On October 3, 2011, Enenche Akogwu on his facebook wall wrote, “I still cannot stand Boko Haram onslaught.” He said this after one of his friends teased him about being very prepared to face the Boko Haram sect because he (Akogwu) just finished a media training in Kenya that focused on covering conflict situations. Just […]
Five members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, suspected to be behind a plan to bomb government formations in Port Harcourt have been arrested by the army. Our correspondent learnt that the five suspects were arrested in the oil city last month and were being detained at 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt […]
The death toll of Friday’s multiple bomb attacks and shooting in Kano rose to over 160 on Saturday, making it the highest that the country has recorded in the history of Boko Haram bomb blasts. An official at the city’s main mortuary, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Agence France Presse, […]
The ancient city of Kano yesterday came under heavy attack, as persons suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect launched a simultaneous offensive, killing an unspecified number of persons, including police officers. Several others were injured. The multiple bomb blasts, which rocked the state capital after the Friday Jumat prayers, occurred […]
The Boko Haram and its activities are now a serious national concern. Today, it would seem that the Nigerian security agencies are getting overwhelmed and lacking in capacity and ability to checkmate it and stultify its activities. With its serial bomb blasts and promise to do much more, critical stakeholders have not stopped talking about […]
The Federal Government has constituted an investigative panel to look into the circumstances surrounding the escape of Kabiru Sokoto, the mastermind of last Christmas Day bomb blast at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State. According to Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade (retd), the committee, which was set up by the office […]
By Auwal Umar & Sadeeq Aliyu, Kano; Hassan Abdul, Ronald Mutum The attack at the Zone 1 Police headquarters was carried out by a suicide bomber driving a Honda Civic, Daily Trust can confirm. The bomber had succeeded in breaking through the gates of the building and rammed the car into the wall of a […]
THE Federal Government on Thursday declared the suspected mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing wanted. Government also offered a bounty of N50m for information leading to his arrest. Kabir Umar, a.k.a Kabir Sokoto, a member of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had escaped from police custody on Monday, 24 hours after his arrest. The […]
Residents of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital were gripped with fear on Tuesday evening following sporadic gunshots by people suspected to be Boko Haram men. Sources said some gunmen believed to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect had ambushed some policemen along one of the bye-passes in the metropolis at about 6pm yesterday, a […]
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