This was contained in a statement signed by Brigadier General Lajide Laleye, the Director, Army Public Relations
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A statement by NEMA’s Information ffiOcer, North East Zone, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, in Yola, Adamawa State, said over 2,000 were also internally displaced after the raid
A statement issued on Wednesday by the US State Department spokesperson, Jen Psaki, pledged support for Nigerian authorities in ongoing investigations into the attacks
Jubrin Gunda, the Legal Adviser to the group, made the call while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri
However, INEC expressed the hope that the security situation would improve to enable it to conduct the 2015 general election
Akande-Adeola said the House on May 21 considered and adopted the report on the state of emergency (certain states of the federation) proclamation, 2013 by majority votes of 253
It will be recalled that the Federal Government had on May 12, 2013 declared a state of emergency in the affected states due to the activities of insurgents in the areas
Meanwhile, two bills for the establishment of a Palm Oil, Cocoa and Groundnut Development Fund, and an Act to Regulate all forms of Subsidiary Legislation, passed through the second reading
He said the conference was an annual activity to appraise the performances of Nigerian Army formations in combating security challenges in their areas of responsibilities
“We found out that the proprietors of the schools were more inclined to making money, instead of maintaining standards in schools
President Jonathan told the UN Scribe that the military operation in the troubled states was going very well, adding that members of the Special Forces have been observing the rules of engagement laid down by the military authorities
Ekanem said that the ministry had been receiving verbal reports from various state governments on how the forecast had helped to prevent loss of lives and property
A statement by the Secretary of State, John Kerry, therefore, enjoined the security forces to be disciplined and enforce fundamental human rights while carrying out peacekeeping operations.
The statement issued on Friday reads: “The State United States is deeply concerned about the fighting in northeastern Nigeria following President Jonathan’s declaration of a state of emergency in the Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states
Correspondents say extremist attacks are common in the region but the scale of bloodshed makes this raid stand out.
In presenting their demand for amnesty for the Boko Haram, Professor Alkali said “even if it is one person who came forward to call for peace, he should be received with open arms and reintegrated into the wider society
In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the Presidency’s reaction can only be likened to the antics of a punch-drunk boxer who, having been knocked out by his opponent, suddenly got up and started punching the referee whom he mistook for the guy who knocked him out