At least three aid workers have been killed in the northeastern Nigerian town of Rann, in Borno State, during an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base of 3rd Battalion, in Kala-Balge headquarters of Rann, United Nations spokeswoman confirmed on Friday. A fourth aid worker may also have been killed and another was feared abducted, the spokeswoman said. A separate UN source said the attack in Borno state was likely to have been carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram.

The Federal Government has released the names and full details of the 110 girls who are yet to be accounted for, following the attack on the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State.

The Federal Government will on Wednesday, inaugurate a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State, on 19 Feb.

The panel will begin work tomorrow after its inauguration.

The committee was convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), according to a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

Members of Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, have advised the Federal Government to open an amnesty window for arms-bearing herdsmen and other terrorists in the country to curb the spate of attacks in the country. The group made its position known in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Kunle Famoriyo. The group commended the Federal Government for deploying troops to volatile areas in the country to contain the menace of Fulani herdsmen.

The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Mallam Lawal Daura has disclosed the reason why the release of the kidnapped University of Miaduguri lecturers as well as some women abducted by Boko Haram sect was delayed. Daura who spoke on Tuesday when the released victims were presented to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House said the Service in collaboration with the Military opted for negotiation because military efforts toward securing their release could have endangered their lives.

Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, says negotiating with Boko Haram was the “safest” means of rescuing the three abducted lecturers of the University of Maiduguri and 10 women from captivity.

The woman and lecturers were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in June and July, respectively.

The women were abducted from a police convoy in Borno state while going for a burial and the lecturers were taken hostage while on oil exploration in the Lake Chad basin.

Speaking on Monday at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and the freed captives, Daura said any attempt to rescue the victims forcefully could have endangered their lives.