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Members of Nigerian terror group Boko Haram raided a village in northeastern Nigeria to steal food and medical supplies on Frida
The militants, dressed in military uniforms, raided the village of Sabon Garin Kimba, in the restive Borno State. They had reached the village in a pick-up truck displaying Nigerian army colours, civilian militia assisting troops told news agency AFP. The militants belonged to the faction loyal to former Boko Haram’s spokesperson Abu Musab al-Barnawi, who…
13 persons feared dead in Zaki Biam reprisal attack
Thirteen persons were feared dead as gunmen attacked Tse Chia Mbarstev ward near Kasaa in Zaki Biam Local Government Area of Benue State between Friday and Saturday. The attack is coming barely five days after some gunmen invaded Zaki Biam town, destroying the International Yam market and killing over 50 persons. Reports from the village…
2 mobile police officers killed by suspected armed robbers
The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Mohammed Abdulkadir, has confirmed the killing of two mobile police officers by suspected armed robbers in the early hours of Monday. Mr. Abdulkadir, who addressed journalists in Sokoto on the incident, said the police officers were attacked and killed while on duty at the NNPC Mega station, Gusua…
Police sergeant killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno
Borno Police Command on Thursday confirmed that a police sergeant was killed in Wednesday’s terrorists attack at Magumeri in Magumeri Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Victor Isuku, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. “On Wednesday evening, information was received that Magumeri town was under attack by Boko Haram elements….
Six killed as suicide bombers attack Maiduguri
At least six persons were confirmed killed as four teenage girls detonated explosives worn around their bodies at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the early hours of Wednesday, an official said. Four deafening explosions echoed over Maiduguri in quick successions at about 1.15 a.m., causing sleeping residents to jump out of…
RIVERS STATE GETS NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
The Rivers state Police Command now has a new Commissioner of Police in the person of CP Zaki Ahmed. Zaki Ahmed arrived Rivers state Monday as the 38th Commissioner of Police in the State, taking over from Late CP Francis Odesanya. Ahmed once served as a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations in…
Teenage bomber say, she was paid N200 for suicide by Boko Haram
A would-be teenage suicide bomber has said Boko Haram militants paid her just 200 naira ($0.64) to blow herself up in a city in northeast Nigeria. In footage obtained by Sky News, the 14-year-old girl said the militants had told her and a friend to detonate their explosive vests in a “crowded place” in Maiduguri,…
5 killed over ethnic clash in Ile Ife, Oshun state
Several people are believed to have died and many others injured in an ethnic clash in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Properties worth millions of Naira were also destroyed in the violence described by residents as a clash between Yorubas and Hausas which reportedly started in Sabo area of the ancient town. The crisis was said to…
Nigeria: ‘Wrong Coordinates’ Cause of Deadly Rann Bombing
A senior Nigerian military official said the cause of the accidental bombing of a displaced persons camp in the country’s northeast in January was the result of incorrect coordinates. Nigerian Major General Leo Irabor told a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation Sunday that the January 17 bombing in the town of Rann, which killed 236…