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.
Borno: 52 killed in fresh Boko Haram attack
Over 50 gunmen, yesterday, invaded Kawuri District of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno state and set ablaze over 300 residential houses and shops after killing a soldier, 51 civilians and wounded several policemen.
Northern Govs demand end to Boko Haram attacks
The Northern States’ Governors Forum has charged security agencies to end the killing of defenseless citizens, especially in the North-East region, where suspected Boko Haram members have continued their bloody campaign since 2009.
Jonathan orders release of 165 Boko Haram suspects
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the immediate release of a fresh batch of over 165 persons apprehended by security agencies in connection with the onslaught on Boko Haram terrorism in the North East States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States.
Military hunts Boko Haram after daring barracks attack
Nigeria’s military has surrounded a village in the northeast to flush out Islamist rebels who fled there after reportedly snatching soldiers’ wives and children during a daring attack on an army barracks nearby, witnesses told AFP Saturday.
More than 1,200 killed since May in Boko Haram attacks – UN
Attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria’s restive northeast have killed more than 1,200 people since May, when a state of emergency was declared in the region, the United Nations said Monday.
