The Police said it has arrested a fleeing Boko Haram deputy commander, Seth Yakubu, at Gwako Village in Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory. FCT Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo said the 20-year-old from Nassarawa State was arrested at about 11.30am on Sunday after a tip-off. Kimo, on Monday, said the suspect confessed that he escaped... Read More

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May 14, 2017

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Troops arrest Boko Haram commander, 4 others

A suspected fleeing Boko Haram terrorist, Bala Ibrahim was arrested by troops of Forward Operation Base, Fika on routine patrol on Saturday. He is believed to be a top member of the sect. According to a statement by Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Sani Usman, preliminary investigation revealed that the 30-year-old suspect is an... Read More

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April 8, 2017

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How I killed people, married two Chibok girls – Arrested Boko Haram commander

by Azeez Adeniyi Joseph David, a 25-year-old former Boko Haram commander has said he lost count of people he had killed before he was apprehended by troops. In an interview with The Nation, David said he forcibly married two out of over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok in 2014. According to him,... Read More

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January 25, 2017

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Female suicide bomber attacks civillian JTF commander’s home

Three people were killed on Wednesday at Kaleri in Mafa Local Government Area in Borno State, after a suicide bomber attacked the home of the chairman of the civilian JTF. The female bomber knocked on the door of his would-be-victim at 5:30am. She however detonated the bomb when he refused to open the door. The... Read More

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January 1, 2017

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Boko Haram commander arrested in Borno LG chairman’s residence

A commander of terrorist group, Boko Haram has reportedly been arrested in the residence of one of the caretaker chairman of one of the area councils in Borno State. According to Daily Trust, the chairman who resides at the 1,000 Housing Estate in Maiduguri failed to alert security agencies of the suspect’s presence. It was... Read More

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August 3, 2015

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Boko Haram commander arrested as 178 captives are rescued by Nigerian Army (PHOTOS)

The Nigerian military has announced the arrest of a Boko Haram commander as well as the rescue of 178 captured people. The army revealed on Sunday, August 2, that the Boko Haram commander was arrested in an operation by troops of 7 division along Aulari in Bama axis of Borno State. Spokesperson of the division, Tukur... Read More

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August 23, 2013

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Hollywood actor, Idris Elba to star in movie adaptation of bestselling novel ‘Beast of no nation’

Idris Elba, who starred as in 2013 sci-fi movie Pacific rim, will again headline and produce Uzodinma Iweala’s 2005 best selling novel “Beast of No Nation” . The actor will play the character of the imposing military commander in Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Uzodinma novel. The story revolves around ” the journey of a young boy,... Read More

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July 12, 2013

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Soldiers kill Boko Haram commander after 8-hour gun battle in Sokoto

by Rachel Ogbu After an eight-hour gun combat between the Boko Haram sect in Sokoto and a combined team of security forces including soldiers and operatives of the State Security Service, a top commander of the Boko Haram popularly called Buwayayye (meaning ‘The Untouchable’ in Hausa language) was killed while another was captured yesterday. Eleven... Read More

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September 4, 2012

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JTF raids Boko Haram enclave, recovers large cache of arms

by Isi Esene The Joint Task Force (JTF) commander, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, told reporters yesterday that the military has recovered a large cache of arms from the residence of a top Boko Haram commander in the Bulunkutu-Lawanti area of Maiduguri, Borno State. Although he did not disclose the identity of the Boko Haram commander... Read More

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