Boko Haram Seize Nigeria Town, Scores Killed
Scores of people have have reportedly been killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram militants, when they seized the town of Gwoza in Borno State..
Boko Haram attacks (file photo).
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Captures Another Borno Town
This Day, 6 August 2014
The deadly Boko Haram sect has taken over another Borno town after the successful capture of Damboa about a month ago. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Many Killed As Terrorists Raze Police Station, Churches, Others in Maiduguri
Vanguard, 6 August 2014
MAIDUGURI -- Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect members, yesterday, attacked the border town of Gwoza at dawn; setting ablaze the Divisional Police Station, council secretariat… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Overrun Gwoza, Emir's Whereabouts Unknown
Daily Trust, 7 August 2014
Boko Haram insurgents yesterday overrun Gwoza town in Borno State, forcing hundreds of residents to flee to the mountains along the Cameroon border, survivors and government… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Calls for More Global Action Against Boko Haram
Independent (Lagos), 7 August 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has again called for more effective global action and implementation of all existing international protocols against terrorism and violent extremism. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Soldiers Recapture Damboa Town in Borno
Leadership, 7 August 2014
Scores of Boko Haram terrorists may have been killed yesterday in Damboa town as soldiers of the 25 Task Battalion yesterday staged a special operation that led to the recapture of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
How Insurgency Destroys Education in Borno
Vanguard, 7 August 2014
PRIOR to Governor Kashim Shettima's emergence as the duly elected number one citizen of Borno State, the education sector was peaceful but unfortunately, dilapidated due to neglect… Read more »
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Nigeria:
UN - Boko Haram Renders 650,000 Nigerians Homeless
This Day, 5 August 2014
Attacks by Boko Haram in the crisis-hit northeast have forced nearly 650,000 people from their homes, the United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA) said Tuesday, an increase of… Read more »