Following the killing of an health worker by Boko haram and the threat on Leah Sharibu, President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned and described the act as heinous and despicable. He expressed expressed concern over the threat of the group to harm others, including Leah Sharibu, the lone Dapchi school girl, still in custody. The killed…
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Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday, 8th of September, stormed and recaptured Gudumbali town, of Guzamala Local Government Area in the northern part of Borno State. The insurgents attacked the hundreds of displaced residents who had just returned since few weeks ago after fleeing their homes in Gudumbali on Friday night, 7th of September. A source…
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The Nigerian Army has killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents and rescued the 21 hostages abducted in Pulka village, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno. Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri on Friday, 7th of September. “The troops have neutralised 14 Boko Haram and rescued 21 civilians, comprising…
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Barely a week after insurgents invaded a military base in Borno, gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped over 10 passengers of a bus at Maiduguri, heading to Gwoza, Borno State. The recent kidnap has been confirmed by the Military, a family member and Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South in the National…
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The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), on the 1st of August, urged the Federal Government and the global Christian community to ensure the rescue of the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, from the captivity of Boko Haram terrorists. The President of PFN, Rev Felix Omobude, in a statement at Benin City, Edo State, called…
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The Presidency has stated that the Department of State Services (DSS) is investigating the audio recording of Boko Haram, after the parents of the only girl(Leah Sharibu) still being held captive by Boko Haram insurgents who stormed the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, confirmed the voice in an audio message as their…
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Leah Sharibu, one of the 119 school girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, and the only christian, in an audiotape released earlier today, pled with the Buhari led government to secure her release. As a “proof of life” amidst speculations on her fate, pictures were released by an unknown source as well as an audiotape in…
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UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called for those responsible for the killings done on the 19th of August, at Malari village, Borno, to be brought to “swift justice”. Guterres, in a statement by his Spokesman, Mr Stephane Dujarric, condemned the killing of dozens of people in violence in Borno by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.…
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The United Nations revealed on the 16th of August, 2018, in its analytical report that the Federal Government paid ransom for the release of Dapchi School Girls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents on February 18, 2018, but Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed denies this claim. The report which was submitted to the…
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The Nigeria Army on Tuesday said that it had uncovered a Facebook and other social media accounts, allegedly used by a faction of the Boko Haram group to recruit new members. Artillery Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major Murtala Usman, who disclosed this while speaking at the ongoing Nigerian Army Combat Support Training Week in…
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