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Nigeria: Boko Haram claims its fighters shot down missing jet

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The terrorists group, Boko Haram has said that its fighters shot down an aircraft believed to the missing jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force.

On Friday the Nigerian Air Force command said its alpha jet that went missing on Wednesday may have crashed.

The spokesperson of the Air Force, Edward Gabkwet in a statement revealed that the “Intelligence report gathered by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) indicates that the Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with 2 crew members on board on 31 March 2021 might have crashed.”

The Air Force has also named the pilots who were onboard the jet when it disappeared from its radar.

“The cause of the crash as well as the whereabouts of the 2 pilots remain unknown. The pilots are Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa and Flight Lieutenant Ebiakpo Chapele,” Gabkwet said.

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The alpha jet was carrying out a mission against Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State at the time of going off the radar.

But in a seven-minute, thirty seconds video, Boko Haram said the jet was seen flying low to the ground while the insurgents shot at it, local news media reported.

The Nigerian Air Force said in its statement earlier on Friday that “Extensive search and rescue efforts are still ongoing by NAF surveillance aircraft as well as NAF Special Forces and Nigerian Army troops on the ground.

“At this point, the NAF is not ruling out anything regarding the incident. It however remains hopeful that the crew would soon be found and rescued.”

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Nigerian Air Force says missing jet may ‘have crashed’

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Nigeria: Hundreds of abducted schoolboys released

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Over 300 schoolboys kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria last week have been freed.

Authorities in the Katsina state were the incident occurred have revealed that those rescued are in a good condition.

In a statement, the authorities said the boys were being taken to the regional capital Katsina City to reunite with their families.

Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility had hours earlier released a video apparently showing some of the boys.

Although the local authorities believe the video released by Boko Haram was authentic, they believe an impersonators sent a message purportedly coming from the group’s leader Abubakar Shekau.

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Reports say many of the boys remain in the hands of their captors.

Armed attacks and kidnappings are rife in north-western Nigeria and are often blamed on bandits, a loose term for gangs operating in the area.
Amnesty International says more than 1,100 people were killed by bandits in the first six months of this year, with the government failing to bring the attackers to justice.

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Boko Haram says it abducted hundreds of Nigeria students

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Boko Haram has confirmed that it was behind the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolboys in Nigeria’s north-western Katsina State last week.

Over 800 students were in the school when the gunmen arrived on motorbikes and started shooting indiscriminately in the north western part of Nigeria.

The Nigerian military has announced that it had exchanged fire with the gunmen after locating their hideout in a forest.

Latest claim by Boko Haram signals its continued expansive and deadly reach in recent weeks.

According to the private Daily Nigerian website Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, said in a four-minute audio message that his group carried out the attack “because Western education is against the tenets of Islam”.

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“What happened in Katsina was done to promote Islam and discourage un-Islamic practices as Western education is not the type of education permitted by Allah and his holy Prophet,” the website quoted Shekau as saying.

Nigeria: Hundreds of pupils missing after gun attack

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Terrorism could persist in Nigeria for 20 years, army chief says

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The Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has said that “there is [a] likelihood of terrorism persisting in Nigeria for another 20 years”.

For the past decade Nigeria has been battling Boko Haram Islamist insurgency which has killed thousands of people and displaced millions.

Nigerian lawmakers this week summoned the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killing of some farmers in north-east Borno State.

At least 43 people were believed to have been killed with their bodies recovered on a rice farm, an attack reportedly carried out by Boko Haram.

President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack, saying that “the entire country has been wounded by these senseless killings.”

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The army chief said in a Facebook post that the persistence of terrorism “only depends on the level of escalation and the appropriate responses by all stakeholders both civil and military authorities.

Also by both local in international actors. Citizens responsibility is equally important and imperative. All must cooperate to contain the lingering insecurity. Let there be collective action and responsibility.”

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110 people killed in rice farm massacre in Nigeria

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The death toll from the rice farm massacre in north-eastern Nigeria has risen to 110.

Earlier military reports suggested that 43 slaughtered bodies of the workers on the rice farm have been recovered.

But the United Nations said at least 110 people were killed in the attack suspected to have been carried out by Boko Haram.

“We shall ensure more recruitment of Civilian JTF and more Hunters so that our people will take the fight to all the nooks and crannies of this area”, said Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum.

Reports say the victims were laborers from Sokoto state who have travelled about 1,000 kilometers to find work.

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The jihadists are also suspected to have kidnapped 8 others who have since gone missing.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack, saying that “the entire country has been wounded by these senseless killings.”

In September, Boko Haram militants slaughtered 22 farmers working on their irrigation fields near Maiduguri in two separate incidents.

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Law and order, Malawi

Nigerian military troop rescues 28 women….Kills Boko Haram fighters

Lloyd M’bwana

ADAMAWA STATE-(MaraviPost)-Three Boko Haram fighters were killed throughout a gun battle with troops at the Nigerian base of operations in Kopa village, Madagali, Adamawa State.

The insurgents attacked the area where troops of the 271 Tank Battalion were stationed and kidnapped 3 women from the community, prompting the gun battle.

The Nigerian Army Operations Media organizer, col Aminu Iliyasu, aforementioned in a very statement on Tues the women had been reclaimed.

Iliyasu aforementioned in a very similar operation within the Bama government space of Borno State twenty five individuals kidnapped by the hoodlums were reclaimed by troops of the 152 Battalion and twenty one Special Armoured Brigade deployed in Bama.

He aforementioned 2 Boko Haram flags, 2 AK-47 rifles, 2 AK-47 rifle magazines loaded with ten rounds of seven.62mm special ammunition, 310 rounds of seven, 62mm ammunition and 173 rounds of seven, 62mm were recovered from the insurgents.

