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January 19, 2012
Boko Haram mastermind is a London post-graduate student!
The Boko Haram suspect alleged to have masterminded the St. Theresa’s day Christmas bombing is said to have escaped custody after policemen took him to his house at Abaji close to Abuja, to conduct a search. According to a witness, trouble flared up when policemen from Abuja city brought the suspect in a Toyota Hilux [...]
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January 18, 2012
Police Commissioner suspended over the escape of Boko Haram suspect
To read a previous post on this story, click here Police arrested Kabiru Sokoto, one of the masterminds behind the Boko Haram attack on a catholic church in Madalla on Christmas day last year, and while they were taking him from police headquarters to his house in Abaji, just outside Abuja, yesterday to conduct a [...]
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January 18, 2012
CAN demands N100 million compensation for each family of Boko Haram attack victims
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) yesterday told the Borno State government to pay N500 million compensation to each family whose love ones have been brutally murdered by the Boko Haram Islamic sect. The northern branch of the CAN blasted the state government for paying N100 million as compensation to the family of the deceased [...]
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January 17, 2012
Boko Haram suspect slips from the hands of unsuspecting police; escapes to unknown location!
A man arrested at the Borno State Governor’s Lodge over the deadly Madalla Christmas Day bombing escaped from police custody on Sunday while he was being conveyed to a location in Abaji area of Abuja. Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto, was arrested at the weekend during a police raid on the lodge, where he sneaked [...]
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January 7, 2012
Corps member shot in Gombe state Boko Haram attack!
To read a previous post on this story, click here We have gathered from our sources that a corps member was among those who were hit by gunmen who attacked the Deeper Life Church in Gombe state. He sustained serious bullet wounds as he tried to escape the scene of violence. As at the time [...]
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January 7, 2012
Boko Haram kills 27 in Adamawa, mostly Southerners
Barely a week after the Federal Government declared a state of emergency in 15 of their enclaves, members of the militant Boko Haram sect struck on Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday in Mubi, Adamawa State, killing no fewer than 27 people. Most of the victims, including a commercial bank manager, were said [...]
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January 6, 2012
Gunmen attack Deeper Life Church; six killed,several injured!
Barely 24 hours after bombs went off in Maiduguri and Damaturu respectively, gunmen late Thursday attacked a church in Gombe killing at least six people. The church’s pastor, Johnson Jauro, said the killings took place when gunmen burst into his Deeper Life Church in the capital of Gombe state. He said his wife was among those killed. [...]
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December 30, 2011
Explosion in Maiduguri leaves 4 dead today!
At least four people have been killed and several others wounded due to a bomb explosion in Maiduguri on Friday. A Maiduguri resident and eyewitness said the blast occurred near a local Mosque while people were finishing Friday prayers. “There was a loud blast near the mosque just after the Friday prayers as people were trooping [...]
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December 14, 2011
Boko Haram rebel killed during Maiduguri attack!
A suspected member of the religious extremist sect, Boko Haram, got killed yesterday, after he detonated an explosive at the London Chikin ward of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The early morning blast which sent fears down the spines of the residents because of its thunderous sound, was said to have damaged valuable properties in [...]
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December 5, 2011
New series of attacks by Boko Haram
Another series of attacks by the Boko Haram sect this weekend, have left some people dead and caused several others to leave their homes for safety reasons. Bomb attacks by suspected Islamic sect, Boko Haram, on Sunday left three people dead in Bauchi State. The suspected members of the radical Boko Haram sect, armed with heavy machine [...]