Boko Haram Archives - Page 9 of 16

Oct

28

2022

FCTA approves funds for community policing in Abuja over Insecurity

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the sum of N500million for community policing in Abuja as part of efforts to curb insecurity. The funds will provide the logistics support for the Federal Government scheme in communities in the 8,000 square kilometers of the nation’s capital. FCT Minister Muhammad Bello made the announcement during the FCT Security Committee meeting on Thursday in Gwarinpa I District. Bello said the contribution was in recognition of the importance the government attaches to the project expected to suppress crimes and criminality in the territory. The minister charged the Chairmen of the six Area…

Oct

17

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kidnappers collect N9m, kill victim, ransom bearer in Adamawa

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Kidnappers of a village head in Adamawa State have killed the village head and a relative sent to deliver ransom for his release. The kidnappers first abducted the village head of Bengo in the Fufore Local Government Area, Sallau Manu, and demanded ransom, following which a relative: Joram Bengo, a lecturer with the Federal College of Education (FCE) Yola, took N2 million to them. The kidnappers after collecting the N2 million did not only keep the village head, but they also held back the lecturer and demanded further ransom. The incident took place three weeks ago. A family member who…

Oct

05

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Last 23 victims of train attack released by Terrorists.

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Terrorists on Wednesday released the 23 remaining victims of the Kaduna train attack. The hostages were freed at about 4 pm on Wednesday. The terrorists attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, 2022. The terrorists planted explosive devices along the rail track and when the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 passenger train approached the point, the device exploded, causing the train to derail, leading to the death of eight passengers. The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, confirmed that the Nigerian military secured the release of the remaining 23 victims. Announcing the development in a document acquired by The PUNCH,…

Sep

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Northeast: Army kills 36 terrorists, others in airstrikes, says DHQ

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The Defense Headquarters says Operation Hadin Kadin troops killed more than 36 terrorists and several others in airstrikes in the northeast in the past two weeks. Defense Media Operations Director Musa Danmadami, a Major General, said this at the fortnightly press briefing on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja.\ Danmadami said that two top commanders from Bolo Haram and Islam States of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, identified as Abu Asiya and Abu Ubaida (A’Qaid) were among those eliminated during the period. He said that while Asiya was killed in Parisu, Ubaida was killed in Sheruri, all in the general…

Sep

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

17 Boko Haram terrorists, family members surrender to military

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The Nigerian Army has revealed that seventeen Boko Haram terrorists, including their families have surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion deployed to lBanki-Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army made the revelation on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle. It twitted that the mass surrender of the terrorists and their families was due to renewed military onslaught by gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East region. “Profiling of the surrendered terrorists is ongoing”, the Army twitted. According to reports, a chief executioner from Shekau’s faction, one Bashir Bulabuduwaye, recently surrendered to the…