The Presidency says none of the 601 de radicalised former Boko Haram members will be absorbed into the military as being peddled by mischief makers. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. The presidential aide added that none of them
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has accused Nigerian soldiers of being responsible for the attack on his convoy last Wednesday in Baga, a town in Kukawa Local Government Area of the state. The DAILY VENDOR reported how Prof. Zulum was attacked in an ambush by suspected gunmen last Wednesday while en route to Monguno and
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Contrary to the recent declaration by the Chief of Army Staff LT Gen Tukur Buratai that the country is safe, the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanem has declared that the citizens of the state are not safe anymore. The monarch was speaking against the backdrop of the recent attack on the
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“You have been here for over one year now, there are 1,181 soldiers here; if you cannot take over Baga which is less than 5 km from your base, then we should forget about Baga. I will inform the Chief of Army Staff to redeploy the men to other places that they can be useful,”
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Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday released a video showing the assassination of five humanitarian workers who were recently abducted along Monguno area of Borno State. The insurgents had earlier demanded for about $500,000 ransom before the abducted workers could be released. The insurgents left a message in the video before executing the workers. The message
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Boko Haram terrorists have executed five aid workers. Footage of the recorded murder became public on Wednesday. The terrorists themselves confirmed that their victims were humanitarian staff of non-governmental organisations. Five men, with their faces covered, stood behind the abductees and shot them after making comments. Speaking in the message, one of the terrorists said:
Read moreDespite the refusal of the military to confirm series attacks in different places in Borno state, residents of Demboa in the state have confirmed the killing of the operational commander of Youth Volunteer popularly called Civilian Joint Task Force, Mala Mintar alongside 14 soldiers in an ambush along the Maiduguri – Damboa road while escorting
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Worried by the challenge of insecurity in the country, the 19 Northern Governors have decided to engage hunters, local vigilantes and community watch group. The decision was among the others reached at a meeting of the Northern Governors Forum meeting held at Jos the Plateau State Capital The DAILY VENDOR learnt that the meeting conducted
Read moreJama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of His Eminence, Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar CFR, mni, the Sultan of Sokoto and JNI’s President-General, is in utter shockwave over the unfortunate repeated incidences of loss of precious lives and wanton destruction of property arising from well-coordinated attacks of armed bandits, Boko Haram terrorist groups and
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Despite the claim of the presidency and the military to have technically defeated Boko Haram their activities is preventing developmental projects in five of the 27 local governments of Borno State. The state commissioner of reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement, Mustapha Gubio, stated this in Maiduguri the capital of Borno State . The commissioner’s explanation contradicts
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The Nigeria military detonates Abu Imrana, a Boko Haram commander, in a gun battle with soldiers in Borno state. A security source disclosed this to The DAILY VENDOR News on Monday, saying Imrana is among the insurgents who fell to the superior firepower of the military in the Marte area of Borno state. Boko Haram
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In what appears to be a slight on the President claim to have degraded the Boko Haram Terrorists, they are currently attacking Goni Village in Borno state sending many residents fleeing for their dear lives. The terrorists are currently attacking Goni Sulemanti Village under Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. Though residents said they
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged communities across the country to compliment the efforts of both federal and state governments in the fight against insurgency and banditry. The chairman, Anambra State chapter, Rev. Dr. Ndubisi John, in a statement in Onitsha, said it was time the citizenry rose against those he described as
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Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members are currently attacking Geidam local government Area of Yobe state. The attack is coming few hours after several key Boko Haram Terrorists/ISWAP leaders were killed in multiple air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole at Durbada in Borno. Sources within Geidam told THE
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The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its operatives killed 105 Boko Haram insurgents during its operations in Yobe State. The acting director of army public relations, Sagir Musa, in a statement circulated to journalists said the operations took place at the outskirts of Buni Gari village in Yobe. He said the insurgents were planning “a
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