Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram launched an major assault on the eastern Nigerian city of Ganye killing at least 25 people.
Terrorists attacked a prison, police station, bank and bar. The dead included the prison warden, a policeman and a major local politician. Continue reading
The Islamic terror group Boko Haram, who as recently as last week killed Nigerian police officials in terror bombings, has offered a cease fire to the government of Nigeria in return for amnesty. The group says that the amnesty could “help end violence” in northern Nigeria.
However, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said that the government will not give amnesty to a group that continues to hide its leaders and members. Continue reading
Nigerian troops have killed 20 members of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haram, according to an army spokesman.
The terrorists had attempted to take over a military barracks in Monguno, in the extreme northern part of the country. In addition to killing 20 of the terrorists, the troops were able to capture weapons and ammunition from the assault force. No military members were apparently wounded in the assault. Continue reading
French officials are telling their citizens to leave northern Cameroon after the kidnapping of seven French citizens by Islamic terrorists.
The terrorists are believed to be from neighboring Nigeria and connected to al-Qaeda related Boko Haram. The latest kidnapping, which includes four children, brings the total of recently kidnapped French citizens in that region of Africa to 15. Continue reading
Nigerian troops killed 17 terrorists and wounded dozens of others in twin raids on Boko Haram training camps.
The raids in northern Nigeria happened Sunday. One Nigerian soldier died in the assaults.
Lt. Col. Sagir Musa said the camps were “fortified” and were well stocked for an extended siege. The camps contained armories, a drug store, kitchens, water sources and dormitories for the troops. Continue reading
Nigerian military forces captured a major leader of the Islamic terror group Boko Haram during a Sunday raid.
According to a military statement, Mohammed Zangina was detained in the Government Reserved Area of Maiduguri. Zangina was found to be planning a “deadly attack” against civilians and security personnel of the city. Continue reading
Boko Haram, the Nigerian branch of Al-Qaeda, has escalated their attacks by abducting a French engineer in their first kidnapping of a foreign national according to French President Francois Hollande.
Boko Haram has been terrorizing northern Nigeria in an attempt to force extreme Sharia Law on the nation. The group has connections to Al-Qaeda terror cells in neighboring Niger and Mali which routinely have abducted foreign nationals. Continue reading
Nigerian military forces have thwarted a plot to launch what they term “massive attacks” by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram while in another part of the nation stopping an illegal shipment of arms from Russia.
The attacks were planned to occur during a Muslim celebration called “Sallah” which falls on October 25 and 26 this year. Continue reading
Islamic terrorist organization Boko Haram set off a series of bombs in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least 10.
Lt. Col. Sagir Musa told the BBC that the attacks were aimed at the military’s task force within the city. Maiduguri has been considered the home base for Boko Haram operations. Continue reading
Police sources in Mubi, Nigeria are claiming that an attack that killed at least 26 people at a college hostel was connected to a student union election. However other sources are pointing out that Christians appear to have been targeted by men dressed as soldiers believed to be connected to the Islamic terror group Boko Haram.
Men in military uniforms entered a resident hall outside the main campus of Federal Polytechnic Mubi around midnight Monday. They gathered students outside their rooms, called out some by name who were then executed and the bodies lined up outside the building. Continue reading
