Boko Haram Attacks Are International Conspiracy To Split Nigeria – Army
The Nigerian Army has said that the Boko Haram attacks are an international conspiracy to “cut Nigeria to size” and to destabilise the peace of the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, stated this, claiming that there are some international paymasters sponsoring Boko Haram. Musa stated this in an article he shared on social media and with...
Terrorism Is Africa’s Major Challenge – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the major challenge Africa faces is the threat of terrorist activities and other crimes. He said the continent must achieve a new trajectory of peace, security and stability. Buhari made the call at the 14th extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) on ‘Silencing the Gun’, held virtually on Sunday. He urged African...
Troops Invade Boko Haram Stronghold In Borno, Recover Gun Trucks As Terrorist Fleet (PHOTOS)
Boko Haram terrorists fled for their lives on Saturday as troops of the Nigerian Army attacked their enclave in Borno State. The troops of 5 Brigade on fighting patrol stormed the insurgents’ enclave in the Douro area near Damasak in the north-eastern state. It is, however, not clear whether some terrorists were killed in the counterinsurgency operations by the military. The Nigerian...
Why Bandits Kidnapped Over 300 Schoolboys In Katsina – Ƙankara Resident
A resident of Ƙankara Local Government Area has revealed why bandits abducted over 300 schoolboys in Katsina State. The man who does not want his identity revealed told Channels Television on Monday that the bandits abducted the students from the Government Science Secondary School, Ƙankara in what he described as a reprisal. He revealed that the bandits had attacked ‘Yar-Kuka village last week...
Sheikh Gunmi Cautions Against Declaring Bandits As Terrorists, Says It’ll Come With Heavy Price
Controversial Islamic scholar and preacher, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has warned that declaring bandits as terrorists will come at a price. ABN TV earlier reported that speakers of the 36 state Houses of Assembly in Nigeria on Saturday called on the Federal Government to declare bandits and kidnappers as terrorists, adding that kidnapping and banditry should be dealt with decisively. Read also:...
Boko Haram Terrorists Invade Yobe Community
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists in about ten gun trucks, in the early hours of Saturday, invaded Katarko village, in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. A source, who spoke to DAILY POST (not ABN TV) from a hidden place, said the attackers drove into the village in a convoy of gun trucks at about 8am shooting sporadically. He said troops...
Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Abduction Of Katsina Students
Jihadist group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in Kankara, Katsina State. “I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind the kidnapping in Katsina,” said the leader of the group that was also behind the 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Chibok, in a voice message. At least 333 students...
Sunday Igboho’s Major Financier Is A National Assembly Member, Malami Reveals
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami said on Friday that the Federal Government has found that the major financier of the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho is a member of the National Assembly. Malami, who was silent on the identity of the federal lawmaker, said a report by a security committee...
Boko Haram Releases Video Of Abducted Kankara School Boys
Boko Haram on Thursday released a video claiming it has custody of the students abducted from a government secondary school in Kankara, Katsina State, according to Humangle. The clip which is six-minute-and-30-second long, shows scores of young boys behind him, all covered in dust within a forest area. The relatively older schoolboy who spoke to the camera urged the Nigerian Government...
Police Denounce Burning Of Fulani Herdsmen’s Houses In Abia
Abia State Police Command has debunked a viral video in which homes of people said to be Fulani herdsmen were burnt in a Sunday attack in Ogboko Ozuitem, Bende local government area of the state. Speaking with ABN TV on Monday, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Janet Agbede said the video did not emanate from the incident of Sunday,...
