Boko Haram Using Chibok Girls As Shekau’s Shield’

Chibok School Girls

Troops have not carried out aerial bombardment of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau’s hideout because the sect is using the Chibok girls as shield, it was learnt yesterday.

'Jihadi John' And CAGE's Untenable Narrative On Radicalization

Mohammed Emwazi aka Jihadi John

The Western public was graphically introduced to the brutality of the so-called Islamic State (IS) last summer when videos emerged of the beheadings of Westerners in Syria.

Bank Accounts, Donations To NGO's Frozen By Banks Over Terrorism Funding Fears

UK-registered charities in conflict zones losing finance and ability to fulfil humanitarian needs, warns Overseas Development Institute (ODI).

We Know Abubakar Shekau’s Hideout – Chadian President.

Shekau (His Latest Video)

Chadian president, Idriss Deby, has said that he knew where the outlawed Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, was hiding and vowed to hunt him out, Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) monitored in Abuja, yesterday, reports.

CIA Set To Bolster Its Cyberespionage Capabilities

The CIA, usually known for its human-based intelligence gathering work, has announced plans to expand its cyber-espionage operations. According to the head of CIA: "...the time has come to take a fresh look at how we are organized as an agency..."

Boko Haram Remote Controlled Bomb Kills Two Niger Soldiers

NIAMEY, March 4 (Reuters) - A bomb planted and remotely detonated by Boko Haram militants near the southeastern Niger town of Diffa has killed two soldiers and wounded a third, Niger military sources said on Wednesday.

Nigeria, British Military Collaborating To End Insurgency

The Nigerian army in conjunction with the British Military Advisory and Training Team has been brainstorming on ways to bring an end to the Boko  Haram insurgency in the country.

Here's A Free iPhone App for Encrypted Calls and Texts

An open source software group, Open Whisper Systems, has announced the release of Signal 2.0 — the second version of its free and open source messaging application for iPhone and iPad users.

Facebook Employees Can Access Your Account Without Password

Do you know that your Facebook account can be accessed by Facebook engineers and that too without entering your account credentials? Recent details provided by the social network giant show who can access your Facebook account and when.

Nigerian Troops Kill 73 Boko Haram Terrorists in Fresh Attack on Konduga

Nigerians soldiers in Borno state on Monday killed at least 73 members of the Boko Haram sect when the terrorists made yet another futile attempt to capture Konduga, a town 35km away from Maiduguri, the state capital.

Sierra Leone Sacks Head Of National Security

President Koroma

Mustapha Dumbuya, the Head of Sierra Leone National Security, has been sacked after security agents seized 250kg of controversial Ebola blood samples, bound for South Africa, at Lungi International Airport.

Vatican Security Chief Says ISIS Threat To Pope Is Real

Pope Francis

ROME — While acknowledging that ISIS represents a real threat to Pope Francis and the Vatican, the commander of the Vatican gendarmes says security services have no knowledge of a planned attack.

“The threat exists.

UK Counterterrorism And Security Act 2015: The Role Of Schools

Schools now have a legal duty to prevent young people from being drawn to terrorism. Here are five key points every school leader needs to know about the new legislation.

The New Terrorism: How To Fight It And Defeat It

The fight against radical Islam and the global jihadist movement is the challenge of our time. Threats to our homeland are constantly increasing and our lack of real border security has only compounded the problem.

Why Terrorism Works: Mohammed Emwazi 'Jihadi John' And The Fear Premium

Mohammed Emwazi aka Jihadi John

It costs a lot to identify future threats

What’s it worth it to keep the world safe from “Jihadi John”? In theory, the vast economic resources and intelligence power of the West should make identifying, tracking and detaining a single, brutal terrorist worth the cost.