Many of the soldiers and residents were said to have fled to neighbouring local government areas
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The initial figure of policemen missing was 35
Shettima Haruna, one of the parents of the abducted girls, said they had suffered in silence for the past six months
The HRW publication provides details of how hundreds of girls and women aged between 15 and 22 were being made to suffer other forms of abuses and used for ambushes
Corpses of at least two dozens of suspected Boko Haram terrorists were seen in Abadam bushes after troops had recaptured the town, security sources told reporters in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
This was disclosed in an interview by villagers, who spoke on the issue with newsmen on the telephone from their hideouts
The cause of the explosion remained unclear as at press time
Obanikoro thanked the President for the opportunity given to him to serve the nation, adding that he was proud to be a member of the cabinet
When all politicking was on, the erstwhile President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in an interview with BBC (Hausa language) however said some of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls may never return and also claimed that some are also pregnant
A ceasefire agreement between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government was expected to lead to the liberation of more than 200 school girls kidnapped by the militants six months ago, and talks were due to continue in neighbouring Chad on Monday.
The attack took place around the hilly communities of Dzur in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State
The Islamist militant group sparked global outrage six months ago by abducting more than 200 schoolgirls
An adviser to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and a man calling himself the secretary-general of Boko Haram told VOA on Thursday that discussions are underway in Saudi Arabia, aided by high level officials from Chad and Cameroon
Speaking when the Arewa Council of Chiefs in the South West paid a visit to the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), in Abuja, Alhaji Kabir said the arrests were made at different times
It said the meeting would agree on the adoption of a draft resolution by the African Union and the United Nations Security Council for the establishment of appropriate legal framework for military operations to fight Boko Haram
Cameroon is just one of the countries that Boko Haram operates in – according to the TRAC (Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium) the militant group based in Nigeria is also present in Chad and Niger
According to the report, Boko Haram militants have released the wife of Cameroonian Deputy Prime Minister, Amadou Ali, 10 Chinese workers and district heads who were kidnapped in different attacks.
Speaking in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America on October 1, 2014 at the 60th Annual Seminar and Exhibits of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS International), Ekhomu argued that the US government’s support and capability enhancement were necessary as Nigeria and the USA were fighting a common enemy: the terror networks that included ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Qaeda, Ansar Dine, Jabhat Al Nusra, Khorasan and Talibans
This was in the bid by the Nigerian forces to retake towns in Adamawa State seized by the insurgents
“On 11/09/14, a company of NA soldiers attempted to overrun a BH position in Borno. Due to the low altitude, the plane suffered significant damage from the terrorists’ gunfire. Wing Commander Hedima and his partner realised that they were going to crash