Tag: Boko Haram
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Troops rescue 12 hostages from Boko Haram in Lake Chad
Troops of Sector 2 (Chad), Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF), have rescued 12 hostages from the Boko Haram terrorists enclave near Barkalam in Lake Chad. The Chief of Military Public Information, MNJTF, Col. Muhammad Dole, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Ndjamena, Chad and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
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Boko Haram terrorist now recruiting child soldiers – MNJTF
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says the Boko Haram terrorist group has introduced the use of child soldiers to resuscitate its declining influence in the Lake Chad Basin. The Chief of Military Public Information for MNJTF, Col. Timothy Antigha, disclosed this in a statement issued from N’Djamena – Chad on Thursday. Antigha said the…
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Boko Haram and sponsors: northern governors unsettled
Raymond Gukas, Jos Following an allegation by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya that a northern governor was conspiring with the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists to kill Nigerians, the allegation has unsettled the umbrella body of northern governors. Mailafiya who was a guest of the department of security…
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Borno: In Zulum’s shoes, what else would you do?
By Isa Gusau – August 10, 2020. Before reacting to that question-headline, please, take a little while to walk in the ‘shoes’ of Borno governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. A few persons have been writing to condemn what they perceive as Zulum’s political incorrectness. They refer to the governor’s expression of concern over…
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Boko Haram: I can’t be silent While My People Die – Zulum .. Absolves Buhari, Buratai From Blame
By: Ali Musa Biu- Maiduguri Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday has said that he cannot afford to be silent in the midst of killings going on in his state because he has taken an oath and he is in covenant with God to defend the people of Borno. Zulum stated this when…
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Northern Youths Hint of Impending Defeat of Boko Haram
A group, Northern Youth Anti Corruption Ambassadors have hinted of impending defeat of the Boko Haram insurgents in the north east following the renewed onslaught championed by the Chief of Army Staff, Brig. Gen. Tukur Buratai. According to the group, the position is based on credible sources in the theatre of operations in North-East Nigeria…
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NAF neutralises several insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralised dozens of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at Bula Korege on the fringes of the Sambisa forest in Borno. ALSO READ:ENHA seeks compulsory entrepreneurship studies in secondary schools Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in…
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Boko Haram: Group drums support for military
Abuja, Feb. 28, 2020 God Bless Nigeria Group, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has called for continued support for the Armed Forces of Nigeria in their fight against insecurity in different parts of the country. The Assistant Coordinator of the group, Madam Theresa Tekena, made the call at a rally on Friday in Abuja in support of…
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Shekau’s Capture and Implication for National Security
If I had any doubt that it is end game for Boko Haram madman, Abubakar Shekau, it has disappeared with the vow of a 37-year-old Islamic cleric, Ali Ahmad to trek the whole 844 kilometers from Maiduguri to Abuja. Recent history teaches us that people make such declarations when they sense a definite outcome. Chief…