Nigeria’s Troubling Counter Insurgency Strategy Against Boko Haram

The kidnapping of 110 schoolgirls from Dapchi last month is the latest event to cast doubt on the Nigerian government’s claims that Boko Haram has been technically defeated. Unfortunately, the attack should have come as no surprise. Since 2015, the jihadist group has lost significant territorial control and no longer holds major cities. But as I saw during my fieldwork in Nigeria in January, the jihadist threat is far from gone, and counterinsurgency policies continue to be troubled and troubling.

Rethinking Nigeria’s Paper-tiger Counterterrorism Strategy, Anti-Terrorism Law

Introduction: From been underrated and likened to a band of rag-tag, amateurish, illiterate folks few years ago, the Boko Haram Islamic Sect metamorphosed into the ‘world’s most lethal terrorist group’; deadlier than ISIS, Al-Qaeda. No thanks to the Sect’s unrelenting attacks, the 2015 Global Terrorism Index, GTI, ranked Nigeria as the third most terrorized country in the world. According to the Borno State governor – Kashim Shettima, Boko Haram’s sporadic eight years insurgency has led to the death of 100, 000 and displacement of two million people (IDPs) in northeast Nigeria. The Crises Group believes a famine, food crises is in the offing in northeast Nigeria.

Insurgency: Adamawa State To Close Down All IDPs Camps in January

The Adamawa state government is to close all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state, by January following the successful defeat of insurgents by the gallant Nigeria military.

Nigerian Military, Police And Civilian JTF Personnel Indicted in IDPs Sex Scandal

IDPs in NE Nigeria

Some Nigerian military, police, and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) personnel and others have been reportedly implicated in the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camp sex scandal in North East Nigeria.

The policemen and CJTF suspects have been arrested. The Army and the Air Force are expected to surrender their implicated men, Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris said yesterday.

Truck Conveying IDPs Suffer Boko Haram Landmine Explosion in NE Nigeria

A truck conveying internally displaced persons, IDPs, ran into a landmine planted on an highway causing an explosion which injured some of the passengers, officials said.

Again, Boko Haram Rated 'Most Lethal Terrorist Group'; Nigeria 3rd Most Terrorised Country

Two United States, U.S-based organisations, 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative and Stefanus Foundation, have ranked Boko Haram as the most lethal terrorist group in the world.

Boko Haram: Adamawa To Shut Down IDP Camps By December

The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, ADSEMA, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency will close down all Internally Displaced Persons camps in the state by the end of December 2015.

Borno State Govt Creates New Ministry for Boko Haram Victims, IDPs

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has announced the creation of a new ministry that would take care of Boko Haram Victims (IDPs) in the state.

16 Die, 172 Hospitalized Sequel To Severe Cholera Outbreak in Maiduguri IDPs Camp

MAIDUGURI—Cholera outbreak in three Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps within Maiduguri, Borno State, have left 16 people dead and 172 in critical conditions, with World Health Organization, WHO, and UNICEF battling the epidemic.

How Boko Haram Infiltrated, Slipped Bombs Into Malkohi IDP Camp, Adamawa State

Fresh facts have emerged on how suspected members of the Jama’atu Ahliss-Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad (Western education is evil), popularly referred to as Boko Haram, were able to perpetrate Friday’s dastardly bombing that claimed about 12 lives and injuring many more at the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in  Malkohi, Yola, Adamawa State.

Nigeria Receives Another 650 IDPs from Cameroon, Over 800 Evacuated To Borno

Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday disclosed in Fufore, Adamawa State, that it had received another 650 Nigerians sent back home from Cameroun Republic.

United States Boosts Education of IDPs in Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria With $801,000 Grant

The United States of America has signed a grant agreement of 801,000 dollars with the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, to improve access to education services for internally displaced persons in Adamawa.

Boko Haram: Emergency Agency Evacuates 5,000 Displaced Persons from Dikwa LGA, Borno State

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had evacuated 5,000 starved persons from liberated interland communities in Dikwa Local Government Area (LGA), Borno.