Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has claimed that $15 billion has been squandered through fraudulent arms procurement deals in the last 20 years, allowing groups like Boko Haram to thrive. However, troops of 5 Brigades and Sector 3 Joint Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai have killed three terrorists at an illegal border market in Borno State, recovering an AK-47 rifle, a truck, two motorcycles, four empty magazines and rounds of ammunition. The Northern States Governors' Forum (NSGF) has expressed appreciation for the Federal Government's approval to deploy Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits, while the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has condemned the recent killings in Zamfara State as horrific and tragic.

Senator Ali Ndume (PDP, Borno South) has called on the Federal Government to name and prosecute Boko Haram terrorists and their sponsors this year. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the Federal Government is ready to deploy Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits and terrorists in the North West and North Central, following the court order declaring them as terrorists. Malami said the military had been reluctant to deploy the aircraft outside the North East due to the conditions attached to the sale by the United States of America.