By HALIMA TAKWAS SUSPECTED members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly carried out a deadly ambush on Nigerian troops near Damasak in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, killing seven soldiers and capturing 13 others. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Monday, took place along the Maiduguri–Damasak road, an area […]
Investigative / Systems-Focused Beyond the Battlefield FOR more than a decade, Nigeria has waged war against terrorism with soldiers, jets, and armoured vehicles. Forests have been bombed, camps overrun, and territories reclaimed. Yet, despite tactical victories, terrorism persists—mutating, spreading, and reappearing in new forms. Beneath the violence lies a quieter […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS TROOPS of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intensified offensive operations against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State, recording a series of tactical successes aimed at degrading insurgent capabilities across key axes of the North-East. According to a statement by the OPHK […]
Undeclared Video Shows Details of U.S.–Nigeria Terror Strikes PREVIOUSLY unseen footage of U.S. airstrikes conducted in Sokoto State has emerged, offering visual evidence of operations carried out against suspected terrorist positions during the Christmas period. The footage, viewed by reporters but not officially released, shows three coordinated strikes between 24 and 25 December 2025, targeting […]
By TOSI ORE Human Impact, Intelligence and Institutional Fragility Lens 2025 proved that Nigeria’s war on terror was fought—but fragility, not firepower, became the country’s biggest enemy. The year began with measurable military outcomes but closed with deeper questions around intelligence failure, border porosity, forest-based insurgent mobility, […]
Intelligence Narrative, Public Perception, and Governance Gaps Shock in a Farming Community IN the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike intended for terrorist hideouts, the quiet village of Jabo has become an unexpected epicenter of fear, speculation, and public mistrust. Eyewitnesses described a projectile that flew overhead, exploded in farmland, and shook homes. The lack of […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN WHEN the Nigerian Senate advanced the Anti-Terrorism Act amendment bill—one that now proposes the death penalty for kidnapping—senators projected confidence. They promised a public hearing that would confront one of the nation’s most elusive questions: Who actually funds terrorism in Nigeria? For many Nigerians, this […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN THE House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to publicly identify, sanction and prosecute all individuals and entities financing terrorism and banditry, insisting that transparency is essential to ending spiralling insecurity across Nigeria. The demand formed part of the House’s resolutions on national security reform following its three-day special plenary […]
By AMINA USMAN ABDULRAHMAN FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has shared insights from a private meeting he held with Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, following the cleric’s visits to bandit hideouts across Nigeria’s forests. Obasanjo said the discussion offered troubling revelations about the scale of insecurity and the level of fortification within the criminal camps. According […]
By SANI BATURE NORTHERN Nigeria is caught in a rapidly evolving security crisis driven by a loose but deadly coalition of bandits, foreign jihadists, armed herders, and criminal gangs. Stretching across Sokoto, Kwara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kogi, and Niger, these groups have carved out strongholds in forests, border corridors, and remote […]