terrorism

IPOB

September 20, 2017

What’s next for IPOB now that a court has ‘officially’ declared it “terrorist”?

by Alexander O. Onukwue By the suit filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the activities of IPOB as “acts of terrorism and illegality”. According to Sahara Reporters, the Court’s order “proscribed the existence of IPOB throughout Nigeria, with particular attention paid to the South-East... Read More

Story of the day

boko haram, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Story of the day, terrorism

September 19, 2017

Nnamdi Kanu’s words, actions constitute terrorism – Sagay

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Itsa Sagay has said the military’s declaration of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation was the right thing to do. Sagay, however, said he was not aware of what the law says in such situation. Background: The military had declared IPOB a... Read More

constitute, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, terrorism, words

September 18, 2017

Should Buhari have travelled while Nigeria is in chaos?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The United Nations General Assembly is a meeting which Buhari, as Nigeria’s President, is required to attend, but it seems to have come at a time when the nation could have done with the President staying at home. Buhari is now in New York and will give his speech to world... Read More

Story of the day

Buhari, Politics, Python Dance II, Story of the day, terrorism, UN

September 16, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 16th of September

Follow the stories and analyses on YNaija: Political and religious leaders should lead Biafra struggle not the youth – Mbaka Charly Boy: Mr President, why should Nigeria spoil in your hand? Terror-risk; Terrorist: Is there a difference?

biafra, Charly Boy, IPOB, Nigerian military, Rev. Father Mbaka, terrorism

September 16, 2017

Opinion: The Federal Government and IPOB’s terrorist threat

by Dele Awogbeoba For the last two years, any constant listener of Radio Biafra, when hosted by Nnamdi Kanu, would have discerned three very critical themes behind his broadcasts. The first is the hate and derision directed against a group he terms Hausa-Fulani of the North and the Yoruba of the Western parts... Read More

igbos, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, south east, terrorism, Yorubas

September 16, 2017

Terror-risk; Terrorist: Is there a difference?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Boko Haram was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2013. The process involved legal procedures which relied, as evidence, on the universally condemned spate of bombings and killings perpetrated by the organisation. The United Nations building in Abuja, Christmas day bombing at Madala Niger State and... Read More

Story of the day

IPOB, national security, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Story of the day, terrorism

IPOB

September 16, 2017

What makes IPOB a terrorist organisation?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian Army has reportedly designated the controversial group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as a terrorist organisation. IPOB will now be treated as a militant terrorist group by the army after a statement by the Major-general John Enenche, Director Defence Information (DDI) which restated the commitment of the Armed Forces... Read More

Story of the day

IPOB, Legality, national security, Nigerian military, Story of the day, terrorism

September 16, 2017

Festus Ogun: Why it is illegal for the military to declare IPOB a terrorist organisation

by Festus Ogun The Defence Headquarters has labelled the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a “militant terrorist organisation”. This was made known yesterday in Abuja in a statement by Gen. John Enenche, the Director, Defence Information. IPOB is an organisation that got its mandate from the Constitution. Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution of... Read More

Constituttional law, IPOB, nigeria, opinion, security, terrorism

September 7, 2017

[The Activism Blog] UN agencies move to curb arms proliferation, terrorism in Nigeria

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNERC), are working together to reduce the proliferation of illicit arms in circulation in Nigeria and other Africa countries to curb terrorism and criminality. Samuel Bwalya, the UNDP Country Director while addressing participants at a symposium on... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Arms proliferation, terrorism, UN, UNDP, UNERC

September 5, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Why the Military must not take Amnesty International’s report on B’Haram lightly

Human right organisation Amnesty International in a fresh report said about 381 civilians were killed by the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Nigeria and Cameroon in five months. According to the organisation, its data showed a comparative increase in Boko Haram attacks between April to early September 2017 as against the corresponding period in 2016. This... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Amnesty International, boko haram, FG, insurgency, Nigerian military, terrorism

