Violence from Islamic terrorism, tribal conflicts and banditry hit record levels in 2021 The five states with the highest number deaths were; Zamfara (in the northwest near the Niger border) saw 848 deaths while Kaduna (in the north) had 550 and Borno (
More Nigerians are realizing that they have to decide what is the most effective way forward for themselves and Nigeria Some approaches are more popular or more successful than others Since independence in the 1960s created the most populous and potent
More Nigerians are realizing that they have to decide what is the most effective way forward for themselves and Nigeria Some approaches are more popular or more successful than others Since independence in the 1960s created the most populous and potent
More Nigerians are realizing that they have to decide what is the most effective way forward for themselves and Nigeria Some approaches are more popular or more successful than others Since independence in the 1960s created the most populous and potent
NIGERIA: All Fall Down May 24, 2021: Boko Haram appears to have ended its five year-long internal feud between the larger ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) faction and the smaller faction composed of originals who were more comfortable operating like al Qaeda or the Afghan Taliban. A recent battle in northeast Nigeria’s Sambisa forest ended with Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, badly wounded and soon dead from his wounds. The initial split in Boko Haram began in 2015 as ISIL recruiters approached Boko Haram factions offering assistance and accepting those who wanted to pledge allegiance to ISIL. By 2016 the transformation of Boko Haram ISIL fans into ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) had taken place and many Boko Haram members did not agree with this new development. Those Boko Haram traditionalists comprised nearly half the members and they joined together and announced Boko Haram still existed and