Luka Binniyat, whose reporting of massacres in Kaduna State provoked the ire of authorities, has been released on bail after enduring nearly three months in a Nigerian prison. Binniyat told The Epoch Times he will face prosecutors on Feb. 28 on the charge of cyberstalking, which legal experts have called controversial. “The conditions in the…
Nigerian Terrorist Warlords Offer Truce After Government Bombs Forest Hideouts
The Nigerian Air Force used recently-acquired fighter bombers to bomb the first hideouts of terrorist bandit gangs, prompting gang warlords to release abductees and extends peace offers to the government. Two feared bandit kingpins in battle-scarred Zamfara State are now offering to call it quits, provided they can escape the long reach of the law….
Terrorists Target Traditional Leaders to Capture Territories in Nigeria
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state have alleged terrorists are planning to expand their territories by targeting traditional leaders known as “monarchs.” Terrorists fleeing airstrikes by the US-supported Nigerian military in the northwest region are attempting to foist a government of their own through kidnapping and assassination of local town leaders, according to lawmakers speaking…
Witnesses: Terrorists Abduct 17 Girls in Northeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria—Terrorists have abducted 17 girls in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Saturday as the West African nation’s military said it “remains resolute in decisively countering the terrorists.” Members of the Boko Haram terrorist group attacked Pemi, a village in the Chibok local government area of Borno state, on Thursday, two residents told The Associated Press….
Nigerian Soldiers Watch as Terrorists Massacre 18 Villagers
The scene of the attack was familiar to traumatized villagers of Ancha in Bassa County of Nigeria’s Plateau State on the cold evening of Jan. 11. A unit of 30 well-armed Nigerian soldiers were stationed in an abandoned school building inside the settlement. The 30 soldiers had assault rifles, an armored personnel carrier, and two…
Nigeria Lifts Suspension on Twitter After 7 Months
Nigeria is set to lift a ban on Twitter starting Jan. 13, after the social media giant agreed to certain conditions to resume operations. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of the country’s National Information Technology Development Agency said that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari had given approval to lift the suspension. “Twitter has agreed to act with…
Boko Haram Insurgents on the Run Near Lake Chad
The Nigerian military is claiming a win over jihadist insurgents in the Lake Chad area after a three-week operation in December that felled 22 terrorists. During Operation Sharan Fague, meaning “Sweep” in Hausa, the 10,000-man Joint Multinational Force (MNJTF) dispersed insurgents of both the Boko Haram group and its stronger rival, the Islamic State of…
3 Chinese Nationals Abducted in Nigeria, Police Say
MAKURDI, Nigeria—Police in Nigeria said gunmen abducted three Chinese nationals working in the country’s north central region, the latest incident in a cycle of violence in Africa’s most populous nation. The gunmen also killed two Nigerians who were working with the expatriates Tuesday at a hydroelectric power plant under construction in Niger state, which neighbors…
Nigerian Lawmakers Discuss Malfeasance in Mass Jailbreak
JOS, Nigeria—Lawmakers in Nigeria have demanded a probe of a recent mass jailbreak in Central Plateau State, raising questions about collusion by prison employees. Prison administrators have deflected or stonewalled queries by journalists and elected officials. “From the security networking around the prison and the way the incident occurred, it is clear that there was…
Despite Terror Threats Nigeria’s Christians Celebrate Christmas
Throughout Nigeria’s troubled northern states Christian believers headed to church on Christmas eve with brave faces. Even in the northernmost state of Sokoto, the heart of Nigeria’s Islamic region, more than 5,000 Christians are heading to church this week, according to Rev. Oro Yakubu, administrator of 30 congregations of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA)….
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