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Nigeria:
Emir of Gwoza Resurfaces
This Day, 13 August 2014
The Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Idrissa Timta, whose whereabouts was a mystery after his town was attacked and captured by Boko Haram insurgents last week, has resurfaced. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emir of Gwoza Is Alive - FG
Independent (Lagos), 12 August 2014
The Emir of Gwoza in Borno, Alhaji Mohammed Timta, who was declared missing when Boko Haram insurgents invaded his domain last week, is alive. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emir of Gwoza Is Alive - Govt
Vanguard, 12 August 2014
Abuja - The Emir of Gwoza in Borno, Alhaji Mohammed Timta, who was declared missing when Boko Haram insurgents invaded his domain last week, is alive. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emir of Gwoza Escapes Captivity
This Day, 12 August 2014
The Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Idrissa Timta, who was abducted a week after his town was attacked and captured by Boko Haram insurgents has resurfaced after escaping from his… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Capture More Borno, Yobe Towns
Guardian, 10 August 2014
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen weekend in multiple attacks occupied and hoisted their flag on Gwoza town, Borno state, razing the emir's palace, police station, the secretariat… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emir of Gwoza Still Missing As Boko Haram Holds Women, Children
Daily Trust, 8 August 2014
The Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Muhammadu Idrissa Timta, had by yesterday not been found after Boko Haram militants took over Gwoza town two days earlier, family and security sources… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emir of Gwoza Whereabouts Unknown
This Day, 7 August 2014
The whereabouts of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Idrissa Timta, two days after the attack and capture of his town still remain unknown. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Takes Over Gwoza, New Emir's Whereabouts Unknown
Premium Times, 6 August 2014
Hundreds of Boko Haram gunmen, dressed in military uniforms, in the wee hours of Wednesday, invaded the rocky border town while riding on different types of armoured vehicles and… 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:
Boko Haram Takes Over Qwoza, As Villagers Flee to Mountain Tops
Independent (Lagos), 7 August 2014
The residents of Gwoza Local Government area of Bono State on Tuesday night fled their homes to the mountain top, after Boko Haram insurgents attacked them and took over the whole… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gwoza People Threaten to Relocate to Cameroon
This Day, 10 August 2014
Some internally displaced persons from captured Gwoza town protested yesterday in Maiduguri, and threatened to relocate to Cameroon should the Nigerian government fail to secure… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Terrorism - Heavy Fighting As Troops Engage Boko Haram in Gwoza
Vanguard, 12 August 2014
ABUJA. -- Heavy fighting between troops of the Nigerian Military and heavily armed terrorists of the Boko Haram sect fighting to retain control of Gwoza town in Borno State, was… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gwoza Still Under Boko Haram Siege
Daily Trust, 9 August 2014
Gwoza town in the southern part of Borno State, which was taken over by Boko Haram insurgents since Tuesday, is still under siege while the Emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Idrissa Timta, is… Read more »
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Nigeria:
The Community Turns Against Boko Haram
UNIRIN, 11 August 2014
Young men with machetes manning road blocks is usually a bad sign. In Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, for years tormented by the Boko Haram insurgency, it actually… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Slaughtered By Boko Haram, Abandoned By Nigerian Government, Gwoza Survivors Protest in Maiduguri
Premium Times, 8 August 2014
About 1,000 people embarked on a rally in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday to protest what they said was their abandonment by the federal and state governments. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria's Military Launched Strikes in Gwoza, Damboa to Push Boko Haram Out
Independent (Lagos), 8 August 2014
Nigeria's military fought gun battles with Boko Haram Islamists in two key northeastern towns on Friday, after the militants killed dozens of people and drove soldiers out of Gwoza… Read more »