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Boko Haram claims deaths of eight Nigerian soldiers
Islamist group Boko Haram said Saturday it was behind an attack that killed eight soldiers and injured 17 more in northeastern Nigeria. The group said they had attacked army positions near Gamboru in the Lake Chad area near the border with Cameroon, in a statement translated by the SITE monitoring group. The group, which calls […]
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Buhari finally speaks on killing of Soldiers by Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday finally broke his silence over the killing of soldiers in Metele, Borno State by a Boko Haram faction. The Islamic State sponsored faction of the terrorist group killed over 100 soldiers of the 157 Task Force Battalion in an attack on November 18. Buhari’s reaction comes almost a week after […] …
Nigerian soldiers lash out in video after bloody Boko Haram attack
Nigerian troops fighting on the frontlines of the Boko Haram conflict have released a video claiming dozens had died in a recent attack and deploring the poor state of their equipment. In the five-minute video seen by AFP on Saturday, a soldier narrating in the background shows the burnt shells of several tanks and vehicles […] …
Islamic State offshoot kills 100 in Nigeria – security sources
The course of Nigeria’s war against Islamist militants has turned against the government with reports that as many as 100 soldiers have been killed by an Islamic State offshoot since Sunday, Lucy Fielder reports. As many as a hundred Nigerian soldiers have been killed in the northeast of the country since Sunday, November 18 with […] …
The Late 5: As Fayemi takes charge at Ekiti, Fayose keeps date with the EFCC; Parents of slain health worker say they believe Hauwa is still alive | More stories
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Former Minister of Mines and Steel, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, was Tuesday …
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Murder of Hauwa Leman is crime against humanity – Atiku
NAN The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has condemned the brutal murder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aids worker, Hauwa Leman, by the branch of Boko Haram. Leman was murdered after the expiration of the deadline given by Islamic West Africa Province (ISWAP) to the Federal Government to […]
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Boko Haram makes good on threat, kills another aid worker
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram, has executed Hauwa Leman, an aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), TheCable has been informed. READ ALSO: Boko Haram kills 4 UN aid workers, abducts others in Borno attack The terrorists also promised to keep Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi schoolgirl, as […]
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Boko Haram executes another aide worker, says Leah will live as slave
Terrorists may kill abducted medic within 24 hours -ICRC
Islamic State in Nigeria might kill healthcare workers it has held hostage since March within 24 hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday, calling for mercy and urging Nigeria’s government to intervene. Medical workers Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Alice Loksha were working in the town of Rann when they were […] …