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January 24, 2017

Madagali suicide bomber had a baby strapped to her back – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said a female suicide bomber who attacked Madagali town in Adamawa State earlier this month had a baby strapped to her back. Adamawa NEMA coordinator, Salad Bello said it was still unclear if it was a new tactic by Boko Haram to conceal the suicide bombers. “From the... Read More

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January 13, 2017

UPDATE: Madagali suicide bomber strapped baby to her back

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that one of the three female suicide bombers that died during Friday’s bomb blast in Madagali, Adamawa, strapped a baby on her back. The attack left at least nine people dead, as all the three suicide bombers died during the attack. “This morning the suicide bombers blew... Read More

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December 9, 2016

Adamawa blast: Buhari condoles with families, says attack is an act of desperation

President Muhammadu Buhari expresses heartfelt condolences to the families of victims of the twin bomb blasts in the town of Madagali, Adamawa State which claimed some lives and injured several others on Friday. This is contained in a statement issue on Friday by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.... Read More

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December 9, 2016

Adamawa blast: Atiku calls for vigilance

Following Friday’s bomb blast in Madagali, Adamawa, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for vigilance among residents of the state. At least 30 people were killed in the explosion reportedly carried out by two female suicide bombers in a busy market in the northeast city of Nigeria. In his reaction via his Twitter account, the... Read More

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October 15, 2016

Troops neutralise suicide bombers in Madagali

A male suicide bomber was neutralised by a sharp shooter on Saturday morning in Madagali, Adamawa. In a statement issued by the Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman, the suicide bomber was shot after refusing to stop when he was halted. The statement read, “Vigilant troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE Saturday morning intercepted and neutralized a... Read More

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Serah Luka was not kidnapped from Chibok – BBOG holds firm, but praises military

The BringBackOurGirls campaigners, on Friday confirmed that the recently found Serah Luka, who the Nigerian military said was among the 219 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, is an SSS 1 student of GSS Chibok. According to a statement posted on Facebook by the spokesperson of the group, Sesugh Akume, Serah was abducted... Read More

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December 28, 2015

30 killed, 16 injured as two female bombers attack motor park in Adamawa

About 30 people were killed on Monday morning, as two female suicide bombers attacked a motor park, in Madagali, Adamawa state. Premium Times reports that an eye-witness, Danladi Buba, disclosed that the female bombers detonated their bombs at a mini market near a motor park around 9am. “About 30 people were killed with 16 others... Read More

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People of Adamawa can now sleep easy, as the state is finally free of Boko Haram

by Panshak Ibrahim According to the Nigerian Military, Adamawa state is now totally free from the bondage of Boko Haram. The Nigerian Military’s victory over the insurgents on Thursday, led to the liberation of Madagali, which happens to be the last town under Boko Haram’s hold. The Defence Headquarters tweeted about the success, adding that... Read More

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February 3, 2015

Nigerian troops are on a roll, recapture 10 towns from Boko Haram

by Janet Johnson The National Information Centre has said on Monday, February 2, that the ongoing war against insurgency in the North-east was yielding desired result as the military had so far recaptured 10 towns previously seized by the terrorists in Adamawa alone. The Coordinator of the center, Mike Omeri disclosed this while giving an... Read More

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September 15, 2014

Boko Haram: Over fifty young women abducted from preaching centre

by James Sambo According to residents of Gulak, Adamawa state, who survived recent attacks by Boko Haram militants, no less than fifty young women were seized from a preaching centre, on Saturday by the Islamists. The victims, among whom were married women, were reportedly loaded into trucks and taken away by the insurgents, who ignored... Read More

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September 13, 2014

Battle for Borno: Military shoots Boko Haram commander in Konduga

by James Gambo As the war on insurgents rages on in Nigeria, soldiers have killed scores of Boko Haram members at Konduga, near Maiduguri. Among those killed is a feared Boko Haram commander commonly known as Amir, who was among some 200 militants killed in the battle on Friday. Also killed was a Boko Haram video... Read More

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September 11, 2014

Civilians on rampage: Scores of Boko Haram killed by local youths and hunters

by James Sambo Youths, local hunters and vigilante group members have reportedly killed scores of Boko Haram insurgents who had been terrorising residents of Michika and Madagali local government areas of Adamawa State. On the night of Tuesday, 9 September, the militants were ambushed when the residents of the area noticed that they had exhausted their ammunition,... Read More

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September 10, 2014

Battle for Adamawa leaves many displaced

by James Sambo At least 1,300 refugees have been registered at the Adamawa Internally Displaced Persons Camp, the camp Commandant, Abdulmumini Jauro has said. While speaking on Wednesday, at the Bajabure refugee camp in Girei Local Government Area, Jauro said; “We have so far registered over 1,300 Internally Displaced Persons who escaped from insurgent attacks... Read More

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September 7, 2014

Boko Haram has taken over 11 towns in Borno and Adamawa

by Kolapo Olapoju In the last month, the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram has forcefully spread its tentacles beyond its strongholds in the forest to capturing towns and communities. From overunning and eventually declaring an Islamic caliphate in Gwoza, the militants have without a doubt gained the upper hand in the war. The sect, emboldened... Read More

September 2, 2014

Editorial: Is Nigeria on the verge of splitting up?

As the battle between the Nigerian Army and Islamists believed to be members of the Boko Haram rages on in the town of Bama, the thought of Nigeria being on the verge of disintegration cannot be far fetched. Boko Haram was established in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf, but developed into a Salafist-jihadi group in 2009, influenced by the... Read More

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August 29, 2014

Boko Haram have stretched their net into Adamawa, Catholic Church cries

by James Sambo The Catholic Church has raised the alarm over the activities of Boko Haram terrorists who have taken over the Madagali Parish of the Church in Adamawa State following last week’s seizure of the town. Madagali, is a town, and local government area in Adamawa State. It borders Michika to the north, Askira... Read More

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