The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday said that no fewer than 900 people had surrendered over 700 illegally acquired arms, ammunition and Improvised Explosive Device to the amnesty panel in the state. Ortom made the declaration on Monday at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi, when he hosted the Assistant Commandant General of the Nigerian... Read More

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January 13, 2015

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“The attackers were dressed as policemen” – APC, APGA offices attacked in Ebonyi

by Azubuike Azikiwe The offices of the All Progressives Congress and the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Ebonyi state, have come under attack. There was a failed attempt to bomb the APC office in Abakaliki on Sunday night, with what is suspected to be improvised explosive devices, while the APGA office in the Ohaukwu Local... Read More

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December 31, 2014

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Poetic justice: 7 Boko Haram terrorists die in failed suicide bombing

by James Sambo 7 Boko Haram terrorists have gotten themselves killed in a failed bomb attack. The incident occured on the night of Monday, December 29, when an Improvised Explosive Device hidden in a Toyota Pick-up van being driven by the terrorists, exploded before they could get to Biu Market, Maiduguri, Borno. According to... Read More

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July 14, 2014

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram bombs bridge in Borno

by Kolapo Olapoju Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram have bombed a bridge in Madafuma village, along Biu-Damboa, Maiduguri, around 1:30 am yesterday morning. The militants reportedly planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) under the Madafuma bridge that links Biu and Maiduguri, which totally destroyed the bridge. A resident of the area revealed that they heard... 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 19, 2012

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JTF raids Boko Haram command centre in Kano

by Isi Esene Following the killing and arrest of certain key members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect a few days ago in Kano, the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has gone further to raid the sect’s heavily equipped command and control centre. In the said incident, a top Boko Haram member widely believed to... Read More

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Amnesty: 900 surrender illegal weapons in Benue

“The attackers were dressed as policemen” – APC, APGA offices attacked in Ebonyi

Poetic justice: 7 Boko Haram terrorists die in failed suicide bombing

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram bombs bridge in Borno

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

JTF raids Boko Haram command centre in Kano

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