“Today, people are moving from lack of interest in security to supporting security operatives.
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The insurgents also attacked a private school, Ansarudeen Private Primary and Secondary School at Jajeri, a surbub of Maiduguri, where they killed seven pupils writing the National Examination Council examination and two teachers
Narrating their ordeal, they said they had to pay N7,000 each to be transported to Maiduguri instead of the normal N300 fare since the Maiduguri-Bama-Gwoza Road had been rendered impassable because it has been blocked by the JTF since the beginning of the emergency rule
Ansaru’s internationalist tendency is likely the result of an al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb strategy to “shift” southwards by training new pan-West African groups like Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa and Ansaru, which I discussed in a recent article
The Medical Officer of the Damaturu Specialist Hospital, Salem Umar, confirmed that 11 corpses were brought to the hospital and gave the breakdown as seven students of the GSS Damaturu, two teachers of the school and two suspected Boko Haram members
She said: "We have witnessed a new trend in diseases outbreak in the state, especially in the last two years, due to the current security challenges
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is of special concern, in part because it continues to expand its connections to terrorist groups in the region
“We have interacted and spoken to them and they responded very sincerely and frankly and I think I can say that we were well informed about most of the things they were interested in.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the Presidency and the PDP should tell Nigerians the names of all those mentioned as sponsors of Boko Haram in a well-researched article in the journal of the New York-based World Policy Institute, entitled: ”Anatomy of African Terrorism: Boko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown terror network
The ACN, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had cirticised the Federal Government on certain aspects of the proscription order, especially as it affects press freedom
The party said: “Against the background of insinuations in government circles, let us be clear that we do not condone the activities of these sects that have killed and maimed innocent Nigerians and turned a section of the country into a battle field. Terrorism in all its ramifications is condemnable, and no responsible government will allow any group, no matter its name, grievances or ideology, to carry out terrorist acts unchecked
He said: “I implore Nigerians to pray for the sect members to have a change of heart and accept dialogue to discuss their grievances and seek peace
CAN, in a statement by its President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, signed by his Media Assistant, Kenny Ashaka, said with Buhari’s justification of the actions of Boko Haram, he must be their leader
The order, which has been gazetted as the Terrorism (Prevention) (Proscription Order) Notice 2013 and affects both Boko Haram (Jamaatu Ahlis-Sunna Liddaawati Wal Jihad) and another group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan, was approved by President Jonathan pursuant to Section 2 0f the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2011 (As Amended)
Presidential media adviser, Dr. Reuben Abati, made the position of the Presidency known on Monday night.
“Those who have not taken arms against the country are more dangerous than those fighting the nation who we know
One of them said they were taken to the Yobe State capital, Damaturu, and told to spy on soldiers attached to the Joint Task Force and report back to the Boko Haram commanders
Olubolade however attributed the success in tracking down the terrorists to the cooperation of the civilians who supplied timely information that led to their arrest
Olukolade said the fact that the insurgents are soliciting support from the Middle East is a confirmation that they are rattled and under serious pressure
“Niger Republic had been relatively calm although they have been noticing the movement because it is a general area from Mali, Niger, Chad to Nigeria but because Nigeria is fairly big, we now said ‘no, this must stop