parts of Yobe and Adamawa states. They claimed […]