September 5, 2017

223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks since April – Report

According to a statement on Tuesday by Amnesty International, at least 223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks in North-east Nigeria since April. Highlights: Most of the attacks occurred in Borno with many of them suicide attacks carried out by women and girls forced into the act. In Cameroon, at least 158 people... Read More

Amnesty International, boko haram, Cameroon, insurgency, terrorism

September 2, 2017

Can the explosives’ sniffer help with fighting Boko Haram?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Those who attended TEDGlobal 2017 at Arusha Tanzania say it was one of the best events of the year. Living up to the TED standards in the quality of ideas being shared by Africans from a vast array of walks of life, the meet offered a number of interesting innovations that... Read More

Story of the day

boko haram, nigeria, Oshiorenoya Agabi, security, Story of the day, technology, terrorism

September 2, 2017

Boko Haram: Can we be better than ‘better than in 2015’

by Alexander O. Onukwue “Nigeria’s major cities and towns will never be held hostage by Boko Haram ever again”, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed said. “This is because the country’s armed forces, the Army and Air Force in particular, have so vastly improved in their operations that the state of the arts of the war... Read More

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boko haram, lai mohammed, nigeria, security, Story of the day, terrorism

September 2, 2017

Boko Haram: Defeated, depleted or what exactly?

by Alexander O. Onukwue On BBC Hardtalk, Nigeria’s Army chief employed a technical dodge to backtrack on the Army’s claim in 2016 that it had defeated Boko Haram. “I don’t think anybody has said Boko Haram has been eliminated”. General Tukur Buratai said this with that look that says ‘I probably said something similar to... Read More

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boko haram, nigeria, security, Shekau, Story of the day, terrorism, Tukur Buratai

September 1, 2017

11 killed in knife attack by suspected members of Boko Haram

Suspected members of the insurgent group, Boko Haram have killed 11 people on Friday in a raid on an internally displaced people (IDP) camp, AFP reports. The terrorists penetrated the camp in Banki on Nigeria’s border with Cameroon which houses 45,000 IDP’s using knives to kill their victims silently. “At around 12:30 am (23:30 GMT... Read More

Banki, boko haram, insurgency, terrorism

Looters

September 1, 2017

“There is no resurgence of Boko Haram” – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, has not increased – contrary to the regular reportage of suicide bombings and attacks. Mohammed made the remark to newsmen during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in his country home, Oro, near Ilorin, Vanguard reports. He said some recent tragic... Read More

boko haram, insurgency, lai mohammed, Nigerian troops, terrorism

Ibrahim Idris YNaija

August 26, 2017

What we will do to perpetrators of hate speech – Police

Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has said perpetrators of hate speeches will be arrested and charged under the Terrorism Prevention Act. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had earlier said hate speech will be treated as an act of terrorism. Moshood Jimoh, police spokesman said the IGP has has directed assistant inspectors general of police and commissioners to ensure that anybody... Read More

Hate Speech, perpetrators, police, terrorism

August 25, 2017

Boko Haram attacks 6 Borno villages, kills 27, several others missing

About 27 people were reportedly killed and dozens still missing after terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, attacked six villages in the northern part of Borno on Wednesday night, security and civilian sources said. The report (Sahara Reporters): The terrorists first stormed the remote villages of Abachari, Kote, Uda Lawanti... Read More

boko haram, Borno, terrorism

August 24, 2017

[The Activism Blog] UNICEF condemns rising wave of child suicide bombers in Nigeria

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has described as a great atrocity the usage of children especially girls by Boko Haram terrorists as suicide bombers in the North eastern part of Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday from its Geneva head office, UNICEF said, “In the last few years and so far this year, the number... Read More

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boko haram, Child suicide bombers, terrorism, UNICEF

August 23, 2017

‘Suicide bombers attack Maiduguri’

Suspected suicide bombers have, according to an unconfirmed report by TheCable, struck in the Muna area of Maiduguri, Borno. The report says the incident happened around 2:50 pm on Wednesday, but no details were given – Officials of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and security agencies have, however, moved to the scene.

