ahmed idris, al jazeera. >>> sentenced migrant in nigeria to death. migrant's lawyers accuse thai police of mishandling the investigation, because of pressure to solve the police. >>> conservationists in hong kong, fight to save so-called pink dolphins. from hong kong divya gopalan has more. >> reporter: the first thing they tell you on the dolphin watch tour is not to have high expectations. but it's turned out to be a good day for these visitors. >> i was lucky to see two pink dolphins, so fantastic, so beautiful. >> i was so surprised whether i saw them jumping from the water. >> it's a surprise for everyone on the boat. even the tour guide. >> nowadays, dolphins appear to be quite scary. they get quite close to the boat here. it's very real. >> pink dolphin numbers have dropped more than 60% in the last decade. conservationists say it is mainly because of major building projects in hong kong waters. the 50 kilometer bridge connecting hong kong with macao and juhai, they fear plans to expand hong kong's airport would drive away what's left of the d

ahmed idris reports. >> the niger oil delta, production poisons the water and the land. instead of enriching its people, it's predominantly brought misery. royal dutch shell has 60,000 kilometers.pipelines. farmers have fought a long battle for compensation but are toll they can only pursue shell's nigerian subsidiary. the ruling in the hague says the parents can now sue the parent company. campaign group friends of the earth. >> the fact is that there is a court's jurisdiction on the case marines that probably in the future in similar cases, victims of human rights abuses by corporations and other companies that also have a company here in the netherlands can can bring their case to the netherlands to get justice. >> of course, it is not just about these four farmers but all the other farmers in the niger delta, who have an opportunity to take their case to the netherlands and fight their case in their home country. >> we are disappointing that dutch court has determined it show assume international jurisdiction over the company. over issues which took place within nige

ahmed idris reports. >> it is five eclock in the morning that doug last says good-bye to his children. by the time he returns, his kids will be asleep. >> i pray to god that one day a solution toll situation. so reallyists not helpful for you to be -- to continue being without your children all the time. >> the civil servant is one of the hundreds of thousands who work in the city but have to live far away from their work. simply because they can't afford the rent. ftc every month, hundreds of new homes are built here but most of them are empty. the question you need to ask yourself is how many people can afford to buy a house of 100 million in nigeria? letless than 2% of the populati. explained that it's less than 2% of the population. >> reporter: which means that many people here wouldn't be able to afford these new homes. a house this this estate costs about $500,000 to buy. renting one is as much as $25,000 per year. developers put the blame on expensive permits and pass the cost on to tenants. it's not about number of homes, it's about affordability. areas with poor roads and se

ahmed idris has the story. >> on patrol with the nigerian military in the boko haram former stronghold. the zambesa forest is mired in myth and not notoriety. it's a vast territory seized by boko haram. a new government in military leadership took over this year. it is now declared that the group is no longer dominant. >> it's daily becoming more peaceful. a better place than it used to be and we believe that for every second for every minute for everybody things will continue to improve. >> still, the military stepping up operations, mopping up and securing areas they have recaptured, no nigeria territory have pounded from the air for several months and we're told it was safe to go deep in there because of continuing military operations and of course the presence of ordinances. ordinar. areas of destruction, a legacy of six years of violence. >> i don't think the army is going to stay here for a very long time due to the defeat. because boko haram is no longer trusty. >> bl before the military chased them out in fact girls who were taxicab from this town long before the chibok girls w

ahmed idris has the story. >> boko haram's former stronghold, the zalbesa forest is mired in myth and notoriety. the mere mention of it fills many nigerians with dread. it is a vast territory seized by boko haram. a new government and military leadership took over this year. it is now declared that the group is no longer dominant. >> now it is daily becoming more peaceful, a better place than it used to be. and we believe that for every second for every minute for wherever we will be things will continue to improve. >> still, the military is stepping up operations, mopping up and securing areas three have recaptured. no nigerian territory has seen so much bombing as the straight of land behind me. the zambesa forest has been pounded for years. we were told it was safe to go in there because of continuing military operations, to stop or slow down the nigerian ministry from advancing. our military handlers took us through areas of destruction, a legacy of six years of violence. >> i don't think the army is going to stay here for a very long time due to the defeat, because boko haram is

