Boko Haram Leader Vows to Disrupt Elections in New Video

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has released a new video where he vowed to disrupt the forthcoming general elections. The video which was released on twitter yesterday February 17th, showed Shekau saying in hausa language that even if he and his members are dead, Allah would not allow the elections to hold

Bomb Blast Reported in Borno State

Multiple bomb blasts have been reported in Biu town in Borno state with many feared dead. The blast occurred in the Yamarkumi area of Biu at about 1pm this afternoon. Yamarkumi is a neighbourhood located along the road that leads to Maiduguri, the state capital. More details later.

Chilling: Boko Haram Releases Pictures of Training School For Child Soldiers

The Boko Haram terrorist sect has released two chilling photos through a media group revealing a training camp for children in Northeast Nigeria.

The organisation, al-Urwa al-Wuthaqa, shows the children dressed in black and one of the photos shows the children aiming guns while in another they are posing with the weapons. See photos after the cut

Boko Haram Attacks Village Near Maiduguri

Nigeria needs serious prayers as a report by SaharaReporters have it that Boko Haram militants have attacked Kayamula Village, a village near Maiduguri. Read what the report:

Islamist militant group, Boko Haram has intensified their attacks in Borno state less than 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan paid an unscheduled visit to the state. Villagers invade told SaharaReporters that the militants killed several villagers and burnt down many homes as well as shops. The attack that was initially resisted by vigilantes known as “Civilian Joint Task Force” affected Kayamula, a village some 15km to the Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri.

Kayamula is in Konduga local government area of the state. Some resident, that fled the scene of the attack, said they received advance notice that Boko Haram militants were headed to the village and passed the information to the army but nothing was done to protect the village.

Actress Anegline Jolie Speaks Out on Boko Haram

Hollywood actress Aneglina Jolie in a recent statement has condemned the activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria. The actress who is also a UN ambassador called on the United States as well as the rest of the international community to help in the battling of the group and bringing them to justice. See what she said;

Nigeria Defence HQ Says Only 150 Died in Baga + Press Statement

Contrary to reports making the rounds that 2,000 peopl were killed in Baga, the defense HQ has released a press statement concerning its findings. Read below:

President Jonathan Gives Orders Concerning Baga Killings

President Jonathan has given the National Security Adviser order to investigate the reported 2000 Nigerians killed in Baga by Boko Haram members last week.

The killings is reported as Boko Haram's deadliest attack ever and the findings of the NSA will be made known to the general public.

Nigeria Second From Jihadist Attack According to BBC

Boko Haram's terrorist attack in the north during November was one of the deadliest single attack around the world. They killed over 100 people at the Kano Central Mosque. According to the survey, Ebola has killed only 7000 people so far while 664 jihadist attack killed over 5000 people in the month of November alone.. Iraq, Nigeria, Syria and Afghanistan account for 80% of the total death toll. Boko Haram started terrorizing Nigeria in 2009 but thanks to the Nigerian Army, they have been the onces that have stopped Boko Haram from attacking.

Scores killed as Boko Haram attack Shani Local Government in Borno

Another Boko Haram attack took place yesterday around 9pm. They arrived on 10 motorcycles and immediately started shooting at anyone they saw.

"They came in about 10 motorcycles from Gwaskara axis well armed with Ak47 rifles Improvised Explosive Devices and petrol bombs wrecking havoc without confrontation as there were no military operatives or police to assist the armless civilians who were running helter-skelter for their dear lives. As I speak to you now, I left my people running towards Pakaina village for safety. It is only God that will know what is happening with the sporadic gunshots that engulfed the entire council area,” Mallam Babayo Ardo, a resident of the town told our National Mirror on phone.

Breaking News: Boko Haram Denies Ceasefire Agreement, Says Chibok Girls Are Already Married Off

Boko Haram have denied that they had agreed to a ceasefire in a new video obtained yesterday by AFP, describing the Nigerian government claims as a lie and apparently ruling out future talks.

The group's leader, Abubakar Shekau, also claimed the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped from the remote northeast town of Chibok, in Borno state, in April had converted to Islam and been married off.

In it, Shekau mentions the Chibok girls for the first time since a video obtained on May 5, when more than 100 were shown in a rural location dressed in the hijab and reciting verses from the Koran.

Then, the militant leader said many of the girls had converted to Islam but in the latest, he indicated that all of those held had become Muslims.

Human Rights Watch said in a report published this week that Boko Haram was holding upwards of 500 women and young girls and that forced marriage was commonplace in the militant camps.

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Arrested Boko Haram Suspect Reveals Dirty Details, Calls Out More Names of Boko Haram Sponsors

Following the damning revelations made by Australian Negotiator,Dr. Stephen Davis, names of other alleged
Boko Haram sponsors have emerged. A magazine, ‘ Power Steering ’ – is currently being circulated for naming Governor Shettimaas the perpetrator behind the killing of late Alhaji Awana Ngala, former ANPP chairman in Borno State, who was tipped to succeed former governor Ali Modu Sheriff. More…
Shettima was also accused of murdering Engr. Modu Fannami Gubio – the gubernatorial candidate of the
ANPP, who was killed barely one week after he was appointed to succeed Modu Sheriff in the 2011 general election.
The magazine, also claims to have had a secret conversation with a detained Boko Haram member, Mustapha Kolo – who revealed an existing relationship between the group and the Borno State governor right from his time as a commissioner, where he served in five ministries before his election as Governor of Borno State. Mustapha Kolo revealed that the governor had been giving them money to further their course and had been meeting with their leaders over targeted assassinations of prominent Borno citizens and politicians, who did not share his own political ideas. Mustapha Kolo said, “When he (Shettima) was
Commissioner, he used to give us plenty money. He even gave us money to kill Fannami Gubio, so he can
become governor, but he did not complete his payment; we were following him, he didn’t give us again”.

