The Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has ordered the resumption of prosecution of suspected Boko Haram insurgents detained in various locations of the country.

As a result of the ongoing clearance operations through Operation DEEP PUNCH II in Operation Lafiya Dole, some desperate Boko Haram terrorists attempting to escape the theatre through one of the formidable blocking positions in Goniri, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, had been severely dealt with on Friday 9th February 2018.

Jihadist group Boko Haram has released 13 hostages, including a group of oil explorers and policewomen, that it held captive for more than half a year, the Nigerian presidency said on Saturday.

Boko Haram’s murderous orgies intensified in tune with the massive onslaught against them when President Buhari assumed power in 2015. But in December 2015, Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, ruffled feathers when he announced the “technical defeat” of Boko Haram.

The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons need life-saving support due to humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East.