Boko Haram Refers to Kidnapped Female Officers As 'Slaves'
Leader of the Boko Haram group, Abubakar Shekau, has released a video showing police officers kidnapped in Borno State last week. In the footage, Shekau ridicules the military for saying Boko Haram has been defeated, stating that the abducted women have become slaves of the sect.
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Nigeria:
Police React to Boko Haram Video, Say Only Two Officers Missing
Premium Times, 29 June 2017
After it denied last week that none of its female personnel was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents during the ambush along Maiduguri-Biu road last week, the police in Borno State on… Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Have Kidnapped Ten Policewomen, Says Shekau in New Video
Vanguard, 28 June 2017
The Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has said that his group has abducted about ten policewomen just as he warned Islamic clerics in Nigeria saying that they are giving wrong… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Ambushed Military - Escorted Convoy, Kidnapped Policewomen, Shekau Says in New Video
Premium Times, 28 June 2017
The Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, in a new video said his group was responsible for last week's ambush of a military-escorted convoy of travellers along Maiduguri-Damboa… Read more »
Abubakar Shekau (file photo).
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Nigeria:
Survivors Tell of Boko Haram Ambush of Secure Convoy
Premium Times, 22 June 2017
Some survivors of the Tuesday morning ambush on a convoy of dozens of vehicles under armed escort have narrated their woes blaming the security agencies for poor preparation. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Refers to Kidnapped Female Police Officers As 'Our Slaves'
Vanguard, 28 June 2017
Leader of the Boko Haram terrorist sect, Abubakar Shekau, has released a video showing police officers kidnapped in Borno State last week. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Taking the Fight Against Boko Haram to the Airwaves
IRIN, 27 June 2017
Isolation helps propagate radicalisation, so providing information and giving an empowering voice to civilians helps reduce it. That's the idea behind a radio station broadcasting… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Important Questions On Boko Haram
Guardian, 15 June 2017
Sir: Before some northern groups give Igbos an ultimatum to leave the north, they are supposed to end Boko Haram project which seems to be stage-managed by some beneficiaries that… Read more »
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Nigeria:
As You Look for Us in the Bush, We Shall Hunt You in the Cities, Says Boko Haram
Vanguard, 12 June 2017
Boko Haram, in a new video, has claimed responsibility for the attack on Maiduguri on Wednesday night that killed at least 15 people. Read more »
InFocus
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The militant group, in a new video, has claimed responsibility for the attack on Maiduguri in Nigeria that killed at least 14 people. Read more »
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The attack occurred while soldiers were battling to repel another group of Boko Haram insurgents who were trying to invade Maiduguri. At least ten people have been killed and ... Read more »