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but these sources of water are drying fast, ahmed idris reports. >> mohammed has been a fisherman allkills have been passed down from one generation in the family to another. because it is thbecause he consr as life. >> fishing is very important, that is where we feed and live, actually, will make our start as fishermen and so are we. >> the rivers aren't yielding as much as they used to. this is a confluence, a meeting point of the benway and the niger. this used to be a very difficult hubs. people earning their living from the water have seen their incomes dry up. water becomes shallow. as a result, many figurer mefn had to swix jobs to feet their families. >> their raise is official now, but you cannot sustain yourself with snishing today. that's why are we, boats don't situation even worse. >> the government has attempted to dredge the rivers, most people expect that dredging means that all the debris is cleared and the flow is improved. but we haven't seen that. my understanding is that only certain channels have been dredged for channels to come from the atlantic ocean to this p

ahmed idris sent us this update. >> over the last 30 days maiduguri was under virtually a lock down. simply because the services here want to ensure this is a crime free christmas. in fact for first time in three years in the northeast area of nigeria there was no case of bombing by boko haram in a church or any other worship place. so the curfew or rather the ban on movement or car movements in maiduguri and other partle of pe northeast of course were lifted yesterday and there were suicide bombers by bus loads, intercepted 50 military. the military are captured dozens of them. for the first niem months they s they detonated their vests in certain areas. in fact 26 people have been killed in the series of bomb attacks across the state. and more than 80 people have been injured as a result. but the fatalities could rise because of the severity of injuries sustained during the series of attacks in maiduguri and the outskirts of the city. >> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has apologized, part of a deal with south korea on an issue that's long soured relation he. paying $8.3 million

ahmed idris has more. >> reporter: after beak in capacity, they are free. these are some of 900 hostages, women and children. freed after days of fighting. >> i come from borno state in nigeria. i was taken to the village. i was put in a prison. >> soon he and others will be on their way home. >> we have received strict instructions from those above us to support them from patriots and countries. we have seen humanitarian support, there's in place a rest, getting them support and food. cameroon's government deported thousands of nigerian refugees, and is service about potential boko haram fighters hiding among them. dozens of its citizens have been killed in attacks blamed on the armed group. thousands of young men and women have been taken by boko haram. many of them have been forced to join the armed group. >> there has been a growing sense of frustration that after 19 months there has been no news of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in chibok. for the girls and their families, their freedom could take a little longer. >> this person is related to thre

our report is sent by ahmed idris in maiduguri. >> over the last four days maiduguri was under a virtual loak down. lock down, simply because the officials want to ensure this is a crime-free christmas. for first time in three years there was no case of bombing in a church or any other worship the ban of car movements in maiduguri and other parts of the northeast of course was lifted yesterday. and there was no suicide bombers intercepted, the military killed more than a dozen of them, for the first sometime in months they detonated their devices in various places. now there are so many figures being bandied about how many people died. but the military, the general officer expanding the seventh division of the nigerian army has said in fact 26 people have been killed over the state and more than 80 people have been injured as a result. but the fatalities could rise because of the severity of injuries sustained during the series of attacks on maiduguri and the outskirts of the city. >> a suicide bomber in the afghan capital has killed at least one person and injured 33 others near the air

several female suicide bombers and fighters armed with rocket propelled grenades, our reporter ahmed idris sent us this update from maig gri. maiduguri. >> no vehicle is allowed in and no vehicle is allowed out. simply because the security services here want to ensure that this is a crime tree christmas. for first time in three years in the northeast of nigeria there was no case of tbhoamg boko haram ibomb by bokoharam. the ban on movement or car movement in maiduguri and other parts of the fleeft was of nortf course lifted and the military killed more than a dozen of the suicide bombers as they tried to enter mai maiduguri, but somehow they managed to slip into maiduguri. for the first time in months they detonated their explosives. the military the general officer commanding the seventh division of the nigerian army has told reporters this evenings that in fact 26 people have been killed in the series of bomb attacks accreditation the state and more than 80 people have been injured as a result. but the fata fatalities could re because of the seriousness of the attacks in mai maiduguri an