Tag: Ansaru

DSS ‘arrests’ top Boko Haram commander in Lokoja

Khalid Albarnawi, a top level leader of the Boko Haram terrorist sect, is reported to have been arrested near a military facility in Lokoja, Kogi state on Friday. This is…

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How French engineer escaped from kidnappers in Kaduna (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene French engineer, Francis Collomp who was abducted by men suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamic terrorist group, Ansaru, has escaped. Collomp who has been held…

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CNN report: Finally, US govt to designate Boko Haram as terrorist group

by Adeola Balogun The United States of America has reached a decision to officially recognize Nigerian sect, Boko Haram, as a terrorist group. U.S. officials told CNN that Boko Haram…

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Father no-nonsense: Man invites JTF to kill his ‘Boko Haram’ son… and they did

by Rachel Ogbu An unidentified businessman in Maiduguri who was tired of living with a difficult secret had summoned the courage to report his son to the Joint Task Force…

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Boko Haram crisis: 6,000 flee to Niger, Nigerians living under trees – UNHCR report

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerians gathered to register as refugees in Bosso, Niger (photo: Punch) About 6,000 people including the elderly, women and children have been reported displaced following the military…

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Terrorism: Northern elders kick against ban on Boko Haram, Ansaru

by Akan Ido Not minding the support expressed by the National Assembly for the proscription of  two Islamic militant groups, Boko Haram and Ansaru by the Federal Government, prominent Northern…

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Jonathan officially declares Boko Haram a terrorist organisation

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the proscription of Boko Haram and authorized the gazetting of an order declaring the group’s activities illegal and acts of terrorism. The order, which has…

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Opinion: Terrorism – The last time an American President promised to…

by Favour Afolabi The last time an American President promised to get "those that committed terrorism on the Homeland" by all means necessary, here is what it took the Nation…

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“We will not free these 7 French hostages while our members are held and brutalised” – Boko Haram

by Rachel Ogbu “We are proud to say that we are holding the seven French hostages,” Boko Haram member announced on Thursday in the video aired by France’s i-Tele channel with…

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“FG it’s time to brand Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organisation” – Ayo Oritsejafor, CAN President

by Rachel Ogbu Christian Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to find and prosecute sponsors of Islamic sects, Boko Haram and Ansaru . It also called for the branding of Boko Haram…

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Opinion: Why neither amnesty nor ceasefire will work with Boko Haram

by Mark Amaza Shekau has expressed confidence in gaining victory in the ‘divine war’ he is leading; hence, there is absolutely no need to concede defeat by accepting amnesty or…

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Terror group, Ansaru releases YouTube video of killed foreign hostages

by Rachel Ogbu Islamic extremist group, Ansaru has released a video online showing the alleged bodies of some of the seven hostages kidnapped in Bauchi state. The images in a video…

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Islamist group, Ansaru claim to have executed 7 foreign hostages (PHOTO, WATCH)

A video grab posted online by Ansaru claiming that they had killed seven hostages captured by Isi Esene The Daily Mail, a UK tabloid newspaper is reporting that the seven…

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Report: Boko Haram and Ansaru, are funded by Latin American drug cartels

by Rachel Ogbu Photo:NeoRepublica A report entitled, “Terrorism in Northern Africa and the Sahel in 2012: Global Reach and Implications,” has shown that terrorist groups, Boko Haram and Ansaru, are funded by…

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JTF in ‘massive manhunt’ for French family kidnapped in Cameroun by Boko Haram

The Nigerian security forces were in a “massive manhunt” Friday for seven members of a kidnapped French family after Paris said the abductors had likely separated the victims into two…

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