Police Assure Quick Release Of Kidnapped Abia Catholic Priest
The Imo State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had begun an investigation and operation aimed at securing the freedom of an Abia State Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu, who was abducted in the state on Tuesday. Rev. Fr. Ezeagu was kidnapped in Umulolo community, Arondizogu in Ideato North LGA of Imo State, while traveling home for his...
Boko Haram Denies Negotiating With Govt Over Abduction Of Kankara Students
Terrorist group, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for the abduction of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Boko Haram, however, said it had not entered into negotiations with the government contrary to claims by the authorities. The terror group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, stated this in a recording released on Tuesday morning and obtained by HumAngle. Like in the...
Hasten Efforts Before Boko Haram Moves Students Across Border – Sani Tells FG
Shehu Sani, the former Kaduna lawmaker, has warned the federal government to step up its effort in rescuing kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Sani said this following the statement by Boko Haram leader, Shekau claiming responsibility for the abduction of the schoolboys The former lawmaker asked the government to step up efforts to secure the release...
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...
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...
Shekau Is Crippled – Captured Boko Haram Fighter
A captured Boko Haram fighter says Abubakar Shekau, leader of the sect, can no longer walk effectively. Mohammed Adam, a teenage fighter, who is currently in the custody of troops of 195 battalions of the Nigerian army, said Shekau got injured during an aerial bombardment on an insurgents’ camp in Timbuktu, Sambisa forest, a Boko Haram stronghold in Borno state. In...
All Missing Katsina Students Will Return Home In Few Hours – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi, has given an assurance that all the schoolboys missing in Katsina State will return home in the next few hours. He gave the assurance on Sunday when he led a delegation of the Federal Government, including the service chiefs to Katsina to sympathise with the parents and teachers of the victims, as...
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...
We’ll Not Help Nigeria Fight Boko Haram Again, Buhari Rubbished Us After Jonathan Left – Foreign Military Contractors
Days after North-East Governors urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use mercenaries to fight Boko Haram, the foreign military contractors earlier engaged by Nigeria have vowed never to return. The fighters took the battle to terrorists in Sambisa forest and other enclaves during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Then, Nigeria covertly brought in ‘military-technical advisers’ regarded as mercenaries from South Africa...
FG Has Final Say On Mercenaries, Says DHQ
The defence headquarters says the federal government will decide if mercenaries will be hired to assist the military in the fight against Boko Haram. When he hosted a federal government delegation which visited him over the killing of more than 40 farmers, Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, recommended that mercenaries should be hired to assist the military in tackling insurgents. Darius Ishaku, governor...
