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Over 25 Church Members Killed As Boko Haram Raze Building, Cars

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2021 0

No fewer than 25 members of a Pentecostal church, Christ Redeemed Ministry have been murdered in a recent attack by members of Boko Haram in Kodunga local government area of Borno State . The recent attack which took place during Sunday service took everyone by surprise as women and children

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Insecurity: Experts blame porous borders, others as banditry overtakes Boko Haram, ISWAP in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2021 0

Banditry has become the biggest threat in Nigeria, pushing aside the title hitherto held by Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has raised further concerns that bandits in Africa’s most populous nation may be nursing an agenda to also dethrone civil authority. The fears are […]

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JUST IN: Finally, Court Fixes Date For Boko Haram Financiers Trial

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2021 0

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed September 17, 2021, for the trial of some Bureau De Change operators arrested in March 2021 for allegedly sponsoring the Boko Haram. Naija News reports that the Department of State Services, DSS, had in March arrested the Bureau De Change operators for allegedly facilitating the transfer […]

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Boko Haram: Reasons insurgents are surrendering in droves emerge

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2021 0

Boko Haram terrorists have been fighting to establish an Islamic caliphate in Nigeria’s northeast. The fighters began attacks in 2010 barely one year after the killing of their leader, Mohammed Yusuf. The leader of the new fighters was Yusuf’s second in command, Sheikh Abubakar Ibn Alshakawi also known as Abubakar Shekau. The fighters grew in […]

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Why FG can’t kill repentant Boko Haram, ISWAP members – Lai Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2021 0

*Says nowhere is safe worldwide if terrorism thrives The Federal Government has disclosed why surrendered Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) members cannot be killed. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, said granting amnesty was the best thing to do. Mohammed explained that prosecuting and killing repentant insurgents was against

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FG speaks on recruiting repentant Boko Haram fighters into Nigerian Army

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2021 0

The Federal Government on Friday warned against the negative and false narratives being bandied around about Boko Haram members who are surrendering in droves to the Nigerian Army in the North-East. At least a thousand Boko Haram fighters and their families have in recent weeks surrendered to army units in southern Borno towns and sought […]

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JUST IN: Another Top Boko Haram Commander Surrenders

Ihesiulo Grace 12 August 2021 0

(Amir) Senior Commander, a major Boko Haram terrorist, and his family have surrendered to troops from Operation Hadin Kai in Gwoza, Borno State. Amir Adamu Rugu Rugu was infamous for killing military and commuters in the Gwoza area’s Mandara hill and Sambisa woodland. Amir Adamu, along with his three wife and children, surrendered in Gwoza […]

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Boko Haram-ISWAP bomb maker Musa Abuja, followers surrender to troops

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2021 0

The chief bomb maker of Boko Haram and ISWAP, Musa Adamu, also known as Mala Musa Abuja and his second in command Usman Adamu aka Abu Darda has surrendered. They surrendered their powers to Operation HADIN KAI troops in Bama Local Government Area of Borno alongside their families and followers. The Acting General Officer Commanding […]

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Has Boko Haram been boxed into cul-de-sac

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2021 0

Something is happening in the north east. The counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations which the Nigerian military is prosecuting in that region is gathering steam and the steam is obviously becoming too hot for the adversary. In what appears to be an anticlimax in their bloody campaign, Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have been boxed into […]

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‘Banditry, Boko Haram, secessionist agitations are results of society paying for neglect of yesteryears’

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2021 0

The ongoing banditry, Boko Haram attacks, secessionist agitations among other security challenges in the country has been blamed on the neglect of critical sector of the society by those in leadership position. Making this assertion at the weekend at the sidelines of the Speech/Prize giving day and foundation laying ceremony of Mater Amabilis Children School, […]

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ISWAP, Boko Haram Food Supplier Captured In Borno Market

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2021 0

At a market in Borno State, Nigerian Army troops assigned to Operation Hadin Kai apprehended a food supply for the Islamic State West African Province as well as Boko Haram soldiers and their commanders. Wida Kachalla, the suspect, was apprehended in Benisheikh Market by troops from the 154 Taskforce Battalion working with local vigilantes, according […]

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Boko Haram appoints a new leader Bakura Modu, confirms Shekau’s death

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

Boko Haram has confirmed the death of its erstwhile commander, Abubakar Shekau. The confirmation came through a video announcement sent to the media by the presumed new leader of the terror group, Bakura Modu, aka Sahaba. Abubakar was reportedly killed during infighting with the rival Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) last month. READ […]

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Insecurity: Bandits, Boko Haram abducts about 1000 school students in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2021 0

A report has revealed that the dreaded Boko Haram group and bandits have kidnapped almost a thousand school students in Nigeria between December last year and June 5, 2021. Naija News understands that secondary schools and tertiary institutions in the country witnessed a series of attack by criminal groups who abducted no fewer than 936 […]

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Troops bust Boko Haram’s logistics stockpile, nab fuel supplier

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2021 0

Andrew Orolua, Abuja Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have raided a suspected Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Kurkareta town, Yobe State. A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima said the troops arrested the supplier whose identity was not disclosed. Items recovered during the raid operations by troops in conjunction […]

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Boko Haram terrorists reportedly abduct travellers along Damaturu-Maiduguri road

Ihesiulo Grace 26 May 2021 0

Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted some travellers along the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road on Wednesday. The attack occurred at about 9 am, two hours after the road was opened to commuters. The roads are usually shut between 4 pm to 7 am due to security concerns. The military reopens the road every morning after a patrol […]

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Intel reveals how Boko Haram leader, Shekau died after being surrounded

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2021 0

A new report has given insight into how Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau was killed. According to Daily Nigerian, intelligence intercepted by a Nigerian security agency stated that Shekau died in a battle with rival ISWAP in Sambisa forest. Speculations about Mr Shekau’s death were rife since Wednesday evening, but multiple inside sources and intels […]

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JUST IN: Rival Group Kills Boko Haram Leader, Shekau, Takes Over Sambisa Forest

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2021 0

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, also known as Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah Lid Da’wah Wa’l-Jihad (JAS), was killed by an armed group accused of being part of the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP. According to unconfirmed accounts, Shekau was killed in a fierce battle in their Sambisa Forest hideouts on Wednesday, May […]

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B’Haram demands N28m ransom to free 52 captives abducted in Adamawa

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2021 0

By Tom Garba, Yola Boko Haram insurgents are demanding the sum of N28m for the freedom of 52 members of Kwapre community in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State abducted about a month ago during a deadly raid. A number of houses and other vital belongings of the villagers were destroyed during the attack. […]

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Again, Boko Haram launch heavy attack, kills many in Maiduguri

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2021 0

By Dilibe Michael Boko Haram launched a major assault in Maiduguri on Tuesday evening. According to military reports, insurgents stormed the Jiddari general area of town on Tuesday around 6:30 p.m., firing shots into the air. Giwa Barracks, a military detention center, is located in the state. Terrorists also invaded some parts of Jiddari Polo […]

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Boko Haram shares Ramadan packages, cash to Borno, Yobe residents

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2021 0

A faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group loyal to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has distributed Ramadan welfare packages to some residents of Borno and Yobe States. It is understood that the insurgents distributed food items including rice, beans, millet, maize, sugar, spaghetti as well as cash gifts to the residents. The […]