Tag: boko haram
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Yobe Govt. denies Boko Haram eviction claims
The Yobe Government has dismissed as false and misleading the rumours about an eviction notice allegedly issued by Boko Haram to communities in Gujba Local Government Area. Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), Special Adviser on Security Matters,
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Police smash syndicate supplying motorcycles to bandits, Boko Harm
The Nigerian Police Force has nabbed a criminal syndicate involved in supplying motorcycles to Boko Haram terrorists operating in Niger and Kaduna States. Motorcycles are widely used by terrorist groups in Northern Nigeria for conducting kidnappings and launching attacks on local communities. During a press briefing in Abuja, the Assistant Inspector General of Police…
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Why it’s difficult to end Boko Haram – CDS Musa gives reasons
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has explained why the fight against the Boko Haram terrorist groups has lasted for 16 years. The group began sophisticated attacks, initially against soft targets, but progressed in 2011 to include suicide bombings of police buildings and the United Nations office in Abuja. The government’s establishment…
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What Gov Adeleke said as DSS arrests Boko Haram suspects in Osun
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of 10 suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Ilesa-Osun.
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JUST IN: Boko Haram goes berserk reportedly kill 40, many missing in Borno
Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly killed no fewer than 40 farmers in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. This is just as The governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, while condemning the attack which was allegedly hatched on Sunday by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, also disclosed that the whereabouts of many who escaped the attack are…
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North’s ‘repentant’ Boko Haram terrorists – By Pius Mordi
At peak of the campaign in 2013 to package an amnesty programme for Boko Haram terrorists who were wreaking havoc in the northeast and enormous pressure was brought on then President Goodluck Jonathan, Hajia Turai Yar’Adua, widow of late President Umaru Yar’Adua, pleaded that a general amnesty be granted to the Boko Haram terror group.
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Police arrest Civilian JTF member who supplies cooking ingredients to Boko Haram in Borno
The Borno State Police Command has nabbed a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force, Muhammad Idrissa, for allegedly supplying cooking ingredients to Boko Haram insurgents in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, disclosed this on Tuesday, stating that the suspect’s arrest followed intelligence reports regarding his activities. Daso added that…
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Boko Haram terrorist surrenders to troops
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has said that a notorious Boko Haram terrorist, Bochu Abacha, has surrendered to troops deployed in Kukawa Local Government of Borno State.
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‘I regret shredding my NCE certificate to pieces’, says repentant female insurgent
A repentant female Boko Haram member, who underwent deradicalisation and resettled in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno, Fatima Musa, says she regrets shredding into pieces her National Diploma Certificate (NCE). Musa made this known in Maiduguri during a community dialogue on understanding,
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Troops kill Boko Haram commander, others in Borno
The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that its troops had neutralised a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorist fighters in an offensive operation on Saturday.