The representative Borno Central Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Zannah Ahmed, on Friday accused the military of complicity in Thursday’s attacks on part of troubled Borno State, where he claimed that 210 people were killed in four towns
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The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, expressed the forum’s deepest condolences to the families of the victims as well as the police high command, saying no grievance can justify such a dastardly act against law enforcement agents
“It is regrettable that the attack came a few days after several people were killed in a similar attack in a community in Zurmi Local Government of the state
Apart from the governors who currently wear the shoes and know where it pinches, the faculty assembled by UISP to diagnose and recommend fix measures for the troubling development posed by the Boko Haram group and other allied violent-prone dispositions in the north, was arguably African in mind even if they are Americans by birth and orientation
The 18 APC members were killed on Sunday by the suspected Boko Haram members
The village is about 100km from the Yobe State capital, Damaturu
Attempting to rationalise his crime, the suspect, Abdulazeez Amao, 47, claimed that he always tried to make sure he did not sell guns to armed robbers
The IYC said it strongly believes that there are saboteurs within the Nigeria security forces who are actively aiding the activities of Boko Haram
Ngelzarma is 40 kilometres west of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, and located on the Damaturu-Potiskum-Kano Highway
The SSS headquarters is located within the vicinity of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, which also houses the Supreme Court and the National Assembly
The former Secretary of the Justice Chukwudifu Oputa-led panel on reconciliation, as well as the Constitutional Conference, submitted that the country faces a severe challenge of leadership because of flawed recruitment
Gideon Jubrin, the spokesman of the command made this known to newsmen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
The weapons, which have now been recovered by troops include anti-aircraft guns, rocket propelled guns as well as the General Purpose and other brands of machine guns were found buried in the premises of one of the churches earlier burnt by terrorists in Kalabalge Local Government Area of Borno State
I’m beginning to discover that such things as stories of human tragedy and death now rank high among the things that delight me most
Governor Uduaghan made the observation on Thursday in Sapele during the 2014 First Quarter Polio Eradication/Sensitization Campaign in Delta State
Minimah gave the advice when he spoke with newsmen shortly after an unscheduled visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
The position of NANS was contained in a statement signed by Mohammed B. Yusuf, the Communique Drafting Committee Chairman, in reaction to the insecurity in the Northern region of the country, policies affecting Nigerian students and National Conference after a meeting
Goniri is not far from Buni Yadi, also in Yobe State, where the terrorists killed school children recently
Giving an update on the failed attempt by the insurgents to free their colleagues from Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State on Friday, Olukolade said the troops conducting cordon and search for remnants of the daring terrorists had an encounter with some of the surviving terrorists in the general area of Kayamla and Alu Dam on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Saturday morning
Sources told The Eagle Online that the remnants of the insurgents, flushed out of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, after a failed attempt to free their arrested members from Giwa Barracks, had started regrouping when information reached the Joint Task Force