Tag: Insurgency

Insurgency: G-7 countries pledges £276 million support for Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The Group 7 (G-7) countries have pledged to assist people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria with £276 million ($389 million or roughly N148 billion). The group of wealthy countries will be supporting the United Nations (UN) and other aid agencies in helping victims of the conflict. A statement issued from the UK High Commission in Nigeria disclosed that Britain is leading the coordinated move by the G-7 countries to provide humanitarian assistance this year. According to the statement, the move intends to call for more efforts…

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‘Insurgency will end this year — Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the on-going counter-insurgency operations in the North-East might be wrapped up this year, insisting that with prayers, what has been happening in the country would soon be over. Buhari, who made this declaration yesterday, through the Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi Salihi (rtd) in Abuja during a Juma’ah prayer held to commemorate the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at the National Mosque, stressed that “this year is a year of action.” He also noted that the nation would continue to remember the sacrifices…

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Insurgency: Boko Haram recruiting fresh members – Zulum

Ishaku Yohanna

Governor of Borno state, Babagana Umara Zulum has raised the alarm that the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents were recruiting fresh members, mostly from the internally displaced persons (IDPs). Zulum, who revealed this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored by our Correspondent in Kaduna, noted that the insurgents are working on people to join them and it’s becoming frightening. He said the security situation was improving in Borno state, but there is still danger as the Boko Haram elements were still in their hiding place, while the IDPs…

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