Tag: boko haram
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Boko Haram leader, Shekau blows self up as ISWAP fighters capture Sambisa forest — Report
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has died, intelligence sources have indicated. TNG, however, has not independently verified his death. Nevertheless, according to the sources, the incident occurred on yesterday evening following alleged invasion of the terror group’s stronghold in the Sambisa forest area by a column of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. ISWAP,…
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Leah Sharibu’s mother sends message to government as daughter clocks 18 in Boko Haram captivity
Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of one of the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State has prayed for the safe return of her daughter. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Leah was just 15 years when she was taken hostage by Boko…
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Troops kill nine Boko Haram terrorist, repel fresh attacks on Maiduguri
Nine of the Boko Haram fighters who attempted to carry out terror attack at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday were killed by troops of Operation HADIN KAI (formerly Lafiya Dole). According to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, troops recovered one Buffalo Gun Truck,…
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13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists nabbed in Kano – Army
The Nigerian Army says troops of 3 Brigade Kano have arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Yerima said the suspected terrorists were arrested around Filin Lazio in Hotoro area of Kano, following a successful operation. He…
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Army arrests 13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Kano
The Nigerian Army says troops of 3 Brigade Kano have arrested 13 suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Yerima said the suspected terrorists were arrested around Filin Lazio in Hotoro area of Kano, following a successful operation. He…
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Unquotable Robert Clarke: Unhelpful Hysteria – Isa Aremu
Isa Aremu “When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.” – Alan Paton, South African writer “When fear comes in the door, logic goes out the window”. -Ina Perlman Chief Robert is a respected Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Clarke, (SAN). Last Sunday he unsettled many of…
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Insurgency: Terror balancing from ESN will fizzle out Boko Haram – Investigation
The terror balancing effect of Eastern Security Network (ESN), emanating from the South Eastern part of Nigeria will soon gradually fizzle out Boko Haram. An investigation conducted by TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) revealed that the terror balancing carried out by the ESN will soon checkmate Boko Haram which derives its funding from banditry and other sources. In…
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Insurgency: Terror balancing from ESN will fizzle out Boko Haram soon – Investigation
By Emman Ovuakporie The terror balancing effect from the South Eastern part of Nigeria will soon gradually fizzle out Boko Haram. An investigation conducted by TheNewsGuru.com, TNG revealed that the terror balancing carried out by the ESN will soon checkmate Boko Haram which derives its funding from banditry and other sources. In this survey carried…
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Pay bandits N100m Greenfield Student’ ransom before it’s too late, Gumi warns CBN
Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has urged the government not to take the threat by the kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna lightly. He urged Central Bank of Nigeria should pay the N100m ransom being demanded by the kidnappers of the students. Recall that one of the bandits, Sani Jalingo, had on Monday in…
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Boko Haram terrorists attack Borno town, kill residents, two soldiers
An attack by Boko Haram terrorists has left some residents killed in Ajiri town in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, confirmed the attack on the town in a statement on Monday, but he did not give the actual number of locals killed by the terrorists. He…