Tag: Abubakar Shekau
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…