Yobe Attack: Govt Improves Security Around Schools

Following the killing of 40 students in a terrorist attack on College of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe State, where students were shot dead in their dormitory, authorities are taking measures to improve security around schools, including stepping up patrols and putting armed soldiers outside them and guarding school buses.


The move, according to government sources on Monday, is aimed at restoring confidence in the Western style schools that have seen scenes of bloody massacres by Boko Haram militants who say western education is sin.


According to a presidency source, President Goodluck Jonathan met senior security aides, Sunday, to discuss how to respond to the latest deadly shift in tactics by the insurgents.


“At the meeting, they decided to provide special security cover for schools in the North-East and some other places prone to possible attacks.





“The president is not happy. He directed security chiefs to work out a new strategy so this doesn’t happen again,” the source said.


Mohammed Lamin, Yobe State Commissioner for Lower Education, speaking on the security measures noted; “For now, the state government has directed all round security surveillance on all schools across the state”.


He added that “the security agencies need to step up their operations to protect lives and property.”

Yobe Massacre: We’re Ready To Assist FG Bring Boko Haram Scourge To An End, Says Tinubu

Former Lagos State governor and frontline opposition figure, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday decried the deadly attacks on hapless Nigerians following the gruesome murder of over 60 students of the College of Agriculture, Gujba, in Yobe State by suspected Boko Haram elements on Sunday.



In a statement from his media office, the All Progressive

Congress (APC) chieftain lamented that “Nigeria is under attack.”


The statement, which is a sequel to a letter he personally wrote to Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, said:


“As a father and leader, I am deeply saddened by the senseless killings of innocent students. It is unacceptable and indefensible under any guise. It is an act that must be punished.


“The recent carnage in Borno State and now at the College of Agriculture in Yobe reminds us of the sinister nature of the enemy our nation now faces.


“There should be no mistake at this sombre moment. Those who launched these attacks did not launch them at the people they killed. They knew not the names of their victims or who they were.


“The dead were just unfortunate souls who happened to be close enough to murder. The real targets of these massacres were our nation, society and any semblance of civilized, modern life. Nigeria is under attack and the earlier those in charge realised this, the quicker the situation can be arrested. In terms of security, the present is not safe, neither is the future secured.


“The killings at the College of Agriculture were particularly jarring. Under cover of darkness, evil crept unto a campus of higher learning, turning it into a place of slaughter.


“These murderers snatched the lives of young people who were just entering the fullness of life. The attackers fell upon them so early that many of the students were still in bed.


“These young people only wanted an education to improve their future and that of the nation. They were armed only with this desire and with the tools of students. They had done no one any harm.


“Yet, their attackers executed them in the cruelest fashion. This is terror in its basest form. By this act, the crazed and armed menace we face tells us that attending school, attempting to get an education, is now a capital offence. Those guilty of seeking to learn are to be executed.


“This is a dire affront to fundamental humanity. It is also a frontal attack on our quest for economic development and social progress. Those that did this seek to cast a veil of fear and ignorance over Nigeria. We must remain steadfast in the belief that enlightenment and progress is best for our people.


“These killers want us to hide in the shadow of fear and live in the cave of ignorance. We must be brave enough to tell them “no.” No matter how they try to frighten us, we shall walk in the light of learning, justice, hope and tolerance, unity and progress.


“What we face is nothing less than a contest for the soul of the nation. We dare not lose the contest. These young people died just because they wanted to learn and live better. We can’t allow their deaths to be in vain.





“Thus, we must rededicate ourselves that all of our children shall learn and live better because of the education they shall receive.


“We must look beyond the deaths and spilled blood of these innocent children. In times like these, it is easy to give up and recede into our fears. Yet, we must be of good courage. We must not give way to sorrow or despair. We must forge ahead with our best plans and preparations for the people.”


Tinubu, who called on the FG to focus on making society better, said the advice was not to score political points, adding that the attackers ultimate aim is to cripple the educational system in the north and if they are not stopped they will succeed.


“They intend to make Nigeria desolate” he said, noting that “In their warped minds, this will be paradise. Paradise for them will be purgatory for the rest of us.”


Brimming with optimism that the country will overcome what he termed as “this pestilence”, Tinubu added that justice shall prevail just as every Nigerian must put hands on deck to build the nation.


“We must be of good courage. We cannot allow their violence to dictate the path that we must go.


They see a nation they want to destroy. I see a nation we should build. We shall win.


“They may have guns and terror. But they lack the moral force to stop us from building the nation we seek. We have justice and right. We shall win”, he maintained.


Wondering how long the senseless killings will last and how many lives would have been lost before this evil is halted, Tinubu challenged the federal government to become more proactive in developing a comprehensive law enforcement, intelligence-gathering and economic incentives strategy to checkmate the plague.


“On such a grave matter of national security, there is no partisanship. We are all Nigerians. We stand ready to help in this fight. We await the call of the Federal Government to do so,” the former governor said.


He extended his condolences to the government and people of Yobe State especially families, who lost loved ones in the attack.


“Your grief is heavy and thick because of the senselessness of this tragedy. But you don’t carry this grief alone. All Nigeria grieves with you. Those were our children, too” Tinubu said.


-The Nation