Tag: Boko Haram

Boko Haram hits Maiduguri after Buhari’s visit

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Residents of Jiddari Polo in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, were currently running for cover following an attack launched by Boko Haram fighters. The attack happened hours after President Muhammadu Buhari paid a condolence visit to the people of the state over the killing of 30 persons on Sunday. A resident told TheCable that the insurgents have been shooting sporadically for over 30 minutes. “We are under serious attack right now. Boko Haram stormed the town hours after the president left,” he said. Buhari had headed to Borno from Ethiopia where…

Gov. Zulum, the Military, and Boko Haram By Timawus Mathias

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Someone constitutionally empowered must come between Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and the Military. Both of them need to wage war together against the Boko Haram insurgents at the nation’s jugular these past 10 years and from all that we can see, there is no agreement over methods and evidence of commitment. This has taken the Buhari Administration leaps backwards from giant strides made in the counter insurgency effort. Victory that seemed in sight is now looking like a mirage I understand Governor Zulum very well and I think…

BOKO HARAAM: A Menace To Islam and Muslims By Shehu Salihu Umar

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Preamble: Yesterday, I received a message from a Christian friend asking of my explanation on some 12 Verses from the Quran that inspire terrorists; in the wake of the recent killings of CAN Chairman Adamawa State and a Christian UNIMAID student who were both abducted. I also woke up to a post by Civil Right Movement of Nigeria alleging that the killings were done because the victims were Christians, and that Boko Haraam enjoy the support of the Government and their Muslim brothers in carrying out these atrocities. First; the…

NSCIA condemns killing of CAN Chairman,Lawan Andimi

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The leadership of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs,NSCIA, has received with great shock the news of the killing of Pastor Lawan Andimi, the CAN branch chairman of Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa state by Boko Haram. NSCIA in a statement signed by Head of Media and Communication,Aselemi Ibrahim, condemned the killing in the strongest term and also described it as barbaric, provocative and a flagship example of man inhumanity to man. “The Council believes that Boko Haram is trying to make the country ungovernable and to incite Christians…

Boko Haram: Fake news merchants distracting Nigerian military from attaining maximum goals – Centre

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The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) believes certain individuals and groups in the business of peddling falsehood are jeopardizing the remarkable progress of the Nigerian military. The Centre made this known in a special report to address the “impact of fake news on the war against terrorism and implication for national security”.   In an extensive report, signed by Executive Secretary, Comrade Isaac Ikpa and delivered at a one-day workshop on Thursday in Abuja, CESJET frowned at fake news merchants misleading the public without factual evidence.  …

BOKO HARAM: Defeated, Broke Terrorists Asked To Repent, Release Abducted Workers

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Tbe Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has demanded the release of Action Against Hunger workers abducted by members of the Boko Haram sect in Borno State. The group, which made this demand on Thursday, said it was saddened that Boko Haram terrorists continue to quest for relevance even though the beatings they have taken at the hands of the Nigerian military do not leave them in a position to continue such pursuit. Addressing a news conference on Thursday, Gabriel Onoja, the National Coordinator of CATE said Boko Haram trying…

BREAKING: Boko Haram executes second aid worker

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Boko Haram has executed Hauwa Leman, an aide worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross reports TheCable . Leman was abducted in March by a faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West African Province, along with two other aide workers , Saifura Khorsa , who was killed on September 16 and Alice Loksha , a nurse working for the United Nations Children and Education Fund . The killing of Leman comes after the expiration of the deadline given to the Federal Government by the terrorist organisation .…

How Boko Haram in Military Uniform killed 48 Soldiers

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More facts emerged yesterday as to how Boko Haram insurgents stormed a military facility in northern Borno on Thursday, killed nearly fifty soldiers, stole fighting equipment and ransacked a neighbouring community in search of food. Locals and credible sources in the military said the terrorists used the uniforms, guns and vehicles that they carted away during in previous siege on army formations in parts of Borno and Yobe States to launch the latest attack in Zari village, a community in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State. A soldier said…

Boko Haram bombers ‘caught praying ahead of suicide mission’

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Four Boko Haram insurgents were sighted rendering prayers around the University of Maiduguri, ahead of an attack in the metropolitan city. A military source disclosed this to TheCable, saying it happened on Thursday. The source said four teenagers were seen seen lying down as dead bodies while an elderly man conducted the ritual. He said the military was tipped off following the arrest of a Boko Haram member who concealed fuel, diesel, and other consumables in a sack. The source said the suspect made some confession during interrogation. “The man…

The Myth of Buhari’s Boko Haram “Success” By Farooq Kperogi

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The question I always ask people who talk of the Buhari administration’s “success” in “downgrading” or “technically defeating” Boko Haram (whatever in the world that means) is: what exactly has Buhari done that hasn’t been done by his predecessor to bring about his so-called success? They can’t answer it. The military is still severely underfunded and ill-equipped. Soldiers on the front lines are still owed backlogs of allowances; several of them still starve and survive on the goodwill of do-gooders. Two videos of the heartrending conditions of our military men…