Boko-Haram: Hunger bites hard as Borno residents dump children in welfare home.

A community leader in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Malam Saina Buba has called on the state and the federal government to as a matter of urgency come to the rescue of people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, particularly those living in local governments like Gwoza, Damboa, Bama, konduga and Abadam in northern Borno.
Saina said many people lost everything they had to Boko Haram and that feeding had become a problem.
He disclosed that some of them are beginning to throw away their children to the welfare house.
“I am calling on the government of Borno State particularly to intervene on the hunger crises we are facing in the state.

..Rivers state Police release 275 ‘Boko Haram suspects’, probe 19...

The Rivers State Police Command has released the 320 suspected members of Boko Haram sect.

The suspects were released around 3.45pm on Wednesday on the directive of the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu.

Edo Police Parades 55 Suspected Kidnappers, Armed Robbers in Nigeria

Edo State Police Command has paraded 55 suspects for various acts of criminality among whom are twelve kidnap suspects.
Other suspects paraded were alleged to be involved in defilement, attempted murder, rape, unlawful possession of fire arms and armed robbery.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Folusho Adebanjo assured residents of the state of their security as the his command is winning the war against criminality in the state.
“We are not relenting. The job of protecting our people is a tough one. But we are doing our best to ensure we work day and night. Even though these criminals are giving us a lot of problems, we will continue to pursue them until we apprehend them.”

Boko Haram moving to Lagos Rivers & Ogun state

The Boko Haram is gradually moving down south to Lagos, Ogun, and Rivers  state, following the extensive military onslaught against it in the North-East geo-political zone, Senator Babafemi Ojodu (ACN Ekiti) has disclosed.
The senator spoke at a lecture organized to commemorate the 70th birthday of Ropo Sekoni, a retired Professor of Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, in Lagos, yesterday

Army arrest 42 Boko haram members in Lagos state

Nigerian Army, yesterday, in Lagos, paraded 42 suspected members of Boko Haram sect arrested in their hideouts in Lagos and Ogun states environs.
Some of the paraded suspects confessed to have killed soldiers and civilians in the northern parts of the country (Nigeria).

Boko Haram kills 9 students, 13 fishermen in Maidguiri june 2013

The Boko Haram leader declares war against youths in Borno, Yobe.
Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, said suspected members of Boko Haram on Monday killed 22 persons in separate attacks. They said the terrorists were on a revenge mission against youth vigilante groups that have been hunting them.

U.S Places $7 Million Bounty On Boko Haram Leader (Abubakar shekau)

The United States has officially declared the leader of the extremist Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, wanted and placed a $7 million bounty on his head.

Troops discover Condoms, Narcotic drugs in Boko Haram camps (june 2013)

                                                               

Shocking revelation emerged on Saturday from camps of the Boko Haram sect, following the discovery of packs of unused condoms by the Nigerian Military. Discovered also were used condoms.
Items such as syringes and Narcotic drugs believed to have been used by the insurgents were also found in their camps.

Customs officer Arrested over cross-Border Ammunition supplies 2 Boko-Haram

                                        

A senior Customs Officer in the Borno State Command has been arrested in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, for allegedly aiding cross-border arms and ammunition supplies to the Boko-Haram sect in Nigeria.

Amnesty Committee Meets Widows Of Slain Police Officers In Kano:sunday,may 26th 2013

The Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution with members of Boko Haram sect has promised to look into the plight of widows and children’s of the police officers killed in Kano state.

(source:www.boko-haram.blogspot.com)

BLOODY DAY FOR BOKO HARAM

                                                                                                                             

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday, in Abuja, confirmed the killing of 14 Boko Haram insurgents and death of three soldiers in fierce gun battles between Saturday and Sunday in Northern Nigeria.
The DHQ, which gave the confirmation in its update on the mission signed by Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, also confirmed that seven soldiers were wounded,

Dilema Over Boko Haram Amnesty: April 14th 2013

Amid the dilemma created by the rejection of amnesty for members of Boko Haram by the leadership of the Islamist group, Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State wants other avenues explored to curb the group’s insurgency.
Specifically, Aliyu, who is also the chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, says he and his colleagues are in the position to tackle the security challenges in their respective states.
“We should not wait for the Federal Government to start the process of making peace with Boko Haram.  We must stop the blame game of saying `it is Abuja’ (that should end the insurgency), because Abuja is only to complement the efforts of the state governments while the actual decision and the mobilisation of the people rests with the state governors”,

Tinubu backs amnesty for Boko Haram: march 2013

Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Kano called for the granting of amnesty to Boko Haram militants, insisting that they are not ghosts as alleged by President Goodluck Jonathan.

BOKO HARAM PLANNED TO ATTACK PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN'S PLANE

Massive arms including anti-aircraft guns, rocket propelled grenades recovered after visit to Borno…
It would have been a national tragedy had it occurred. But, according to intelligence sources, security agencies saved the situation.

How Northern governors split boko haram

The recent split in the ranks of the Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram, leading to a division over a ceasefire, has been traced to a recent peace initiative spearheaded by the Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF.

Boko Haram must pay for evil deeds —Victim: feb 3rd 2013

Mrs. Hauwa Tokwede, a victim of the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northern on Friday said members of the sect must be made to account for their actions, which had brought untold economic hardship to many Nigerians.
Tokwede, who is from the North but married to a native of Warri in Delta State, also said the situation had not only ruined many lives and property, but had placed Nigeria on the global map as a terrorist nation.
Speaking to journalists in Enugu State Nigeria, she expressed disappointment at the way the group broke into cells to release its arrested members from custody.

Boko haram Accepts to dialogue with FG,Announces ceasefire...

                                                      Boko haram january 2013:

The Jama’atul Ahalis Sunna Lida’awati Wal Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram, Monday 28th jan 2013, said it has accepted to dialogue with the Federal Government of Nigeria as it agreed to a ceasefire of hostilities with government.

On Monday, two persons claiming to be representing the major faction of the group led by Sheikh Abubakar Shekau stated this during a media briefing they hosted in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

2 Soldiers Killed as Boko haram attacks military convoy in Kogi jan 2013

Two Nigerian soldiers died on Saturday after a convoy in which they and 188 colleagues bound for Mali was ambushed in Okene, Kogi State Nigeria.

Dialogue option for the boko haram nigeria, november 2012

On 1 November, 2012 the dreaded Islamic fundamentalist organization known as boko haram offered the olive branch through its second-in-command Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulaziz in a telephone conference chat with journalists in Maiduguri, the  Borno State Capital. (boko haram must go & nigeria must stay)
The faceless criminal also revealed that boko haram was now ready to lay down arms and dialogue with the Federal Government. According to him, the boko haram number one commander and national leader, Imam Shekau has approved 5 faceless boko haram top shots to dialogue with the Federal Government.
The boko haramists did not stop there. If the Federal Government was excited and happy about  boko haram’s change of heart, this joy was short-lived as boko haram handed over to the Federal Government a very stringent list of conditions and a well considered list of ‘trusted’ Nigerians who boko haram would like to dialogue with on the federal bench. In other words, boko haram wants the Federal Government delegation to the conference of peace  to include only “trusted” Nigerians who are sympathetic to their cause including their Legal Advisers  Mrs Aisha Alkali Wakil and her husband.

Should Jonathan Resign Over Boko Haram?

The oath of office of President is enshrined in the Seventh schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (of 1999 as amended). This oath of office is solemn and inviolable and ought to guide the holder of the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the most important commandment of political leadership.