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Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state


Gbeleyi Abayomi The Borno State Police Command has paraded forty-five criminals arrested in different parts of the state for various offences. Among those arrested is one Goni Mallum, a Boko Haram logistics supplier who confessed to running errands for the insurgents citing hunger and poverty as justification for his actions. According to Mallum , he …

Gbeleyi Abayomi Borno State Governor,Babagana Zulum, today survived an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen it was gathered. The unfortunate incident occurred while the governor was on a trip to Monguno and Baga towns to distribute food to IDPs. According to a source, the governor’s convoy came under attack while he was returning from Baga, …

Residents of Jiddari Polo in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, are currently running for cover following an attack launched by Boko Haram fighters. The attack happened hours after President Muhammadu Buhari paid a condolence visit to the people of the state over the killing of 30 persons on Sunday. From The cable

Gbeleyi Abayomi After a fierce gun battle , The Nigerian Army says it has rescued students of Federal Government Girls College, Maiduguri, who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. The theatre commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Olusegun Adeniyi announced this while presenting the rescued victims to their families in Maiduguri, the state capital, …