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I was married to four Boko Haram commanders in 15 months

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2021 0

It was midnight when Falmata Bunu crept through the deadly Boko Haram camp in Northeast Nigeria’s Sambisa forest that had been her home for 15 months. She walked through the deadly forest for several days before finding help. Like the other girls conscripted by the militants, she had been

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Boko Haram: Ndume faults amnesty for repentant insurgents

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2020 0

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has faulted the granting amnesty to repentant Boko Haram insurgents. Daily Times recalls Operation Safe Corridor had granted amnesty to repentant insurgents after undergoing a six-month De-radicalization, Rehabilitation and Re-integration programme. Addressing newsmen in Abuja during the weekend on his findings after touring

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How Borno State Governor, Zulum, escapes death from Boko Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2020 0

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulu and others escaped an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Wednesday. The governor was returning from Baga, a deserted fishing community in Kaka local government area of the state, when the Boko Harm insurgents opened fire on his convoy. The attack comes three months after Ali Modu […]

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University of Maiduguri condoles community over insurgents’ attack

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has condoled with the university community over the killings of passengers in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents at Auno village in Konduga, Borno. In a condolence message by Prof. Danjuma Gambo, Director Radio and Public Relations, on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the university sympathized with students, parents and the state […]

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Red Cross Condemns Killing Of Aid Worker In Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2018 0

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has condemned what it described as the “tragic killing” of its colleague Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in March. The head of the ICRC delegation in Abuja, Eloi Fillion, in a statement on Monday said, “We are devastated by the murder […]

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45 Boko Haram members bag 31, 3 years jail terms

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2017 0

Andrew Orolua, Abuja A Federal High Court in Kainji, Niger State on Friday, sentenced 45 members of the Boko Haram insurgents to 31 and 3 years imprisonment. The court also discharged about 468 suspects after establishing that they have no case to answer. A statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the Minister of Information […]

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Troops Raid 13 More Camps in Sambisa Forest

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

The Defence headquarters on Thursday confirmed that over 13 strongholds of Boko Haram members, including the notorious Tokumbere camp in Sambisa forest, have been captured by Nigerian troops. He added that several other camps have been overrun and destroyed. Some of the destroyed camps, according to the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade,

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Boko Haram Kills 19 in Cameroun, Beheads Many

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

Members of the Boko Haram sect have continued their reign of terror, killing about 19 persons in a Camerounian village, Bia, last Thursday, according to Agence France Presse (AFP). Most of the victims were beheaded, the report added. “The final toll from this attack is 19 dead, with a majority of the victims decapitated,” a […]

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Boko Haram Kills Scores In Open Fire in Borno State

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2015 0

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the kwajeffa area of Borno state, burning down houses and brutally killing scores of people. The Islamic militants opened fire on villagers and raised down a large number of buildings. According to eyewitnesses, the insurgents came in large numbers of almost 2 dozens at dusk on […]

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Boko Haram Abducts 400 in Borno Town

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2015 0

Far from being over, the war on insurgency inNigeria may have only just begun.   Fleeing citizens were on Tuesday reported to have claimed that at least 400 persons have again being abducted by members of the ter­rorist group in Damask, Borno State. It was learnt, also on Tuesday, that military authorities arrested a suspected […]

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Nigerian,Niger, Chad's Defence chiefs meet in Abuja over Boko-Haram

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2015 0

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh and his counter parts from Niger and Chad yesterday held a closed door meeting in Abuja over the ongoing fight against the insurgents in the country. Although, details of their discussions were not made public at the time of press yesterday, it is unconnected with […]