Boko Haram insurgents ‘have laid landmines on farms’

The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that Boko Haram insurgents in the North East ‘have laid land mines on stretches of farm land’. Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Director Defence Information, in a statement released on Tuesday, also said the insurgents now carry out attacks on isolated villages on horseback. “It is also instructive to alert the... Read More

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March 28, 2016

Boko Haram operation: 2 soldiers step on ‘buried landmines’, 72 rescued, 29 killed

Troops of 114 Task Force Battalion, 28 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with some vigilantes in their area of operation, have cleared Boko Haram terrorists from the Bita-Madube Cikin-Njubul axis of Borno state. During the operation, 2 soldiers were reported to have stepped on a buried Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ‘that seriously injured one of... Read More

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June 30, 2015

“You can’t rush Buhari into Jonathan’s traps” | APC Senator replies PDP

Shehu Sani, a Senator of the All Progressives Congress, said it is very unfair for the Peoples Democratic Party to say that President Buhari was too slow, when it is just about a month into his four-year administration. The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, said the PDP should not rush Buhari into landmines,... Read More

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