Problems that arose during the Nigerian presidential elections may be responsible for the burning of the Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC) building in Emohua. The problems that the country faced caused the election to be extended through Sunday. The country’s people turned out in droves to vote, but many were unable to vote. The problems […]
Hundreds of civilians, most of them children, have been kidnapped and taken prisoner by Boko Haram militants. Reports from the field, confirmed by a Nigerian official, state that many children are being used as human shields by the Islamic extremist group. Earlier this month, several hundred people were taken from their homes, following the militants […]
A group of two Chadian helicopters bombed a Boko Haram outpost in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing dozens of militants, according to a military official from the Niger army. Chadian and Nigerien forces launched a joint operation, with Cameroon and Nigeria, on March 2 to rid the Borno state of Boko Haram insurgents who have […]
