Boko Haram Strikes in Bornu again !!

 

Terrorist sect, Boko Haram  have attacked a Makalama village just 15 kilometres from the notorious Chibok town in Borno state, the Cable reports. A resident of the village, Hassan Usman, revealed this to reporters, saying that the attack occurred on November 19.

He added that but for the intervention of the Nigerian army, the entire village would have been burnt down.

    “The attack happened two days ago, the road they (Boko Haram) normally pass through had been blocked by the military, so they took another axis and attacked Makalama, which is 15 kilometres away from Chibok,” the local said.

    “We were all afraid. Thank God there was no casualty. The military moved in and repelled them, though they set an explosive on the road, it did not affect the military, but a vehicle which had contact with it, got destroyed but the driver escaped. “They had almost burnt down the entire village leaving just a few houses before the military came in.”

According to him, the terrorists were trying to steal foodstuff from the residents, who were harvesting their farm produce. Usman continued:

    “People are using this opportunity to bring in their harvest from the farm, and Boko Haram decided to collect foodstuff.” “If the government does not take adequate measure, Boko Haram would get stronger. “We want the government to put more effort because there is no week that we have not come under attacks in the past three or four months.

“These people are not far away from Chibok, that’s the Boko Haram. We want the government to use the air force.”

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Explosion rocks Borno yet again!

A Bomb explosion has occured along Banki – Usmanari – Kumshe road in Borno State .

According to SocialTimesNG The explosion it was learnt took off at about 8am.

Several numbers of casualties are currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

This is coming a day after one soldier was killed when Boko Haram attacked Nigerian troops in Kangarwa Village, though 13 insurgents were said to have killed in the operation, three soldiers were reportedly injured.

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Nigerian officials shamefully raping and exploiting female internally displaced persons in camps

Nigerian government officials have been raping and exploiting female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in camps as a result of Boko Haram’s insurgency, a report by Human Rights Watch has said.

The Report published this morning accused the government of not doing enough to protect affected women or punish the officials involved.


The group said it documented 43 cases of rape and exploitation of women and girls in several IDP camps in Maiduguri in late July. It added that the victims were displaced "from Borno towns and villages, including Abadam, Bama, Baga, Damasak, Dikwa, Gamboru Ngala, Gwoza, Kukawa, and Walassa."


“Four of the victims were drugged and raped while 37 were coerced into sex through false marriage promises and material and financial assistance.”

Senior Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch, Mausi Segun said: “It is bad enough that these women and girls are not getting much-needed support for the horrific trauma they suffered at the hands of Boko Haram. It is disgraceful and outrageous that people who should protect these women and girls are attacking and abusing them.

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Boko Haram ambush troops in Borno, kill 5

 

It has been reported that Boko-Haram terrorist attacked some troops positioned at the southern part of Borno state and a total of 8 persons died.

In a statement signed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman who is the Acting Director Army Public Relations, it revealed in details what actually happened during the attack.



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Men of the Nigerian Army carrying out clearance operations on suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts in Talala and Ajigin, southern part of Borno State, were ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Ugundiri village, Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State, while returning to base after clearance operations yesterday.

Unfortunately, 5 soldiers, 3 vigilantes and 1 Civilian JTF lost their lives during the ambush, while 19 soldiers and 1 Civilian JTF sustained various degrees of injuries.

The bodies of the late soldiers and civilians have been evacuated to Maiduguri while the injured are receiving commensurate medical care and are in stable condition.

The troops destroyed the terrorists Gun truck and recovered 2 Anti-Aircraft guns, 2 spare Gun barrels, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun, 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade, 1 AK-47 Rifle and 320 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.

Troops have been mobilized into blocking positions to further neutralize fleeing Boko Haram terrorists.

Please recall that another set of troops had earlier cleared Zira, Abulam, Dusula, and Buk villages before returning to base in Bulabulin.

In a related development, based on information received about gathering of some suspected Boko Haram terrorists around Bori village, which is 16 kilometres away from Mainok, outskirts of Maiduguri, troops swung into action and neutralized them.

The troops recovered 3 Motorcycles, 1 hand Grenade, 1 round of 7.62mm ammunition, Solar panel, a pair of Niger Republic military camouflage uniform, 1 Gionee mobile telephone handset, 1 Wet Cell battery and half bag of groundnut.

Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

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21 Kidnapped Chibok Girls Has Reportedly been Released

The spokesman for President Buhari, Garba Shehu, has confirmed the release of 21 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.

The release of the girls, in a limited number is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the Boko Haram Troops

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