Nigerian Security in Gun Battle with Boko Haram
The Joint Task Force in Yobe State say they have killed 30 suspected Boko Haram members, including their field commander Bakaka.
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Nigeria:
Army Kills 30 Boko Haram Suspects
Leadership, 7 October 2012
Nigerian soldiers have killed about 30 suspected members of Boko Haram, including a close associate of the group's leader, during a gun battle in north eastern Yobe state, an army… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Service Chiefs - How Boko Haram Influenced Changes
Vanguard, 8 October 2012
Indications have emerged in Abuja that last Thursday's announcement of new service chiefs followed last minute changes made by President Goodluck Jonathan to avert crisis within… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Security Forces Kill Boko Haram Chief, 30 Others
This Day, 8 October 2012
The Joint Task Force on security in Yobe State, has killed 30 suspected Boko Haram members, including the terrorists' field commander, Bakaka. Read more »
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Nigeria:
JTF Kills Boko Haram's Field Commander in Damaturu
Leadership, 8 October 2012
The Operation Restore Order III of the Nigerian Army yesterday killed the field commander of the Boko Haram sect in Damaturu after a fierce gun battle that lasted for hours. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Likely to Expand Reach - British Expert
Daily Trust, 8 October 2012
Boko Haram is likely to expand its activities and cover more geographical areas in Nigeria, according to Elizabeth Donnelly, an expert on Africa and Africa Programme Manager at… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Security Operatives Discover Bomb Factory in Niger State
Daily Trust, 7 October 2012
Security operatives in Niger state on Saturday night discovered a bomb factory in Maitumbi area of Minna, the state capital. Read more »
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Nigeria:
How President Jonathan Picked New Service Chiefs
This Day, 7 October 2012
It has emerged at the weekend that a combination of factors, chief among them adherence to the age-long military tradition of seniority and the issue of the North-east zone… Read more »
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Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau in a YouTube message has denied claims by security agencies that the sect's spokesman, Abu Qaqa has been killed. Read more »
InFocus
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President Goodluck Jonathan say that Nigeria's "robust" approach to neutralizing a threat posed by Boko Haram using military force, indirect talks and improving education in the ... Read more »
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Nigerian security agencies have killed one of Boko Haram's leaders and arrested two others. Read more »
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The anti-terrorism fight exchange of gunfire between the sect and a joint operation by soldiers and security agencies has left two members of the sect dead. Read more »