Borno, maiduguri, suicide bombers, terrorism

August 17, 2017

“Coordinator-in-Chief” “Return to your church” | Prof. Yemi Osinbajo draws the line against hate speech. TwitterNG roasts him alive

At the National Economic Council Retreat, Prof Yemi Osinbajo took a stand against the use of hate speech, calling it terrorism. Moments after tweeting his thoughts on the matter, Twitter attacked, calling his utterances hypocrital. Nigerians reminded the Acting President of the pending cases of hate actions by the Federal Government that have been left... Read More

Thinking Through

Acting President Osinbajo, Hate Speech, nigeria, Political Hpocrisy, Shi'ites, terrorism, The Thread

August 17, 2017

Hate speech is a specie terrorism – Osinbajo

The Federal Government has drawn a line on hate speech. Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said hate speech is a specie of terrorism. He said, “FG has today drawn the line on hate speech. Hate speech is a specie of terrorism. The Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 as amended defines terrorism as an act which deliberately... Read More

FG, Hate Speech, terrorism, Yemi Osinbajo

August 15, 2017

The people of Maiduguri are finished – Shekau (WATCH)

The leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has threatened to carry out fresh attacks in Maiduguri, Borno state. This comes after he said: On June 10, “This is just the beginning.” June 27, “I want to tell you that we are the one that attacked the convoy, here are the vehicles for all to witness, we... Read More

Abubukar Shekau, boko haram, Borno, insurgency, maiduguri, Nigerian Army, terrorism

August 15, 2017

Army inaugurates mobile special force to end insurgency in the North-East

Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has, in continuation of its plan to end the insurgency in the North-East, inaugurated a special mobile task force. He made the announcement on Tuesday at the inauguration of the force at Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. What the force would do: The special strike force is to end... Read More

boko haram, insurgency, Nigerian Army, north-east, Operation Lafiya Dole, terrorism

August 13, 2017

Shekau has been killed, but there are many Shekaus – Defence Spokesperson

Defence spokesperson, John Enenche says there is evidence that the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has been killed, but there are many ‘Shekaus’ in the group. Speaking on The Osasu Show with Osasu Igbinedion, Enenche also said that the terrorist group has been defeated but total peace can never be achieved in the Northeast, just like any other part... Read More

Abubukar Shekau, boko haram, Defence spokesperson, insurgency, John Enenche, terrorism, total peace

August 11, 2017

We need to help break the cycle of suffering in Northeast Nigeria – UK

The United Kingdom has said the stories of those affected by the activities of Boko Haram in the North-East cannot be forgotten. The Permanent Representative of UK to the UN, Amb. Matthew Rycroft stated this at the Security Council briefing on ‘Peace and Security in Africa’ with a focus on Nigeria and the Democratic Republic... Read More

boko haram, insurgency, Matthew Rycroft, Northeast Nigeria, terrorism, women representation

6 injured after driver slams vehicle into French soldiers in Paris

Terror struck again in Paris this morning as a driver who is still at large intentionally veered a vehicle into a crowd of soldiers in Saint-Mande, a Paris suburb, Fox News reports. Although not life-threatening, not less than three of the six French soldiers who were hit were seriously injured, the French Defense Ministry recorded. The concerned... Read More

Attack, French soldiers, terrorism

UK-based Nigerian threatens to use biological weapons against the Igbos

A Nigerian man, Adeyinka Grandson, in a video that emerged online, has threatened to use biological weapons against the Igbos and other tribes in Nigeria. Grandson, who is based in the United Kingdom, said he speaks for the Young Yorubas for Freedom, affiliated to the Movement for Oduduwa Republic, as well as Yoruba Liberation Command.... Read More

Adeyinka Grandson, terrorism

Nigeria more secured at the moment – Chief of Air Staff

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar Saturday, said the Nigerian military had reduced the strength of the insurgents. Abubakar insisted that the military had won the war against the terrorists, saying the remnants whose activities were seen in recent times, would soon be eliminated by the Nigerian Armed Forces. Addressing officers and... Read More

boko haram, Chief of Air Staff, insurgency, Sadique Abubakar, terrorism

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