John Campbell
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:17
With intensified struggle between Boko Haram and Nigerian military, should a conversation begin about African multinational force intervention?
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 07:05
Amnesty International, the London-based non-governmental human rights organization, has issued a report, “Nigeria: More than 1,500 Killed in North-Eastern Nigeria in Early 2014.” Of particular interest is its dissection of what happened on March 14 at Giwa Barracks, the largest military facility in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 07:56
According to the Nigerian media, there was heavy gunfire that may have lasted some hours very close to Aso Rock, the presidential villa, starting at about 7:15 a.m. Sunday morning. The gunfire appears to have been centered at Yellow House, the headquarters of the State Security Services (SSS).
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 08:20
In the wake of bloodshed around major military barracks in Maiduguri, one of Boko Haram's leaders has released two videos. What's really going on in northern Nigeria conflict is very unclear.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:36
On March 14, fighting broke out in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, including at the Giwa Barracks –the military’s main headquarters in Borno. “Boko Haram” claims it secured the release of two thousand detainees during the siege on the barracks. Abubakar Shekau released two new videos to claim responsibility for the attack.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:35
Nigerian state governors in meeting with Susan Rice allegedly accuse Nigerian federal security of colluding with Boko Haram backers to perpetuate conflict.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:01
A killing of insurgents in northern Nigeria may have actually been a heinous attack on local young men merely rounded up and detained, according to a New York Times account.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 10:37
On March 18, governors from Nigeria’s north and Middle Belt met with U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice and other U.S. officials at the White House.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 08:47
On March 14, insurgents labeled “Boko Haram” attacked the Giwa Barracks, a major army facility in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. At the time, military spokesmen said that a significant number of “Boko Haram” members were killed.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:16
The ongoing insurgency in northern Nigeria, called “Boko Haram,” and the government’s often brutal attempts to suppress it, have produced a tide of refugees and internally displaced in one of the world’s poorest regions.