by Oge Okonkwo A new video showing the missing school girls who were abducted from Chibok, Borno state on April 14 was released few hours ago with the Boko Haram sect. leader, Abubakar Shekau relaying a new message to the Federal Government. From the video, we gathered that: 1. Shekau claims that all the 234... Read More

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“The kidnapped girls have been converted to Islam,” Shekau says in new video (WATCH)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A new video released by Boko Haram to AFP is believed to show some of the abducted girls clad in hijabs in what seems to be a camp of the sect. The girls, numbering over 200, were kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno on April 14.... Read More

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May 11, 2014

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Femi Fani-Kayode: Boko Haram, Jonathan and the Northern elders

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is another that said, only a few weeks ago, that our country ‘’would burn’’ if Jonathan or any other southerner contests for the Presidential election in 2015. On 4th May 2014, Abubakar Shekau, the leader Boko Haram, proclaimed:”I am going to marry out any woman who is twelve years old, and if... Read More

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February 23, 2014

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Peregrino Brimah: The Boko Haram leader, Shekau is dead

by Peregrino Brimah The most recent video said to have been released by the same foreign media this February 20th in which the cult leader was said to have threatened two Nigeria former president’s, Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida, the Shehu of Borno, Emir of Kano and Nigeria’s refineries came from the same single French... Read More

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December 30, 2013

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Terrible: 8 people killed as suspected Boko Haram gunmen attack bachelor party in Borno

by ‘Jola Sotubo Guests at a bachelor party in Borno received a rude shock when armed gunmen invaded the venue and opened fire. The attackers, suspected to be members of terrorist sect, Boko Haram, were said to have arrived at the location on motorcycles. This latest attack in the Tashan Alade area of the state... Read More

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December 14, 2013

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Boko Haram threatens to bomb University of Maiduguri, strategic locations

by Adeola Balogun The onslaught on Maiduguri, the Borno capital, by members of dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, seems to only be starting as the insurgents have reportedly threatened to blow up the University of Maiduguri. This comes after the recent attack by the terrorists on an Air Force Base and the airport in the... Read More

December 12, 2013

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Boko Haram leader claims responsibility for the Maiduguri attack

by Oke Efagene Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has said today, that the sect was behind the shocking raid on military installations in Maiduguri on December 2. Shekau made this disturbing revelation in a video obtained by AFP. In the 40-minute clip, the sect leader said, “Allah the Almighty has given us... Read More

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November 18, 2013

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How I cooked and smuggled ammunition for Boko Haram terrorists – 19-year-old female victim reveals (PICTURED)

by Adeola Balogun According to reports, a new tactic is being employed by members of the Boko Haram sect; they are kidnapping Christian women and turning them into “wives.” One of such women is 19-year-old Hajja who was asked to choose between converting to Islam and becoming such a wife or dying a cruel death.... Read More

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September 29, 2013

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Boko Haram: Many students killed as gunmen attack college dormitory in Yobe

Many students are feared dead after suspected Islamist gunmen struck a college in north-eastern Nigeria. The students were shot dead as they slept in their dormitory at the College of Agriculture in Yobe state. North-eastern Nigeria is under a state of emergency amid an Islamic insurgency by the Boko Haram group. Boko Haram is fighting... Read More

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September 2, 2013

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Cameroon gendarmes may have killed Shekau, not the JTF (Report)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Controversy continues to surround the report of the death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. A new report now alleges that it was the Cameroonian security officers, the gendarmes, that were responsible for Shekau’s death and not the Joint Task Force (JTF) as earlier claimed. The JTF had earlier released a statement... Read More

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August 26, 2013

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Shekau’s ‘death’: There might be no end in sight to Boko Haram attacks – Shehu Sani

by ‘Jola Sotubo “Shekau’s ‘death’ will not stop Boko Haram”. This was the opinion stated by a Northern based civil rights activist and President of the Civil Rights Congress , Mallam Shehu Sani, after the purported killing of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau in Maiduguri by the operatives of the Joint Task Force. Sani, further... Read More

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August 22, 2013

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: 4 people killed, 8 injured in Boko Haram attack

by ‘Jola Sotubo Any relief Nigerians might have felt upon hearing of the alleged death of Boko Haram leader Shekau has proven to be shortlived. The terrorist sect has continued to claim innocent lives as at least four civilians were killed while eight others seriously injured when members of the group invaded Gamboru Ngala Local... Read More

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August 22, 2013

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Boko Haram: U.S. gov’t to probe report of Shekau’s ‘death’

by ‘Jola Sotubo Obviously deciding not to take the report of Shekau’s supposed death with a pinch of salt, the United States government has decided to launch its own investigation into the matter. The U.S has begun a probe into the report that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the dreaded terrorist sect Boko Haram, is... Read More

