Tag: Zulum
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Boko Haram started with protests, Zulum cautions #EndSARS sponsors
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, warned youths who have been taking part in #EndSARS protests across the country to be careful. Zulum, whose state has remained the epicentre of the activities of insurgents, told the youths that the Boko Haram crisis in the North Eastern part of the country started with protests…
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Military approach alone can’t defeat insurgency in Northeast — Zulum
The Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has said it would take more than just the military approach to be able to defeat the insurgency in the Northeast region of the country. Speaking to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, the governor…
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BREAKING: Gov Zulum asks IGP to deploy abled SARS to fight Boko Haram in Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to deploy able men in the recently dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squard (SARS) to his state to combat terrorism. Zulum made the call in Maiduguri on Tuesday when he received the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Argebesola. Zulum said the SARS had…
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A Fearsome Urgency in Borno – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta In less than 36 hours in the past fortnight, Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, was the target of two gruesome assassination attempts. In a frightening video that has been circulating on the social media, the firefight between the vicious armed attackers in ambush and the governor’s security personnel was so intense and…
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Police list names of officers killed in Borno govt’s convoy
The Borno State Police Command have released the names of the officers killed by Boko Haram ambush on Saturday. Commissioner of Police, Bello Makwashi listed the names of his dead personnel on Monday when Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum visited the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, the state capital. “During the encounter, I want to name the…
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Boko Haram launches another attack on Zulum’s convoy in broad daylight
Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum’s convoy again as he was returning from Baga to Maiduguri. According to reports, Zulum had departed Baga around 10:30am, as suspected Boko Haram terrorists were said to have opened fire on his convoy. It was gathered that military operatives engaged the terrorists in shootout…
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Attack on Zulum another reminder that Buhari needs to change strategy – Atiku
The former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the Nigerian government to adopt new strategies to deal with the menace of insecurity. Atiku made the statement, on Saturday, while condemning the attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum by Boko Haram terrorists. Atiku noted that the attack should be a…
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Photo: Zulum speaks after deadly Boko Haram attack on convoy
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno decried the killing of eight policemen and three members of Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), who were ambushed in Kukawa Local Government Area on Friday. Zulum lamentation is contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Strategies, Malam Isa Gusau, in Maiduguri on Saturday. The governor…
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Boko Haram: Police confirm death of officers, others in ‘heavy gun attack’ on Zulum’s convoy
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the killing of its officers by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in the Baga area of the state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that an ambush on the convoy of the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday left about 30 persons dead. The governor’s convoy was said to have been…
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Midnight attack: Terrorists open fire on Gov Zulum’s convoy; kill 8 policemen, 3 soldiers, 4 others
Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday killed several security personnel in an ambush on the convoy of the Borno State governor. According to reports eight policemen, three soldiers, and four members of a government-backed militia were killed in the attack on vehicles carrying Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum near the…