If nothing is done, Boko Haram may soon capture Adamawa, Borno and Yobe – Deputy Governor of Borno warns

by James Sambo The Deputy Governor of Borno state, Zanna Mustapha, has raised an alarm saying that Adamawa, Borno and Yobe may soon cease to exist, going by the rate at which the Boko Haram insurgents are steadily overunning towns within the states. Mustapha made the comments in Adamawa while on a visit to thousands of displaced Borno... Read More

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July 21, 2013

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3 Boko Haram suspects killed by angry mob in failed mosque attack

by Oge Okonkwo Three suspected Boko Haram members were reportedly lynched by a mob in an alleged failed attempt to kill an Islamic preacher, Modu Mustapha, during the Tafsir (Ramadan Preaching) at the El- Amin Daggash Mosque in Government Reserved Area, GRA, in Maiduguri, Borno state. The suspects who came all the way from Bama council area in a Golf Saloon... Read More

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January 30, 2013

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“FG should give me a lawyer to defend me” – Accused ThisDay bomb suspect as terrorism trial commences

by Rachel Ogbu Mustapha Umar, accused Boko Haram member who in April 2012 was arrested for bombing a plaza in Kaduna, on Tuesday asked the Federal Government for a defense lawyer to in a one-count charge of terrorism brought against him. The planned arraignment of Umar by the Nigerian Police Force, which brought the charge... Read More

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