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Nigeria:
Several Killed in Boko Haram Attack, Dozens Abducted - Official
Premium Times, 27 October 2014
The caretaker chairman of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, Shettima Maina, said on Sunday that suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked communities in the council and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Military Recaptures Borno Town From Boko Haram
Guardian, 26 October 2014
THE Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) troops, yesterday, repelled Boko Haram gunmen from Abadam town of Borno State, a week after it was captured. The sect had killed at… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Rescue Northern Borno From Boko Haram - Reps Tell Govt
Daily Trust, 23 October 2014
The House of Representatives yesterday adopted a motion calling on the Federal Government to focus on rescuing parts of northern Borno State from the insurgent Boko Haram sect. Read more »
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Nigeria:
100 Killed After Ceasefire As Abadam Residents Drown
Daily Trust, 21 October 2014
No fewer than 100 people have been killed in various communities in Borno State after the announcement of a ceasefire by the federal government and Boko Haram representatives last… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - a Truce Gone Awry
Independent (Lagos), 25 October 2014
Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh could have sworn to high heavens he was conveying some piece of good news when last week he announced that the Federal Government had… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Troops Yet to Rescue Abadam From Boko Haram
Daily Trust, 20 October 2014
Over 24 hours after suspected Boko Haram insurgents hoisted their flag in Abadam town in Borno State following an attack which led to the death of many people, fleeing residents… Read more »
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Nigeria:
30 Adolescents Abducted in Borno
This Day, 27 October 2014
About 30 adolescents - some of them girls aged as young as 11 - were at the weekend abducted in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, a local village chief told… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Insurgents Control 18 Borno Villages - Lawmaker
Leadership, 23 October 2014
About 18 villages in Borno State are still under the control of Boko Haram insurgents despite a recent ceasefire allegedly agreed by the government and the Islamist militants. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Abducts 30, Kills 17 in Borno
Daily Trust, 27 October 2014
Boko Haram members in the last few days abducted over 30 boys and girls in Mafa LGA of Borno State, our correspondent gathered yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
As Boko Haram Strikes in Adamawa Again - 45 Girls Abducted in Madagali LG
Leadership, 23 October 2014
Boko Haram insurgents have launched an attack on Waga Mongoro village where they abducted about 45 girls, local sources have disclosed. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - 17 Killed, 30 More Abducted in Borno
Leadership, 27 October 2014
About 30 people comprising teenagers, adult males and females were reportedly abducted by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in villages around Mafa town of Borno State as the insurgents… Read more »
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Nigeria:
MP's Father Killed as Terrorists Capture Borno Town
CAJ News, 20 October 2014
MEMBERS of the Boko Haram sect this weekend went on a rampage killing scores of people in a development seen as reneging from the ceasefire agreement with government. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ceasefire - IDP's Hopes Dampened By Fresh Attacks
Daily Trust, 20 October 2014
The high spirits with which internally-displaced people in Yobe State received news of a ceasefire with Boko Haram have been dampened by reports of fresh attacks in Borno and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ceasefire Deal Cracks, as Boko Haram Attacks Borno Villages
Independent (Lagos), 19 October 2014
Just before signatories to a cease-fire deal that was long in coming left the room with smiles on their faces Friday, members of the Boko Haram, same day, attacked villages in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Less Than a Day After Ceasefire Agreement, Terrorists Launch Fresh Attack
This Day, 19 October 2014
There was an overwhelming sense of outrage on Saturday among residents of two North-eastern states of Borno and Adamawa as insurgents resumed attacks there barely 24 hours after a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
24 Hours After Ceasefire - Boko Haram Kills 18 in Borno
Vanguard, 19 October 2014
Barely 24 hours after the Federal Government and Boko Haram brokered a ceasefire deal on the Islamist group's terror campaign in the North-east, an attack, suspected to have been… Read more »