Tag: Chibok
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[Photo] Another Chibok schoolgirl Hassana Adamu resurfaces with two kids
Another Chibok schoolgirl, Hassana Adamu was on Saturday handed over to the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum. Zulum received the girl and her two children in Gwoza, as they were presented to him by the Nigerian Army. Adamu was said to have presented herself to the Nigerian Army. Adamu, alongside her two children, was…
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How we fuel the wings of abductors – Ozioma Onyenweaku
Ozioma Onyenweaku In the 2000s the Niger Delta Militants hit the street big with the kidnapping of foreign oil workers. That was in a bid to draw attention to the plight of the Niger Delta people over oil spillage in the area. The oil companies in desperate move to rescue their officers offered to pay…
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Boko Haram hits Borno church on Christmas eve, kills six
Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG has it that some Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday (Christmas eve) attacked Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria Church (Church of the Brethren) at Pemi village in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State killing six. The Boko Haram insurgents reportedly burnt down the church where natives were busy preparing for Christmas…
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Katsina abduction reminder of Dapchi, Chibok girls – Coalition
The Coalition for Peace and National Security on Saturday criticised the attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State by bandits describing it as a sad reminder of the terrorists’ attacks on Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State and Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in Yobe State. While labeling…
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NAF speaks on ignoring distress calls by Chibok villagers during Boko Haram attacks
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has refuted a publication in an online platform, which alleged that it did not respond to calls for support when suspected insurgents attacked Takulashi Village, Chibok Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement on…
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Seven dead as Boko Haram attacks Chibok village
Boko Haram attacked a village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State on Sunday. According to reports, seven civilians were killed during the attack. The insurgents stormed Takulashe village at about 9 am and opened fire on civilians in sight. Civilian Joint Task Force member, Ishaiku Musa, confirmed the number of causalities. He said…
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Scores killed, houses razed as B’Haram hit Chibok again
Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State on Tuesday came under heavy attack by the Boko Haram terrorists, who stormed Korongilum Community in a heavy convoy of gun trucks and motorcycles. The heavily armed insurgents stormed the community around 6pm when the villagers were returning from the day’s work and opened fire on the hapless…
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Several houses burnt as Boko Haram attack Chibok
Armed men suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents were on Friday reported to have launched an attack in Mifa, a village in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. An undisclosed number of houses were said to have been razed during the attack by the insurgents, who arrived at about 8pm, according to TheCable.…
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Chibok Girls Abduction: Group Hail Buhari for Recue efforts on Abductees
From Jonas Ike, Abuja. A group of concerned Nigerians on Wednesday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for all the efforts on the rescue of abducted school girls at Chibok in Borno State held in captivity by Boko Haram insurgents on April 14 2014. The group said that efforts by previous governments at both federal and state,…
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Police arrest eight suspected kidnappers of Chibok schoolgirls [Photos]
Eight persons suspected to have taken part in the kidnap of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno state have been paraded by the Nigerian Police in Maiduguri, the state capital. The eight suspected Boko Haram terrorists who are among 22 persons paraded, were said to have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General’s Intelligence…