ISIS
Why US chose Sokoto as first target in Nigeria – Expert
Fresh reports of United States airstrikes targeting terrorist elements in northern Nigeria have raised questions over why Sokoto State—rather than the country’s worst-hit terror zones—was chosen as the initial target. According to Emmanuel Ogebe, an international human rights lawyer and bilateral affairs expert, the location of the strikes appeared to reflect strategic familiarity rather than […]
DSS gets order to detain suspected ISIS member
On Wednesday, the Department of State Services (DSS) secured a court order to detain Nigerian citizen Emmanuel Osase, who stands accused of being a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The ruling was issued by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, granting the DSS permission to detain […]