He said, “On Feb twenty five, 2020, troops of the one hundred forty four Battalion deployed in the Madagali LGA of Adamawa State decimated Boko Haram criminals who tried to infiltrate a defensive location occupied by troops.

Within the aftermath of the encounter, the troops neutralized 3 of the offensive criminals whereas several others ar believed to possess at large with shot wounds.

“Also, in continuation of their coordinated clearance operations, troops cleared Gava – Chinene Road and therefore the encompassing villages wherever they created contact with Boko Haram criminals.

However, the cowards fled, abandoning a lady and her female offspring who were heretofore command captive by the insurgents.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the reclaimed captives had been within the Boko Haram captivity for 2 years.”

The military noted that on Feb twenty four they inactive 2 Boko Haram fighters – Abu Abor, 61, and Abubakar Hassan, 51, each Chadian nationals.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army workers, Lt info Tukur Buratai, on Tues aforementioned that the Nigerian Army would use the employment of simulation technologies to tackle the rising security challenges and uneven threats facing the country.

The army chief aforementioned the simulation technologies would boost the capability of the military to deal with the protection threats.

Law and order, Malawi

Nigerian President Buhari vows to end Boko Haram in weeks to come

Lloyd M’bwana

ABUJA-(MaraviPost)-The Nigerian president Muhammed Buhari has promised Nigerians to destroy the terrorists group disturbing the peace of the Nation.

He also sympathize with the people, Muhammed Buhari said the terrorists Group are only attacking the soft locations.

Terrorist group Boko Haram

Adamawa was recently attacked by the Boko Haram group,and it’s becoming a too much.

The president, Muhammed Buhari also made it known that His administration has really taken power out of the hands of the Boko Haram group.

He promised Nigerians that they will witness the aggressive attack on the terrorists, and promised to put an end to the terrorists once and for all.

President Buhari made this statement while condemning the act of boko haram on Sunday.

We hope the president can keep to His word!!

Human Rights, Law and order, Top News

Boko Haram slaughtered two people sleeping at a military checkpoint….Steals frozen fish truck

Maravi Post Reporter
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KANO-(MaraviPost)-Boko Haram on Tuesday night this week slaughtered two people sleeping at a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Maiduguri, carting away part of their frozen fish .

According to a security source , the driver of the truck conveying frozen fish from Kano to the Borno State capital was forced to stop at the checkpoint a few minutes to the closure of the security gates as the vehicle developed a fault .

The soldiers at the checkpoint were said to have advised the driver to leave the DAF truck proceed to town to sleep with the two other people with him .

They were said to have rejected the advice and chose instead to sleep inside the vehicle .

The source said they were attacked by insurgents , who killed two of them .

The corpses of the deceased were deposited at the Borno State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, by the Rapid Response Squad, with their wounded colleague receiving treatment at the hospital .

The source said, “The RRS were told about the Boko Haram attack about 7 am on Wednesday. There was information that some armed men suspected to be insurgents had intercepted a DAF truck with number plate Yobe PKM 665 X driven by one Yusuf Mohammed, who was with his motorboy Abdullah Mohammed.

“They slept at the gate of the military checkpoint at Auno . The insurgents came at night and attacked the three people in the vehicle , killing the driver and his motorboy . The other occupant of the vehicle Yusuf Abdulrahaman was still gasping for breath this morning when the RRS got to the scene of the incident . ”

The source added that , “ Abdulrahaman was rushed to the Borno State Specialist Hospital for treatment, the truck , which still contains some iced fish , was towed to Auno .

Attempts to reach the Commandant of the Borno Rapid Respond Squad, CSP Abioye Babalola , for comments was unsuccessful as of the time of filing in report as his mobile line failed to connect.

Lifestyle, Obituaries

Weird!!Boko Haram kills woman just five days to her wedding

Lloyd M’bwana

A promising young Nigerian woman has died a painful death after being killed by Boko Haram terrorists some days to her wedding.

Martha Bulus was killed by Boko Haram terrorists 5 days to her wedding
Martha Bulus was killed by Boko Haram terrorists five days to her wedding

ADAMAWA STATE-(MaraviPost)-woman identified as Miss Martha Bulus and her friends have been killed on Boxing Day by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who attacked their vehicle while they were travelling from Maiduguri for her wedding ceremony, scheduled for December 31, 2019, in Yola, Adamawa State.

It was gathered that her friends were supposed to be members of her bridal train.

They were ambushed and all killed by suspected terrorists at a village near Gwoza.

Ms Bulus was expected to tie the knot with her fiance, Joseph Zamdai.

The bride-to-be was traveling with a sister, Zainab, who was also killed.

Source: tori.ng

Law and order, Malawi, Top News

Nigerian army rescues eight people from Boko Haram

Maravi Post Reporter
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By Angella Semu

BORNO-(MaraviPost)-Following reports on the presence of some of rebellious criminal group in Northeast, troops of 26 Task Force Brigade embarked on a Clearance Patrol to Dalu Village within the Mandara Mountains in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and rescued 80-year-old man, 3 women, 4 children from Bolo Haram.

Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu confirmed the reports soon after the troops established contact with the aggressive terrorists and effectively subdued them with their superior firepower during a fierce firefight.

According to the Media Coordinator said victims have been quickly evacuated and children among them have been given Polio Vaccine by a Nigerian Army medical team. No causality has been reported on the troops so far. He, however stated that some Boko Haram members have fled in disarray towards the summit of Mandara Mountains with gunshot wounds.

As quoted by Wowplus net, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai reassure the general public that they will execute their constitutional mandate professionally and continue rescuing Nigerian from the hands of the criminals.

“He also thanks all well-meaning Nigerians for their continued support, goodwill and understanding towards officers and men of the Nigerian Army as they sustain the conduct of various operations and routine exercises nationwide”, he said.