They had gone to bed that fateful night in Gboko, Benue State, not knowing they would not sleep to see the break of a new day – no thanks to the outage in public power supply which compelled the head of the family, Lawani Oye, to put on his power generating set

Since July 26, 2009, acts of domestic terrorism perpetrated by the Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Lidda’awati wal Jihad (People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s Teachings and Jihad”), also known as Boko Haram, have eclipsed Nigeria’s long standing security threats such as piracy, militancy, kidnappings, and armed robbery.

This is the story of Pastor Ayodele Joseph Oritsejafor’s crusade against members of the Jama’atu Ahliss-Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram. It is also the story of a crusade which foresaw the dangers that this group constituted at a time when the Federal Government of Nigeria chose to play footsy.

A full scale war is brewing between the people of Adadama Community in Abi Local government area of Cross River State and Ndiagu Amagu Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State over land disputes. Before now, about 35 people have been killed, including a Ph.D student and a Youth Corps member beheaded recently by militants who invaded the community.

“I lost my husband in one of the attacks by suspected Fulani herdsmen. I left the village for a while but now, I am back because this is the only place I know and call home”.That was how Mrs. Jummai Dachung, one of the 39 widows displaced from their communities in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, recounted her plight to Vanguard Metro, VM.