Boko Haram Begs For Forgiveness, Signs Ceasefire Deal

According to the Boko haram sect “We are seeking forgiveness from the people over the number of people killed in the country".

With these words, Imam Muhammadu Marwana, an influential member of the Abubakar Shekau-led Boko Haram sect, yesterday, confirmed a ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government to end their deadly activities across most states of Northern Nigeria, which have claimed about 4,000 lives and destroyed properties worth billions of Naira since 2009.

Niger Delta Militants Steal Crude Oil To Buy Arms, Recruit Members -Governor Seriake Dickson

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has said that oil theft is a threat to national security and responsible for the proliferation of arms in the Niger Delta. 

He said militants who engage in oil theft use it to finance their operations, recruit members, and buy arms and ammunition.
Mr. Dickson said this in Yenagoa on Friday when he received the new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, Rear Admiral Sidi-Ali Usman.
The governor expressed concern about the rising incidents and sophistication of illegal bunkering, sea piracy and pipeline vandalism and condemned the negative impact of the crimes on the nation’s economy.