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IFEDAYO OGUNYEMI reports that beyond the hardship the majority of Nigerians endured in 2023, the year was also brutal, as many citizens were ruthlessly

Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 13, 2023 - Nigerian military jets have carried out air strikes on a gathering of bandit militias, killing around 100 gunmen in the countrys northwest, two army sources with knowledge of the operation and local residents said.

When asked for details, Nigeria's air force spokesperson Commodore Edward Gabkwet confirmed the air strikes.

Education in Danger Monthly News Brief, March 2021 Format Safety, security and access incidents affecting the provision of education Insecurity Insight publishes data on incidents where teachers were killed, kidnapped or arrested (KKA) and incidents where schools were damaged or destroyed by a perpetrator including state and non-state actors, criminals, individuals, students and other staff members. Access the data via our website or on HDX. Past editions: February 2021; January 2021 Visit our ...

Education in Danger Monthly News Brief, February 2021 Format Africa Burundi 15 February 2021: In Kididiri, Busoni commune, Kirundo province, a police officer shot in the direction of three teachers accused of being National Congress for Liberty (CNL) members without injuring them. Source: ACLED1 25 February 2021: In Rukaramu, Mutimbuzi commune, Bujumbura province, an Imbonerakure high school teacher was attacked and killed by an armed group a few days after receiving death threats from a local ...

February 2021 Criminal groups abducted hundreds in north west, while ethnic and regional tensions ran high in south amid farmer-herder conflict; meanwhile, tensions rose in south east between govt and Biafra secessionists. Criminal groups in Feb reportedly killed at least 112 and kidnapped over 450 people, mostly in Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto and Zamfara states (north west), but also in Niger state (Middle Belt). Notably, armed group 17 Feb abducted 42 students and school personnel in Niger state,...

  Troops of the Nigerian Airforce have killed more bandits during Air operations in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The sustained military operations followed recent killing of over 40 people in five local government areas of the state within 48 hours. According to the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, bandits were seen at Sabon Madada with herds of cattle, and were engaged and neutralized accordingly by the troops. The troops also killed s...

While some of the villages have been deserted completely, others are just there in name considering that the people no longer live a normal life. While women and children live at the mercy of the bandits, men, especially those seen as “prosperous” have no option than to flee to safer locations. Over 100 villages sacked in Kaduna State Years of insecurity in parts of Kaduna State have led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people who have fled their homes for refuge in other par...