Rehabilitating former insurgents while the insurgency which has metamorphosed into banditry and mass abduction has not been tamed, is a premature, ill-conceived, and wasteful venture.
The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly killed a police officer whom the terrorists abducted along Damboa – Biu Road in Borno State. They, however, released his wife and children who were kidnapped alongside him. According to a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the police officer, his wife and children, were abducted on April 7 at about 10 pm while they were on transit from Damboa to Biu for Eid break but unfortunately went through a banned route.
The Nigeria Police Force, Borno State Command has said that its operatives have arrested eight people suspected to be involved in the killing of a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). The Borno State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daso Kenneth, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday said the suspects were arrested following a report filed by the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the university.
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A police sergeant, identified as Ahmed Ali, has been shot dead by some soldiers in Benisheikh town, Borno State after his team allegedly intercepted a soldier