There was pandemonium in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, as Boko Haram insurgents attacked communities in Addawari village, Jiddari-Polo area, shooting sporadically. According to a resident; “We have been indoors for the past two hours. Sounds of gunshot everywhere. We can’t even go out to break our fast.” In a swift response, the military said it carried out […]
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Ali Ndume, a senator from Borno state, who is standing trial for allegedly sponsoring terrorism, has admitted that he had contact with the Boko Haram sect. Speaking at the federal high court, Abuja, on Tuesday, Ndume said the charges against him were unjust and unfair since he gave former Vice-President Namadi Sambo and the then […]
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At least Six people have been confirmed dead and some 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were also shot dead by police. A white van ran into pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Armed officers […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a no–case submission filed by Charles Okah and ordered him to open his defence in the terrorism charge filed against him by the Federal Government. The dismissal of the no-case submission on Thursday followed another ruling by the court striking out the treason count against the accused. […]
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said its newly acquired all-weather helicopter gunship, Mi-35M Super Hind, recorded its first hit in battle against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East. Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya said on 21 May, NAF Component of Operation “LAFIYA DOLE” conducted an Intelligence Surveillance and […]
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Eight persons were feared dead following an attack by suspected herdsmen, on two villages in Logo Local Government Area of Benue state, a Police statement said. The Spokesman of the Police Command in Benue, ASP Moses Yamu, confirmed the attacks in a statement on Monday in Makurdi. Yamu said the attacks on Akaa and Tse-Orlalu villages […]
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Three female suicide bombers were on Wednesday night prevented from attacking a military outpost popularly known as ‘Guantanamo’ along Muna garage, Maiduguri. Abdulkadir Ibrahim, spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), in a statement, said security operatives killed the three teenagers. He noted that a security officer was however injured in the attempt to intercept […]
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At least five persons were killed as four suicide bombers detonated explosives at three different locations in Muna area of Borno State early Wednesday morning, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has confirmed. The areas affected, according to NEMA, Muna Usmani, Muna Garage and Muna Ethiopia respectively. The agency said the incidence in which 11 […]
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Fatai Owoseni, commissioner of police in Lagos state, says the command is working with sister security agencies to arrest the suspected militants that killed four policemen, an army captain and a civilian in the Ikorodu area of the state. Owoseni made the promise in a statement on Sunday while responding to the killings. He said the […]
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Germany has deported to Nigeria an alleged Islamic extremist, an ISIS suspect, deemed dangerous by authorities. He is a German citizen, not Nigerian. The German news agency, dpa, reports that the 22-year-old man, who was born in Germany and who had not committed a crime, arrived in Lagos Thursday. The unidentified man was one of […]
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