Tag: Baga Massacre
Baga Killings: Police deny indicting Nigerian military
Nigeria’s police authorities have denied a report claiming Nigerian soldiers fired indiscriminately at civilians in the April killings in Baga,…
Baga Massacre: UN Human Rights Office expresses concern
The UN Human Rights Office on Friday expressed its concern about the large number of casualties, reportedly including many civilians,…
Sources: US shuts aid to Nigeria’s army over Baga
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley has held a closed-door meeting with some members of Nigeria’s human…
Nigerian lawyers condemn Baga massacre
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has condemned the killing of innocent civilians by Nigerian security operatives…
Baga: ACN demands independent probe
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected the preliminary reports on the Baga tragedy, submitted by the military high…
Baga: Nigerian Army lied, says Human Rights Watch
Satellite images have revealed massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17 in the…
Jonathan backs fresh Baga massacre probe
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed an independent investigation into the alleged massacre of 287 civilians in the fishing town…
Nigerian army: No mass grave in Baga
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) fact-finding team to Baga has returned to present its report to the Chief of Defence Staff…
Senator says more than 200 killed in Baga
The gunbattle between security forces and Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria a week ago in Baga killed 228 people, Senator…
Baga Massacre: Too Little, Too Late
The media was awashed this week with news of a mass murder, arson and outright brigandage perpetrated in the fishing…
Baga Massacre: ACN holds Jonathan culpable, alerts ICC
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said the killing of 185 people, mostly women and children, in Baga, Borno…
Baga Massacre: Jonathan vows action
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday assured Nigerians and members of the international community of the commitment of his…
Nigerian army confirms 30 Boko Haram insurgents killed
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the death of 30 Boko Haram insurgents in an encounter with a multi-national Joint…
US condemns Baga massacre
The United States Monday condemned clashes between troops and Islamist militants in Baga, in Nigeria’s north eastern state of Borno,…
Jonathan orders probe of Baga Massacre
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered a full scale investigation into reports of high civilian casualties in the shooting war…