Nigeria: Army Says Plateau Communities Safe
A special task force has assured citizens of Plateau State that the communities recently attacked in the south of the state are now well secured against further attack, adding that more than 100 of the attackers have been killed.
Nigerian soldiers.
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Nigeria:
Nigerian Military Contradicts Self, Police, Lawmaker On Langtang Crisis
Premium Times, 3 July 2013
The Special Task Force (STF), maintaining the peace in Plateau State said it killed "more than 100" of the bandits that attacked Langtang villages last week. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Langtang Crisis - We've Killed Over 100 Attackers - STF
Leadership, 4 July 2013
The Commander of the Special Task Force (STF) in Plateau State, Major General Henry Ayioola said in a chat with newsmen in his office in Jos, yesterday that about 100 of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Have Killed Over 100 of Attackers in Plateau, Says STF
This Day, 3 July 2013
The Special Task Force (STF) on Jos crises has assured citizens of Plateau State that the communities recently attacked in the southern of the state are now well secured against… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno Border Towns Accuse STF of Killing 129 Residents
Leadership, 4 July 2013
Sequel to the raid on Sambisa Forest of Gwoza in Borno State by the Special Task Force (STF) deployed to towns and villages within the Sambisa Game Reserve, residents of border… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Group Flays Killing of 10 Traders in Borno
This Day, 4 July 2013
The O'Odua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), a league of several Yoruba self-determination groups, Wednesday warned that the killing of 10 Ibadan traders on Monday, in Borno State,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
JTF Kills 3 Boko Haram Suspects Disguised As Women in Maiduguri
Daily Trust, 4 July 2013
Operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) yesterday gunned down three suspected Boko Haram members who disguised as women while 20 others who also dressed like women were arrested… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Civilian JTF Boko Haram Engage in Gun Duel
This Day, 4 July 2013
Members of the Civilian JTF, a vigilante group in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and those of the outlawed Boko Haram sect, Wednesday clashed, resulting in the death of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - HRW Opposes Amnesty for Atrocities
Daily Trust, 3 July 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday called on the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in the North to exclude serious crimes that… Read more »