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Amnesty International has revealed that ten women working on Kwashabe rice farm are missing after a fresh attack by Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno. Boko Haram had beheaded 43 farmers in Zabarmari LGA, Borno on Saturday. AI revealed that of the 43 farmers slaughtered by the terrorist group, 16 were Internally Displaced Persons. “Amnesty International’sInternational’s findings show that, of the 43 farmers slaughtered by Boko Haram yesterday, 16 were Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). 10 women working in Kwashabe rice farm are still missing after the attack,” the group said. See Also Boko Haram Boko Haram Slaughters Forty Farmers In Borno, Kidnap Seven Others 0 Comments 3 Hours Ago AI urged the Nigerian government to do more in protecting Nigerians and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice. “Boko Haram and other armed groups must renounce their unlawful and vicious campaign of violence against civilians. The Nigerian authorities, on their part, must do more...

The African Action Congress has asked Nigerians to call for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari for failing woefully to protect Nigerians. The party said this in reaction to the killing of 43 farmers by Boko Haram in Zabarmari Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday. The AAC demanded that all service chiefs be sacked due to their “lack of will and adequate requisite to fight insecurity”. The party said, “The news that Boko Haram beheaded 43 farmers in Zabarmari is heartbreaking! The primary responsibility of every government is the protection of lives and property. The All Progressives Congress, under the incompetent and clueless Buhari, has failed woefully in that aspect.  “We have repeatedly called for the sack of all the service chiefs just as we have also asked Buhari to resign. The service chiefs are not only overdue of being relieved of their jobs but also lack the will and adequate requisite to fight insecurity.” The AAC lamented that it was un...

Justice Ishaq Usman Bello Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Usman Bello, last Wednesday ordered the release of eight inmates from Suleja Custodial Centre in exercise of powers granted him by the Criminal Justice Special Provision Acts. Suleja Prison, though in Niger State, falls within the jurisdiction of the FCT judiciary and is periodically inspected by the Chief Judge. Justice Ishaq Usman Bello Bello equally took time to listen to various complaints from some of the prisoners and reassured them of the commitment of the FCT judiciary to put workable measures in place with a view to reducing the number of people languishing in prison custody without a valid charge preferred against them in court. According to one of those released, who identified herself as Vera, the CJ said the judgment given to her was too harsh (it has to do with lieing against someone). She said she was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a judge in FCT and had barely spe...

Boko Haram insurgents have killed at least 40 farmers in Zamarmari area of Jere Local Government Area of Borno State by slashing their throats. The incident happened on Saturday in Koshobe Village near Maiduguri, the state capital. One of the farmers, who escaped during the attack, Nasiru Usman, said trouble started after some of them apprehended a Boko Haram insurgent, who approached them with request for food. He said the attackers also abducted seven farmers and injured others. The bodies of the victims have been taken to Zabarmari Village where they would be kept ahead of burial on Sunday. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province have increasingly targeted farmers in their violent campaign. They are accusing them of spying and passing information to the military and local militia fighting them. Boko Haram Insecurity Insurgency Terrorism News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSN...

File Photo Grace Abdul, a journalist with the Voice of America, has narrated her ordeal in the hands of Nigerian Army operatives, who illegally arrested and detained her for hours in Oyigbo, a community in Rivers State. Abdul was arrested on Saturday by soldiers, who were enforcing curfew in the community. File Photo See Also Journalism Nigerian Soldiers Assault, Arrest Voice Of America Journalist For Interviewing Residents Of Oyigbo In Rivers State 0 Comments 12 Hours Ago The journalist, who spoke with SaharaReporters after her release, said she had barely started her work when the soldiers assaulted and arrested her. According to her, the soldiers described journalists as ‘enemies of the state and enemies of Nigeria’. Abdul said: “I just started and first picture I took was of the burnt police station. The soldiers came in immediately and said I was snapping them. They abused me and assaulted me. “They (Soldiers) held me for over five hours before allowing me to ...