Tag: Abubakar Shekau
Shekau confirms kidnapping Nigerian schoolgirls
The Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau on Monday confirmed that the group was responsible for the abduction of hundreds of…
Boko Haram leader vows to sell abducted schoolgirls
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has vowed to sell hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in northern Nigeria three weeks ago, in…
Yoruba’ll defend themselves if attacked—Afenifere
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has said the Yoruba people in southwest Nigeria will defend themselves by any…
Boko Haram leader claims responsibility for Nyanya bombing in new video
The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for a bombing in Nigeria’s capital that killed at…
Shekau loses control over Boko Haram fighters: study
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau likely has little control over his fighters, the International Crisis Group said on Thursday, calling…
The Changing Faces of Shekau
Are the pictures below of the same Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria? There is the…
Boko Haram releases video of army barracks attack
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the 14 March attack on Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State in Nigeria’s northeast.…
Shekau in new video, threatens to bomb Nigeria’s refineries
.Nigeria’s most wanted man also threatens to kill Shehu of Borno and Emir of Kano The leader of Boko Haram,…
Boko Haram: Abubakar Shekau dead or alive?
Is Abubakar Shekau, the war-mongering Boko Haram leader still alive? Is he dead? His stunning silence since the series of…
Boko Haram: The Nigerian Civil War As Religious War
By Osita Ebiem “We are…calling on Muslims in this part of the world to be well prepared because, very soon,…
‘Allah says they must decapitate and mutilate’, claims Shekau
Leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said the bloody insurgency will continue because Allah says “they must decapitate and…
In video: Shekau boasts about his invincibility
The leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed a daring December 20 raid on a military barracks…
Shekau in new video, claims leading Damaturu attack
Nigeria’s Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau said in a video released Sunday that he led an October 24 attack in…
Boko Haram’s Shekau alive, taunts Nigeria’s military
Abubakar Shekau, leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram declared dead by the defunct military task force, is alive. News reports said…
Boko Haram’s leader Shekau dead or alive?
Nigeria’s army said Monday that the leader of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died following a…
The Butcher Of Borno
JTF’s onslaught on Boko Haram hide-outs yields grisly video recordings of the sect’s bestial activities Operation Boyona, the code name…
Boko Haram: Upsurge in attacks dents military offensive
NIGERIA (AFP) – Brutal attacks on a mosque and a village in northeastern Nigeria that left 56 people dead raised…
Shekau taunts Obama, claims recent killings
Abubakar Shekau, the elusive leader of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has claimed a series of recent deadly attacks…
Shekau backs Yobe school massacre
The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants said he supported a July 6 attack on a government owned school in…
Boko Haram Faces UK Membership Ban
Support for two extremist groups – Minbar Ansar Deen and Boko Haram – is to be made a criminal offence…
Boko Haram Sacks 19,000 Farmers
Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from their land in northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands…
Boko Haram, Ansaru Banned as terrorist groups
Boko Haram and Ansaru, Nigeria’s terror groups have been banned and members and associates would bag up to 20-year jail…
$23m offer: Why US wants Shekau, others captured
In an unprecedented move, the United States on Monday posted up to $23 million in rewards to help track down…
Army: Shekau Video Tiger
Nigeria’s military on Thursday described Boko Haram chief, Abubakar Shekau as a video tiger, dismissing as “empty propaganda” claims by…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Claims Victories Over Military
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said his group has scored several victories against the military during an…
Boko Haram: 2,400 Flee War Zone
The Red Cross has said at least 2,400 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria just as the country said…
Boko Haram Holds Women, Children Hostages
The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a…
Boko Haram gets N500m to free French family
Nigeria’s militant group, the Boko Haram was paid $3.15million, about N500 million before releasing a French family of seven, a…
Amnesty panel chair says talks possible with Boko Haram
The head of the panel set up to seek an amnesty deal with Nigeria’s Boko Haram voiced confidence Wednesday that…
Amnesty To Boko Haram?
Nigerians were jolted last Thursday when Abubakar Shekau, the purported leader of Boko Haram in an audio message rejected the…