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2 Notorious Boko Haram Commanders Killed In Borno

Two 'high profile' Boko Haram commanders have been killed during a clearance operation by troops of 25 Task Force Brigade Chibok and 28 Task Force Brigade Damboa. The killed commanders were identified as Abu Rajal and Tuja Sai'inna Banki. The troops according

Army captures top Boko Haram commander in Borno

The Nigerian Army and members of vigilantes on routine patrol have arrested a suspected Boko Haram leader. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Wednesday that the top terror suspect, Mohammed Zauro, was arrested

Boko Haram Fighters Attack Adamawa, 60 Houses Burned!

Many people were feared dead on Thursday in a fresh attack by Boko Haram Islamists in Ghumbili community in the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. The attack comes a few days after a similar incident in a neighbouring village in the Local Government

DSS Arrests B'Haram Cell Leader, Kidnappers, Others

The Department of State Services said it had arrested a suspected Boko Haram cell leader and six other accomplices. It said that the suspect, Usman Musa, was arrested in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State on July 1. The service, which stated this

Boko Haram attacks: 70 lecturers quit UNIMAID

No fewer than 70 lecturers have resigned from the University of Maiduguri since the outbreak of Boko Haram insurgency in the North- East, SUNDAY PUNCH, has learnt. Also, while five lecturers have been killed, three were said to have been held by the insurgents

Photos: 6 Top Boko Haram Commanders Killed

The Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigeria Airforce have killed six top Boko Haram commanders in the Northeast during a bombardment of their hideouts. A statement released by Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director Army Public Relations revealed

Why I joined Boko Haram - Teacher

Repentant Boko Haram Arabic teacher, Ibrahim Suleiman has explained why he joined the Islamic sect. Suleiman, who tagged the group's practices in Sambisa, Borno State, as barbaric and un- Islamic, said he became a member to enable him rescue his three children

Dhaka cafe attack suspect dies after 'torture'

A Bangladeshi teenager who police say was a suspect in last week's deadly attack on a Dhaka cafe has died in custody, with his family insisting he was a hostage and alleging torture by security forces. Zakir Hossain Shawon, 18, a kitchen assistant at the Holey

Hostage' situation as gunmen storm Dhaka restaurant

Gunmen stormed a crowded restaurant popular with foreigners in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday night, apparently taking diners hostage and sparking a firefight with police in which at least one officer was killed, officials said. The attackers entered a

Boko Haram Attacks Military Brigade In Borno

Boko Haram insurgents have allegedly killed an army lieutenant and two vigilante members in an ambush in the Lake Chad area of Borno State on Saturday. Efforts to reach the military high command for their reaction was not successful as calls to the mobile

Hunters Kill 2 Boko Haram Commanders In Adamawa

There was wild jubilation in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State when news of two Boko Haram Commanders killed by hunters was announced. The state's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Ahmed Sajoh, told newsmen that the feat recorded

Boko Haram abducts 15 girls in Southeastern Niger

Boko Haram gunmen have kidnapped 15 girls overnight in a village near Toumour, southeastern Niger, the local mayor said on Saturday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Boukar Mani Orthe, the mayor of the town in Niger's Diffa region near the border

Mother of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau speaks

Falmata Abubakar the mother of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, granted her first media interview to VOA, saying she has not seen her son in 15 years. The interview took placein the village of Shekau, Yobe state. The report published by VOA revealed

BREAKING: Multiple Explosion Rocks Maiduguri From Boko Haram

Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital have been thrown into confusion as bomb explosion ripped the city Tuesday night. Residents said the explosion was heard around Molai Kura, an outskirt along the Maiduguri, Damboa road. DAILY POST reports that

Father Identifies Daughter In New Boko Haram Video

The father of one of the Chibok girls kidnapped more than two years ago said he recognised his daughter in a video released by Boko Haram yesterday. A spokesman for the Bring Back Our Girls movement, set up to demand the return of 276 schoolgirls kidnapped

Army confirms Arrest Of Suspected Boko Haram Terrorist

The army yesterday confirmed the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Aliyu Ahmed, alias "Aliko". The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman said in the statement said that "Aliko" was arrested on Friday by troops of 33 Brigade following a tip off in

Police Arrest Boko Haram Bomb Manufacturer In Taraba

The Taraba State Police Command has arrested a suspected bomb manufacturer who also is a member of the Boko Haram terrorist group linked to three bomb explosions recorded in the state this year. The suspect was arrested in his house which he uses as a factory

Breaking: Court Convicts, Sentences Four Boko Haram Financiers

A federal high court, on Monday, convicted four Boko Haram financiers. The quartet- Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed Bunu Kame- were convicted and handed prison terms, after they pleaded guilty to charges that FG preferred against them during a special