The police boss said the money was donated by the Borno State Government to provide relief to the affected families, pending when their death benefits would be released
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The minister said terrorism and related activities could only be tackled effectively if all segments of society, particularly the media, joined forces against it
It said Chief Clark’s outburst against the Attorney-General of the Federation for “misadvising” Jonathan on the declaration of emergency in the three states is not aimed at clipping the wings of the insurgents, but simply to give an unfair advantage to a party that has given him juicy patronage, so that his gravy train will not derail
The explosion left two other soldiers injured
The residents of these communities had suffered several attacks including the shooting of nine worshippers in a church in Attagara Village during a church service last Sunday
The meeting, which is scheduled for June 12, is a follow-up to the May 17 summit held in Paris, exclusively on insecurity in Nigeria
The speaker, who condemned the abduction of young teenage girls in Chibok, Borno State, said he was particularly pained at the wanton loss of lives of innocent Nigerians, sometimes in their prime, through the activities of the sect
Speaking with State House correspondents, Welby said he was in Abuja to pray with President Jonathan as well as express condolence to Nigerians for the recent losses resulting from series of attacks by the insurgents
The Secretary-General of the group, Iyad Amin-Madani, made the pledge during a courtesy visit to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State in Maiduguri
He said the Jos airport re-fencing and construction of perimeter road that began on June 2, 2014 was for safety of lives and property of the operational terminal
Mark made the remark at a two-day retreat on Nigeria’s Foreign Policy, jointly organised by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in Lagos
Speaking with State House correspondents, the Organization’s Secretary-General, Iyad Ameen Madani, said the leadership, during a closed door meeting that lasted for about one hour, told President Jonathan that Boko Haram’s activities have no place in Islam
Madani told the foreign minister that the group was waiting on Nigeria to make specific request on areas of assistance to address the current security challenges in the country
The armed insurgents stormed the church service, shooting sporadically
Emmanuel Akinyele, a church pastor, equally confirmed the bombing.
The two countries’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Job Obiang Esono Mbengono and Antonio Correia, disclosed in separate audiences with the President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, at the weekend that their countries are worried about the developments in Nigeria and are ready to enlist in the battle against terrorism
The party said this confirms the terror group as the enemy of the whole of Nigeria, rather than a group set up by some imaginary opposition political parties or elites to bring down the President Goodluck Jonathan Administration
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, which was aired on Saturday, the ex-president said that the President did not believe the pupils were truly abducted until after 18 days
A presidency source confirmed the clashes, which took place west of the town of Kousseri, in the region bordering Nigeria and Chad
The Federal Government, however, after the position of the ACF, said on Saturday that it did not offer amnesty to Boko Haram