Residents of Okuoma, an Ijaw community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, have deserted the town after 22 soldiers dispatched to the area on a peace mission were killed. The soldiers killed in the community included five officers: a lieutenant colonel who was the commanding officer, two majors, and one captain. The soldiers were ambushed and murdered by youths on Thursday when the troops went to quell violence between the warring communities of...

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),  dedicated to fostering the growth of minorities and advancing quality education, Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), has recommended capital punishment for kidnappers. The group which condemned the incessant kidnapping of school children in the country, stressed that such would send a wrong signal to the parents who might become afraid of sending their children to school thereby increasing the number of out of school children in the country. It also condemned...

…wants payment made in 20 days or victims will be killed The terrorist gang holding about 287 school children and teachers captive have given the condition for their freedom: N1 billion or the hostages will be killed. The demand was made known to Jubril Aminu, a friend of the school principal who was also abducted along with the pupils, on Tuesday, Pilot News has learnt. Aminu said he got a phone call from the terrorists...

Victims went far from camp in search of firewood The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, blames the abducted Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Gamboru Ngala town, one of the least secure parts of the troubled Borno State, for their abduction. The IDPs, mostly women and children, went missing on February 29 when they were out searching for firewood for cooking. The unusual disappearance sparked fears of possible abduction by Islamic extremist rebels. DHQ’s spokesperson Major General Edward...

A prominent Islamic scholar in Nigeria, Sheik Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has advised the Nigerian government to hold talks with the terror groups holding communities in the country siege. Terror attacks swept through Kaduna, Borno and Sokoto States in the past week. No group claimed responsibility for any of the recent attacks and abductions, and the security agencies have made no statements. Government at the federal and state levels are overwhelmed by the attacks. As the...