From George Okoh in Makurdi Four suspected members of the Boko Haram sect were yesterday arrested at St.Theresa Catholic Church within the High Level Area of Makurdi, Benue State. According to eyewitness, the four suspects had attempted to gain entry into the church while the second Mass was in progress at 10 a.m. when they […]
Minna -A blast at Morocco road in Suleja town in Niger on Sunday injured one person and destroyed five vehicles. Morocco road is at the heart of the commercial area in Suleja. The people in the area became suspicious of a parked vehicle without number plate and immediately took measures to keep away from it […]
Sunday, February 19, 2012 From Ikenna Emewu, Abuja • Photo: Sun Publishing The State Security Services (SSS), on Friday, made another bold move when it raided the home of a Boko Haram kingpin, Bashir Madalla, in Madalla, Niger State. The violent Islamist sect’s member is said to be its coordinator for the Federal Capital Territory […]
By Ike Abonyi As a fall-out from the arrest of two Boko Haram suspects, Abu Qaqa and Kabiru Sokoto, the State Security Services (SSS) Wednesday declared a former soldier, Habibu Bama, wanted. A statement from the service spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, said: “The person whose photograph appears above is Habibu Bama. He is hereby declared wanted […]
The Nigeria Prisons Authority on Thursday confirmed the escape of 119 inmates from the Koton-Karfe prison on the Lokoja-Abuja Road after it was attacked on Wednesday night by unknown gunmen. The Spokesperson of the Nigeria Prisons Authority in Lokoja, Mrs Hadiza Aminu,said that the inmates were among the 120 persons awaiting trial. She denied reports […]
BY KINGSLEY OMONOBI Apparently miffed over the ease, with which Boko Haram sect attacked some military formations in the country recently, the Army high command, yesterday did a major stock taking and redeployed 72 Generals including three General Officers Commanding. GOCs, 26 other Major Generals and 43 Brigadiers- General. The GOCs include those of the […]
THE dreaded Islamic religious sect popularly known as Boko Haram, on Wednesday evening stormed the Nigeria Prison at Koton Karfe, Kogi State, with bombs and guns, killing one prison warder and setting the inmates free. Sources close to the prison service disclosed to Nigerian Tribune that they stormed the prison immediately after the Magrib prayer. […]
February 15, 2012 by Segun Olatunji, Kaduna Double explosions on Tuesday rocked the Angwar Sarki area of Kaduna metropolis, killing a policeman and injuring two persons. The explosions occurred barely a week after Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked military formations in Kaduna. The dead policeman, Sunday Badang, attached to the Anti-bomb Squad was on the […]
From detained Boko Haram topshot Abu Qaqa, came more stunning revelations yesterday on why the Islamist sect robs banks, besides suicide bombings. As he squealed, 12 people were killed on Sunday night in a shoot-out between the Joint Task Force (JTF) and members of the sect in Maiduguri, Borno State, even though a hospital source […]
February 13, 2012 by Segun Olatunji, Kaduna The General Officer Commanding the 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. Joseph Shoboiki, has alleged that Boko Haram decided to attack the division to avenge the arrest of a suspected gunrunner, Alhaji Nuhu Marafa. According to him, the sect also embarked on the unsuccessful suicide […]
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