Boko Haram ‘more deadly terror group’ in 2014 than IS

Boko Haram ‘more deadly terror group’ in 2014 than IS
Boko Haram was the world’s deadliest terror group in 2014, ahead of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, according to a report released on 18 Nov. by the Institute of Economics & Peace. It was responsible for 6,664 deaths in 2014, more than any other terrorist group in the world, according to the Global . . . Read More

Nigeria stops all transport in Borno

Cars, public transport, horses, donkeys and camels have been banned in Nigeria’s Borno state until the end of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Friday (25 Sept.), in an attempt to guard against another terrorist attack by Boko Haram. Fifty-four people were killed in an attack in Maiduguri, the . . . Read More

The man who talks to Boko Haram

The man who talks to Boko Haram
One year after the kidnapping of 232 Nigerian girls, Australian Stephen Davis still says his contacts indicate complicity among Nigerian politicians. A year ago April 14, Boko Haram kidnapped 275 girls from the government secondary school in the Christian-dominated town of Chibok, Borno State. Students reported to the Chibok Government Secondary . . . Read More