Boko Haram Archives - Page 6 of 16

Mar

20

2023

Bandits took N2mill ransom, kill chief Imam’s senior wife in Kaduna

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Bandits have shot dead the senior wife of the Chief Imam of Nomadic Central Mosque in Rugan Ardo, Isyaka Adamu. Mrs. Hulaira Hussaini Ardo was shot dead after the bandits collected 2 million Naira as ransom. The bandits had on February 11, 2023, Kidnapped four wives of Malam Husaaini Ardo, at Rugan Ardo in Kagarko LGA, and killed the Chief Imam of Nomadic Central Mosque in Rugan Ardo, Isyaka Adamu. The Madaki of Janjala, Samaila Babangida, confirmed the killing and said the community was mourning the killing of their chief’s wife, adding that the bandits refused to release her corpse.…

Mar

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Suspected herdsmen have renewed attacks in Benue – PDP alerts

Lifestyle, Metro, OpinionBoko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Nigeria, Religion, Security

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has issued an alert of renewed attacks by suspected herdsmen in Benue. Isaac Mffo, the state acting chairman, raised the alarm at a media briefing in Makurdi, the capital. Mffo complained that the fresh onslaught on rural communities resulted in the loss of lives, destruction of farms, and displacement of people. The politician said if not halted, the situation will worsen the problem of low voter turnout during the March 11 state elections. “We call on the All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled Buhari regime to rise to its responsibility,” he urged. The PDP called for…

Jan

29

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Troops kill Boko Haram commander Abu Illiya, 32 others

NewsBoko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, ISWAP, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Security

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai alongside members of the civilian joint task force have reportedly annihilated a top Boko Haram commander, Abu Illiya alongside his 32 fighters. The feat was said to have been achieved during an intelligence-led aggressive fighting patrol in some identified Boko Haram enclaves in Kayamari, Habasha and Yuwe villages in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, multiple intelligence sources indicated that the troops’ superior firepower forced the surviving terrorists to flee in disarray thereby abandoning their property and weapons. The troops also…

Dec

26

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023: Sheikh Gumi urges Nigerians to vote leaders who won’t fight bandits – [VIDEO]

Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi

With less than 90 days to the 2023 elections, popular Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has told Nigerians to vote for those who will not fight bandits if elected into office. In a sermon, the controversial Islamic cleric urged Nigerians to vote for leaders who would negotiate with bandits when elected into office. Describing bandits as “our people,” Gumi said Nigeria’s next set of leaders should negotiate and give bandits what they want for peace to reign. “Don’t vote for those who will fight bandits. The fighters (bandits) are our people. So please vote for those who, after attaining power,…

Dec

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Govt silent as Fulani Herdsmen kill 46, houses razed down in Southern Kaduna – SOKAPU

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The people of Southern Kaduna have cried out against the government’s inability to arrest and bring to book the perpetrators of several attacks on the area since 2014. A statement issued by the spokesman of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Mr. Luka Binniyat, said, “Let it be put on record that in the hundreds of attacks that have put many parts of Southern Kaduna into ruins and thousands killed since 2014, we have not seen anyone arrested and brought to book over these heinous crimes against humanity.” The union lamented what it called “the gruesome mass murder of not less…