Tag: maiduguri

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January 11, 2013

Opinion: Maiduguri student shooting: JTF’s lies and the burden of truth

by Abdulkadir Bamoto The report that JTF in Maiduguri has killed more than the insurgents is true. These unprofessional weapon ...

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January 3, 2013

Opinion: Nigeria where every problem is too hard to fix

by Gwynne Dyer But it is the Government that raises, trains and pays these security forces, and even in a ...

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January 2, 2013

Boiling Maiduguri: 14 dead JTF-Boko Haram gun battle

by Soji Lawal Soldiers from the JTF clashed with militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram in the Borno state ...

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December 8, 2012

Temie Giwa: We need to talk about the North (YNaija Frontpage)

When death comes in waves to people who look like us all, it cheapens the lives of the living; and ...

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December 3, 2012

Boko Haram gunmen kill policemen, burn churches in Borno

by Isi Esene In what is now becoming a weekly orgy of violence, gunmen suspected to be members of the ...

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November 29, 2012

4 killed and 1 missing in gun duel between Boko Haram and JTF

by Isi Esene A gun battle between men of the Joint Military Task Force and insurgent elements in Maiduguri, the ...

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November 24, 2012

Opinion: The Gaza we know lies within

by Ejike Alphonsus Kanife Of course we understand that out of fear of both Boko Haram and the JTF, citizens ...

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November 23, 2012

President Jonathan blames politicians for religious crisis in Nigeria

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday maintained that most of the religious tensions in the country were politically motivated. ...

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November 23, 2012

Boko Haram slaughters 3 children (5, 7, 12) of SSS officer in their mother’s presence

by Isi Esene Men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect on Thursday morning attacked the family ...

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November 19, 2012

Church pastor killed by gunmen in Borno, police inspector assassinated in Bauchi

by Isi Esene A police inspector and a retired pastor were yesterday gunned down by unidentified men. The inspector, identified ...

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November 19, 2012

Shocking: Reuters reveals videos showing ‘the killing of unarmed men by Nigerian solidiers”

by Isi Esene An international news agency, Reuters, has revealed that it is in possession of a video purportedly taken ...

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November 15, 2012

Borno under siege as terrorists target public officers, kill Water Resources director

by Isi Esene The director of design and construction in the Borno State Ministry of Water Resources, Mallam Ali Mohammed ...

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November 4, 2012

TICKER: General Shuwa’s murder: Male residents flee Maiduguri

Male residents in Madiduguri on Saturday fled the city after 40 young men, mostly teenagers, were allegedly rounded up and ...

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November 3, 2012

TICKER: JTF killed 40 young men in Maiduguri – Residents

Nigerian soldiers shot dead dozens of young men in an embattled northeastern city during raids in four areas considered strongholds ...

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November 2, 2012

Maiduguri murder: Gunmen assassinate PDP BOT member and his guest

by Isi Esene Four gunmen earlier today attacked the home of Retired General Mohammed Shuwa killing him. The men were ...

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October 25, 2012

TICKER: Boko Haram sets man ablaze in Maiduguri

Suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect on Wednesday set ablaze a middle-aged man in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. ...

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October 23, 2012

“JTF killed 15 boys playing football,” says Sen. Zannah, as Army asks him to “just confess”

by Isi Esene Senator Ahmad Zannah (Borno Central) who was accused by the Joint Military Task Force of sheltering a ...

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October 10, 2012

TICKER: #TheThingsWeHear: There were no corpses in Maiduguri, they were just sleeping – Deputy governor

The deputy governor of Bono State has denied that 30 civilians were killed in reprisal attacks by officers of the ...

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October 8, 2012

Confirmed: 30 killed by military in Maiduguri today

by Hauwa Gambo The Associated Press has confirmed that Nigerian soldiers today killed at least 30 civilians in the northeaster ...

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October 8, 2012

TICKER: BREAKING: Explosion and gunshots hit Maiduguri

Heavy fighting may be ongoing between the JTF and Boko Haram. Reports from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, indicate that ...

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September 18, 2012

Gunmen murder Borno State Justice commissioner

by Isi Esene The Borno State commissioner for Justice, Zannah Malam Gana, was yesterday killed by unidentified gunmen. Reports say the ...

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September 14, 2012

No time frame to wipe out Boko Haram – Chief of Defence Staff

by Stanley Azuakola On Thursday, in Maiduguri, the Defence authorities, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal ...

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September 5, 2012

Militants kill four people, set telecoms operator’s office, masts ablaze in Maiduguri

by Akan Ido Armed militants suspected to be Boko Haram members today set the office of a telecoms operator on ...

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September 4, 2012

JTF raids Boko Haram enclave, recovers large cache of arms

by Isi Esene The Joint Task Force (JTF) commander, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, told reporters yesterday that the military has ...

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September 1, 2012

Has the Kokomaster, D’banj, found love at last? (See Photos)

by Isi Esene There have been several speculations about D’banj’s love interests; the last one linking him with the star ...

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August 21, 2012

Deja vu: We are running Boko Haram out of town, says JTF spokesman

by Isi Esene Lt. Colonel Sagir Musa, the Joint Task Force spokesman told reporters recently in an interview that the ...

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July 13, 2012

Bomber attacks Shehu of Borno’s palace in Maiduguri

by Isi Esene A suicide bomber has targeted the Shehu of Borno’s palace in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to SaharaReporters, the ...

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July 3, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Borno construction workers slaughtered In their sleep

by Isi Esene Nine construction workers, working on Shehu of Borno Central Mosque, Maiduguri, Borno State, were yesterday murdered. They were reportedly slaughtered ...

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March 4, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt:Taste of their own medicine? Boko Haram members explode while preparing bombs

by Lekan Olanrewaju Three suspected Boko Haram members have reportedly been blown up while in the process of preparing bombs. The incident ...

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February 24, 2012

And the attacks continue; another primary school set ablaze in Maiduguri

A primary school in Maiduguri was yesterday set on fire. This comes in the same week in which another non-denominational school ...

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