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August 22, 2013

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Ochereome Nnanna: Show us Shekau’s corpse please

by Ochereome Nnanna I wish the JTF will put the doubt over Shekau’s real fate to rest by displaying his body, or at least showing video evidence of his demise to a select audience as in the General Abacha “coup video” of 1997. HURRAY! I say it again: hurray!! The Armed Forces of the Federal... Read More

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August 19, 2013

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Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau ‘may be dead’, says the JTF

Nigeria’s militant Islamist leader Abubakar Shekau may have been killed by the security forces during a shoot-out, an army spokesman has said. An “intelligence report” showed that Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram group, may have died between 25 July and 3 August, Lt-Col Sagir Musa said. Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency... Read More

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July 23, 2013

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Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs

by Obademi Ayodeji Until recent times, it seemed to the public eye that the Nigerian government, in all its colossal might, was flagrantly defied by a sect; in the paradoxical manner of a heavyweight champion being pummelled senseless by a school-yard bully. In the Nigeria Economic Report issued by The World Bank in May 2013,... Read More

July 21, 2013

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Opinion: Why we should apologise to Boko Haram

by Segun Ayobolu Is the Boko Haram leader, Imam Abubakar Shekau, reading this? Or can anybody reach him? Please drop your guns. Your point has been effectively made. Make no mistake about it. I totally disagree with their methods. I abhor their violence. I loathe the taking of innocent lives. I detest their bestial, savage,... Read More

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July 13, 2013

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No truce: We fully supported the Yobe massacre – Boko Haram leader, Shekau

The head of Boko Haram Islamists said he supported a July 6 attack on a school that killed 42 people, but did not claim responsibility for the massacre, in a video obtained by AFP Saturday. “We fully support the attack on this Western education school in Mamudo,” in northern Yobe state, Abubakar Shekau said in... Read More

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June 5, 2013

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Terrorism: Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, may face trial in the US

by Akan Ido Just as President Jonathan officially declares Boko Haram a terrorist organisation, Kurt Rice, the U.S. Acting Assistant Director of Diplomatic Security Threat Investigations and Analysis Directorate has revealed that the leader of the terrorist organisation, Abubakar Shekau could be tried for in the United States or in courts of partner nations if caught. Rice... Read More

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June 4, 2013

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Terrorism: US puts $7 million bounty on Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau

by Akan Ido The United States yesterday placed a $7m bounty on the leader of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau. This is in its bid to assist Nigeria in its fight against terrorism which has bedeviled the country. The bounty was announced on Monday by the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme as part of... Read More

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May 29, 2013

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#SOE: Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s close associate killed

by Isi Esene A close associate of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has been confirmed dead by the Defence Headquarters yesterday. According to a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brigadier General Chris Olukolade in Abuja, two other terrorists connected to the sect leader are currently being held by the military. The deceased... Read More

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May 29, 2013

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#SEO: Boko Haram leader, Shekau claims victory over military in new video

by Rachel Ogbu Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has claimed that Nigerian soldiers had withdrawn from the ongoing military offensive against terrorism and that insurgents had sustained little damage, AFP reports. On Tuesday, a new video was released. It’s the first public statement from Shekau since the declaration of emergency rule on May 15 when... Read More

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April 15, 2013

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Opinion: Amnesty – President Jonathan is between the devil and the deep blue sea

by Festus Eriye Negotiations and amnesties are not the sort of things you offer to the likes of Shekau. What will you give him in exchange for peace? A fistful of naira in order that he renounces his belief in jihad, or repudiates his demand for Sharia law in the land? Until President Goodluck Jonathan... Read More

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April 12, 2013

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Opinion: Boko Haram rejects amnesty offer – now what? I have 4 suggestions

by Zainab Usman “Mr Shekau said his group had done no wrong and so an amnesty would not be applicable to them. It was the Nigerian government that was committing atrocities against Muslims, he said. “Surprisingly, the Nigerian government is talking about granting us amnesty. What wrong have we done? On the contrary, it is... Read More

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April 11, 2013

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We should grant you pardon – Boko Haram leader rejects amnesty

by Isi Esene Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram has responded to the call for amnesty for his group saying it is not necessary because they have not committed any wrong. His message was conveyed in an Hausa language audio recording distributed yesterday. According to Shekau, the group has “not... Read More

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March 4, 2013

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JTF confirms 20 suspected terrorists dead in fresh attacks at Munguno Barracks in Borno

by Chi Ibe The Joint Military Task Force has confirmed that at least 20 suspected Boko Haram members were killed when they attacked a military barrack in Munguno, Borno State on Sunday March 3. They had first killed the ruler in the village then headed to the barracks to cause havoc just hours after Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, reportedly... Read More

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February 3, 2013

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Opinion: Boko Haram ceasefire? Don’t be fooled, Nigerians!

by Ahmad Salkida And so, the whole design about a ceasefire declared by one Abdulazees is the same bubble game. There’s nothing there. The only thing one sees there is danger. Nigerians are being given a false sense of rapprochement. Sometime within the week, some shadowy character by the name Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazees, who... Read More

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