Tag: boko haram
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Defence headquarters vows to prevent Boko Haram attacks in FCT as customs raises alarm
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it is working to prevent the planned Bokon Haram attacks which the Nigeria Customs Service alerted Nigerians of. DHQ spokesman, John Enenche, said the nation’s armed forces have been placed on red alert to combat any crime. In an internal memo, customs had said Boko Haram insurgents were planning to…
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Army hands over captured 778 Boko Haram family members to Northern Governors
The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over 778 family members of Boko Haram terrorists captured in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, to governors of 16 northern states for rehabilitation. Maj.-Gen. Moundhey Ali, Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, handed over the refugees on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, at…
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Insecurity: Boko Haram mounting pressures on IDPs to join them – Gov Zulum
Governor of Borno state, Babagana Umara Zulum has raised the alarm that the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents were recruiting fresh members, mostly from the internally displaced persons (IDPs). According to the governor, “truly, the Boko Haram sect is working on people to join them. This is frightening. If the IDPs living in camps could not…
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Soldiers, Boko Haram terrorists killed as troops foil mayhem in Borno
The Defence Headquarters says military troops had successfully thwarted an attempt by the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to scuttle the resettlement of Kukawa community in Borno on Tuesday. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Thursday, said the troops eliminated eight terrorists while several others escaped with gunshot wounds during the…
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Boko Haram: Northern Governors demand probe of Mailafiya’s allegations
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) have called on security agencies to investigate allegations made by a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafiya that one of them is a Commander of the Boko Haram sect. Chairman of the NGF and governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong made this…
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Mailafia honours DSS invitation over comments on insecurity
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia on Wednesday honoured the invitation of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) over his comment that government is culpable for the ongoing killings and in Southern Kaduna. Dr Obadiah arrived at the Plateau State Command of the DSS Jos at exactly…
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DSS invites ex-CBN deputy gov. for accusing gov of sponsoring Boko Haram
The Department of State Services has invited a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, to its Jos office. Mailafia confirmed the development to our correspondent in Jos on Tuesday. He said, “Yes, it true. The DSS invited me to appear in their Jos office tomorrow (Wednesday) by noon.” Mailafia…
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Boko Haram planning civil war in 2022- Mailafia Obadiah declares
Former African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate Mailafia Obadiah, former African has revealed the purported plans of Boko Haram for Nigeria. Obadiah, who was a former deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, claimed that Boko Haram insurgents are plotting to start a civil war in Nigeria by 2022. He revealed…
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The Zulum testimonies, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa BABAGANA Umara Zulum, soil scientist and Professor of Agriculture and Environmental Engineering, has a problem as the Governor of Borno State. As the chief security officer of the state, he takes on face value the security reports he gets. So when the security chiefs informed him that the town of Baga…
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We’ve pushed Boko Haram out of North-east
The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that Boko Haram terrorists have been pushed out of all the north-eastern states save Borno State. The army chief, one of the nation’s military commanders whom some Nigerians have called for their sack, said the troops are sharing…