Boko Haram Stories

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declares national security emergency amid rising kidnappings
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 27, 2025

President Bola Tinubu directed the army and police to bring in an additional 20,000 officers, adding to the 30,000 he ordered on Sunday when he redepl...

WFP warns of hunger crisis in Nigeria as 35 million face food shortages
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 25, 2025

According to WFP projections, around 15,000 people in Borno could face "catastrophic hunger" or "famine-like conditions" next year.

220 students, teachers abducted from St Mary’s School in Niger state, Nigeria
DW News  |  Nov 22, 2025

Police and military forces have been deployed to search for the missing students. A series of similar attacks has put Nigeria's security in the spotli...

African Union warns against oversimplifying northern Nigeria violence amid Trump threats
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 13, 2025

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf stresses that while northern Nigeria faces violence and insecurity, the situation does not meet the legal definition of genocide,...

200 militants killed in Boko Haram-ISWAP clashes in Northeast Nigeria
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 11, 2025

Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants clashed in the village of Dogon Chiku near lake Chad on Sunday, as the two faction...

Is Nigeria facing a Christian genocide? New evidence reveals terrorists target all faiths
The Conversation  |  Nov 06, 2025

To assist the country in its fight against terrorism, the US needs to reconsider the classification of Nigeria and revert to the first step identified...

Chad authorities arrest son of Boko Haram founder Mohamed Yusuf
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 19, 2025

Chadian authorities only realised that they were holding the high-profile suspect after being alerted by Nigerian authorities through the Multinationa...

US approves Sh44 billion weapons sale to boost Nigeria’s fight against insurgency
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 14, 2025

The US State Department granted the approval after the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of...

Nigeria records 2,266 insurgent-related deaths in first half of 2025
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 09, 2025

The deaths, documented nationwide, represent more than double the 1,083 fatalities recorded during the same period last year and the 2,194 fatalities...

Highways to hell: West Africa’s road networks are the preferred battleground for terror groups
The Conversation  |  Jun 17, 2025

65 per cent of all the attacks, explosions, and violence against civilians recorded between 2000 and 2024 were located within one kilometre of a road.

Terrorists use food as a weapon: How Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab exploit hunger
The Conversation  |  May 18, 2025

Violence, like that exercised by terrorist organisations, is linked with food security conditions, causing a vicious circle of hunger and conflict.

Nigeria bets on deradicalisation programme in North West
DW News  |  Mar 09, 2025

The Nigerian government wants to rehabilitate and reintegrate bandits who have terrorized the North West zone. But will expanding Operation Safe Corri...

Chad downplays threat from foiled attack on presidential compound in capital N'Djamena
Reuters  |  Jan 10, 2025

Chad is led by President Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power after rebels killed his father, longstanding President Idriss Deby.

Chad goes to polls as opposition urges boycott over fraud allegations
DW News  |  Dec 29, 2024

The vote is being held amid security challenges due to Boko Haram attacks.

Nigerian President Tinubu announces death of army chief
DW News  |  Nov 07, 2024

Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja had not been seen in public in nearly two months.

Nigerian flood victims in Borno state face long wait for medical help
Reuters  |  Sep 17, 2024

More than 30 people have been killed by the floods, which authorities say affected about one million people.

Nigeria sends troops to rescue more than 250 kidnapped students
AFP  |  Mar 09, 2024

The Kaduna state attack was the second mass kidnapping in a week in Africa's most populous country.

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