A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in an interview with BBC in Lagos on Monday, said the reason ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did not fight the Boko Haram insurgents early enough is that the latter did not believe it was a serious issue. Obasanjo said he brought the grievances of the sect to the […]
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A six-year-old boy from Chibok, in Borno state, Ali Ahmadu, who was overrun and paralysed by Boko Haram insurgents’ motorcycles in 2014, has been flown abroad for corrective spinal cord surgery. Dickens Sanomi Foundation, a charity group based in Abuja, paid $48,000 (N17.5million) for Ahmadu’s medical trip. The money was raised by the foundation after Global […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Tukur Buratai, has ordered the deployment of troops in the south-east to quell “violent” secessionist agitations. Speaking on behalf of Buratai at a news conference on Friday, DD Ahmadu, army chief of training and operations, announced that a military exercise tagged ‘Operation Python Dance’ would commence in the five […]
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Two Boko Haram commanders and deputies to Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the terror group, were killed in successful military operations at Alafa in Borno on Sallah day, an official has said. The Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday that the deputies that were killed in the onslaught included Afdu […]
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According to data compiled by Amnesty International, not less than 223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks in the North-east of Nigeria since April. In neighbouring Cameroon, at least 158 people were also killed by the terror group within the same period. The attacks have continued despite the efforts by the Nigerian military […]
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Boko Haram terrorists have allegedly killed 11 people on Friday in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Banki, Borno State. The Islamist group was said to have killed their victims silently with knives after penetrating the camp, which houses 45,000 IDPs. “At around 12:30 am (2330 GMT Thursday) this morning some Boko Haram terrorists […]
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A top Boko Haram commander, Auwal Ismaeela, has surrendered and confessed to leading the squads that abducted the Chibok girls in 2014. According to PRNigeria, the Boko Haram commander expressed regrets over his actions and said he was cooperating with the Nigerian military with information on locations and hideouts of other top commanders. Ismaeela said […]
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Not less than five policemen sustained injuries in a suicide attack in the Muna area of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Wednesday. A source disclosed this to TheCable, saying the incident happened around 2:50pm on Wednesday. A policeman also confirmed the attack, revealing that the affected officers were of the federal special anti-robbery squad […]
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Persons suspected to be suicide bombers wreaked havoc in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, killing at least 27 people, while 83 individuals were wounded. Reuters reports that the attack occurred on Tuesday. A female bomber reportedly blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in Konduga, a village near Maiduguri. Two suicide bombers were […]
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The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Sunday urged all Niger Delta compatriots to remain calm and patriotic. The forum also condemned the quit notice issued to the Hausa and Yoruba in the Niger Delta by militants, goading the groups to ignore it. The leaders of the coalition of Niger Delta Agitators (NDA), on Thursday had […]
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