by Akan Ido Armed militants suspected to be Boko Haram members today set the office of a telecoms operator on fire in Maiduguri, Borno State. They are reported to have killed four people and also set nine telecommunications masts ablaze. The North East region of the country has been a theatre of violence for some... Read More

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Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers

by Isi Esene Apparently as a response to the spate of terror attacks perpetrated by militant insurgents, almost daily in the northern part of the country, the Nigerian Army Counterterrorist and Counter-Insurgency (CTCOIN) Centre at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna, has trained 439 additional soldiers to be deployed to crisis-prone areas... Read More

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June 26, 2012

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Stay out of the south-west, OPC warns Boko Haram

by Tolu Orekoya The rumblings of a possible Boko Haram insurgence into the southern half of the country has created widespread fear as many question wbat cities might be possible targets.The Oodua People’s Congress has taken the offensive warning the Islamist sect to stay away from the south-west of the country In a report by the Punch newspaper, Founder and President... Read More

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