Tag: Bombers
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Army urges vigilance against suicide bombers
The Nigerian Army on Thursday called on people in the north east to be security vigilant to guard against suicide bomb attack by Boko Haram insurgents during the yuletide. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said that it was…
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Boko Haram: Trump approves sale of $600m bombers for Nigeria
Nigeria has got the green light to acquire some American attack planes to fight Boko Haram, officials of the Trump administration have said. The deal, which is about $600 million, will strengthen Nigeria’s fire power against Boko Haram and other extremists, AP reported. The approval is despite U.S. concerns about human rights abuses by Nigerian…
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Just in: Boko Haram used 117 children as suicide bombers
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said terrorist group, Boko Haram has used 117 children for suicide attacks in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon since 2014. In a statement on Wednesday, UNICEF said 27 children had been sent on suicide missions in 2017 alone. UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Marie-Pierre Poirier,…
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How to identify suicide bombers, accomplices – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has enlightened the general public on how best to identify fleeing terrorists in the country particularly in the northeast. Disclosing how to identify a suicide bomber or an accomplice, Spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman, told Channels TV that the terrorists, forced out of their enclaves, have taken to…