Residents of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, northeastern Nigeria, have been through a roller coaster of emotions since the emergence of the Boko Haram insurgent group over a decade ago and other similar groups that have sprung up since. But the collapse of Alau Dam — the city’s main water source — has exacerbated the […]
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Rather than extort them, soldiers along the Maiduguri-Gwoza highway now exhort drivers plying the route against offering bribes, HumAngle has learnt. Bulama Pulka, a driver employed by the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Pulka, North East Nigeria, confirmed that he hasn’t had to bribe military personnel stationed along the road for the […]
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The Nigerian Army has reacted to reports of the alleged killing of innocent civilians by some soldiers who opened fire on residents at Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, Southeast Nigeria, on Sunday, April 17. The army, in a statement by its spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, said soldiers who opened fire were from the 34 […]
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Airstrikes by a Nigerian military fighter aircraft on the pursuit of a terror group on Friday, Feb. 18, hit a small village in southern Niger Republic, killing at least 12 persons, including four children. According to survivors, the Nigerian plane dropped ammunition during its second flight over the Fulani ethnic group hamlet of Nachambé near […]
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