Boko Haram suspected after Emir of Kano’s mosque bombed
Two bombs exploded at the mosque of one of Nigeria's top Islamic leaders Friday, a week after he issued a call to arms to fight Boko Haram.
The blasts happened at the Grand Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the Muslim north of the country, just as Friday prayers had got under way at about 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). The mosque is attached to the palace of the Emir of Kano, Nigeria's second most senior Muslim cleric.
Scores killed as Boko Haram attacks Jakana in Borno
In what appears to be an endless war in troubled Borno state with daily incidence of attacks, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Jakana Village of Konduga Local Government Area yesterday killing scores of residents after setting ablaze houses, shops and a police station along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road.
Boko Haram is everyone’s responsibility
THE senseless massacre of innocent students at the Federal Government College, Yobe, on monday February 24, 2014, has again brought to fore, the hopelessness of our defense capabilities.
Boko Haram Bombs Maiduguri: Over 100 feared dead
It was another tragic day in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, yesterday, after twin explosions reportedly killed about 100 people, some of them football fans.
So, can’t we count even our dead?
The indisputable breaking news of the immediate past week was the killing by suspected insurgents of several students of the Federal Government College, Bun Yadi, Yobe State. Whereas, different accounts of what transpired centred on about the same content, everyone had a different version of the number of students affected. During a sympathy visit to the school by the state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, a Senior Master in the institution, Ibrahim Abdul, confirmed that Twenty-nine students were killed. He added that 11 other students sustained gunshot wounds in the attack. Abdul’s report was corroborated by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Sanusi Rufai who also confirmed 29 dead.
Boko Haram: Gov Nyako escapes attack
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State Friday escaped death by the whiskers when he was attacked by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect at Shuwa, Madagali local government area of the state.
Security expert calls for behavioural analysis of Boko Haram
Renowned security expert Dr. Ona Ekhomu has called on Nigeria’s security agencies to conduct behavioral analyses of Boko Haram terrorists in order to predict future attacks and prevent the tragic events.
Boko Haram: Mass protests imminent over terrorist attacks —Gov Nyako
Piqued by the in-cessant attacks by insurgents in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako, has asked the Federal Government to take more proactive measures to stem the tide.
Nearly 300,000 displaced in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram
Nearly 300,000 people, more than half of them children, have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria since May last year because of violence linked to radical Islamist group Boko Haram, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Banks razed, scores killed as Boko Haram attacks Adamawa
Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram terrorists, yesterday, invaded Michika town and Shuwa village of Adamawa State, killing scores of residents before setting ablaze 3 commercial banks, houses and shops mainly located along Maiduguri-Gombi-Adamawa federal highway.
500 killed, 100 Killed, So What?
DOES it really matter how many die daily from Boko Haram attacks? Who cares who the targets are? Who is interested in the body count? What difference does it make if 500 die today or 100 the next day?
