Boko Haram Jihadis Kidnap Dozens of Women Living in Victim Camp
Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadis are once more accused of kidnapping dozens of women from a refugee camp in northeastern Nigeria.
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
Nigeria Blames Islamic State for Catholic Church Massacre
Nigeria’s federal government said on Thursday it suspects members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terror group were responsible for a massacre at a Catholic church in southern Nigeria on Sunday that killed 40 people, Reuters reported.
Islamic State Claims Bombings, Police Attack in Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) — the formal name for Boko Haram — on Saturday claimed responsibility for two separate attacks in recent days, the Guardian reported: a bombing in the northeastern Nigerian state of Tabara and a fatal police station
Report: Boko Haram ISIS Wing Funnels $43 Million a Year Through Nigerian Banks
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), the rebranded ISIS affiliate wing of Boko Haram, allegedly funnels roughly $43 million through official Nigerian financial institutions annually according to a new report by the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA).
Report: Boko Haram Confirms Leader Abubakar Shekau’s Death
The Nigerian terror group Boko Haram allegedly confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday that its former leader, Abubakar Shekau, died during infighting between Boko Haram and a rival Islamic State-affiliated faction, Africa News reported on Thursday.
Islamic State Claims Boko Haram Chief Killed Himself Fleeing Fellow Jihadists
A person purporting to be the leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terror group alleged in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram, was dead.
Islamic Terrorists Strike Military Camp and U.N. Base in Nigeria
Scores of armed militants from the Islamic State terror group in West Africa (ISWAP) invaded the town of Dikwa in northeast Nigeria late Monday and attacked a military camp and a U.N. base.
Islamic Militants Murder Two Dozen Nigerian Christians over Christmas
Militant jihadists killed at least 24 people, abducted 20 more, and torched a church in two Christmas Eve attacks in northeast Nigeria, the Barnabas Fund reported Tuesday.
Nigeria: General Urges Troops to Fish Out ‘Traitors’ as Boko Haram Attacks Again
A Nigerian commander urged troops in the African country on Sunday to “look out for traitors” as Boko Haram jihadis continued to wreak havoc.
‘Many Feared Dead’: Boko Haram ‘Seizes’ Two Nigerian Towns Weeks After Gov’t Declared Group Defeated
Boko Haram jihadis seized two towns in Nigeria’s Borno state on Wednesday, killing many people as they set houses and government buildings ablaze.
Doctors Without Borders: Boko Haram Still a Threat to Nigeria 10 Years Later
The decade-long Boko Haram terror campaign in Nigeria “is far from over,” the Doctors Without Borders humanitarian organization declared on Monday.
Nigeria: President Insists, Again, that Boko Haram ‘Is Defeated’
The Nigerian government insisted on Tuesday the homegrown jihadi group Boko Haram “is defeated” even as the organization continued a killing spree in its birthplace of Borno state that same day.
Nigeria: One Year Later, Christian Schoolgirl Captured by Boko Haram Held for Refusing to Convert
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, marked one year of holding 15-year-old Nigerian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu hostage after her abduction, refusing to free her because she would not renounce her Christian faith and convert to Islam.
Nigeria: Islamic State Claims Deadly Attack on Governor’s Election Convoy
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a Boko Haram offshoot, claimed responsibility for a deadly attack this week on a state governor’s election motorcade in Nigeria that may have involved some beheadings days before people in the African country head to the polls on Saturday.
Meet Nigeria’s Top Two Presidential Contenders, Vying for Power in a Sea of 70 Candidates
Only two of the more than 70 candidates running for president in the upcoming February 16 elections have a real shot at winning in Nigeria, home to the largest democracy in Africa, according to various reports.
Nigeria: Thousands Flee as Boko Haram Kills 100-Plus Soldiers in Nigeria
Jihadists, mainly members of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL)-linked Boko Haram, have killed more than 100 soldiers and seized a “huge stock [of] weapons” during clashes in northeast Nigeria raging since December 26, a coalition of United Nations-affiliated aid agencies reported Friday.
