Boko Haram Could Be War Criminals, UN Condemns Bloody Attacks

The United Nations human rights office has classified Boko Haram sect as war criminals while condemning its bloody attack on a wedding convoy in Borno State.

Boko Haram gunmen were blamed for Saturday’s slaying of more than 30 people, including the groom, when the sect attacked a wedding convoy on a road near the border with Cameroon.

Cameroon: Nigerian Army Shot Own Refugees at Border

Cameroonian gendarme Gaitan Atouba was stunned when the Nigerian military opened fire on more than 100 Nigerian refugees under his protection, killing 15 and seriously wounding seven in the northeast Nigerian border town of Banki earlier this month.

Death Toll in Yobe Student Attack Rises to 78

The death toll at the College of Agriculure, Gujba ,Yobe State has risen to 78. At least 50 of them were students who were attacked in the early hours of yesterday morning as they slept in their hostel. Some were shot, others were butchered with swords and knives. The gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram sect members later moved to houses around the hostel, killing residents they find. 

Then they blocked the Damaturu-Maiduguri road and killed travellers. So far, 78 bodies have been counted, with many more people still unaccounted for. A student of the college who survived the massacre explained what happened...

GRAPHIC PHOTO: Students Of Yobe College Of Agriculture Killed By Boko Haram Today

Dear Lord, when is all this going to end? This is terrible!! May their souls rest in perfect Peace

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142 corpses Recovered After Boko Haram Highway Massacre

I'm sure you guys have been reading about all the killings perpetuated by Boko Haram in the past few days in the Northern part of the country. They are going to homes, highways and just killing people.

Just yesterday 142 bodies were discovered and evacuated from the highway and surrounding bushes in Borno state by officials of the Borno State Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEPA) after travelers were ambushed, removed from their cars and killed on the Maiduguri/Damaturu highway on Tuesday Sept 17th by Boko Haram members who dressed up as soldiers and set up checkpoints.

B/Haram members go underground - US military monitors sect

THERE are strong indications that the militant Boko Haram sect may have gone underground in the face of onslaught by the Nigerian Armed forces, while there are increasing concerns about the emergence of vigilante groups reportedly hunting down sect members, but whose source of funding is not known.

Insurgency: Father Hands Son Over To Troops

A father (name withheld) in Maiduguri, Borno State, has handed his son over to the Joint Task Force (JTF) because, he alleged, he is a member of Boko Haram. He asked the troops to shoot the child dead in his presence.

Boko Haram: 3 Chadians killed in Yobe, 2 others in Maiduguri

THE police confirmed, on Monday, the killing of three Chadians in Damaturu by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram. The Commissioner of Police, Tanko Lawan, said the three foreigners. who were labourers in the state, were killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked them in Pompomari quarters of the state capital.

Boko Haram: 20 Security officials for training abroad

As part of efforts to enhance the capacity of Nigerian security establishment to tackle the menace of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, 20 officials have been selected to undergo specialised training abroad.The officials include eight from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), eight from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and four officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser. Speaking in Abuja, yesterday, the Italian envoy to Nigeria , Ambassador Roberto Colamine, noted that the course in Italy will be adjusted to suit the Nigerian situation.

Two killed in Nigerian pub attack

Gunmen have attacked a pub in northeastern Nigeria, killing two people amid a wave of such violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram, residents and police said Saturday.Two gunmen who arrived on a motorbike and opened fire on the open-air pub in the Dandu area in the Adamawa state capital Yola late Friday, also wounding a policeman while fleeing."We took two dead bodies of the victims to the hospital last night," local community leader Tijjani Tukur said. "The gunmen arrived in the area and opened fire on people drinking at the open air tavern."

We’ll not negotiate with Boko Haram, IG vows

As the wave of violent attacks by Islamic fundamentalists, Boko Haram, in some states in the northern part of the country continues, the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Hafiz Ringim, declared in Kano yesterday that the Police would not negotiate with them.

"We would not negotiate with criminals," the police boss said.

Ringim disclosed this while reacting to questions from reporters at the Police Academy, Wudil, shortly after the passing out parade of 414 cadet officers, comprising 203 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP) and 211 inspectors, who underwent an 18-month training course at the academy.

The fundamentalists had claimed responsibility for violent clashes in Jos, Plateau State and the spate of killings in Maiduguri, Borno State.

One of the most prominent of such cases was the assassination of the gubernatorial candidate of All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), AlhajiModu Fannami Gubio and six others.

The IG said the Police would not relent in its effort to rid the country of the remaining elements of the Islamic sect.

The Police chief further stated that efforts were being made to provide a level- playing ground for all contestants in the forthcoming general election.

He said: "The general election is the prerogative of the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Government, headed by President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that what it wants is to conduct a free and fair election. My mandate is to provide a level-playing ground for all contestants, and that is what I am trying to do to the best of my ability.

"On its side, the Federal Government has done everything possible to train, equip, support and fund the Nigeria Police Force. We are doing the best we can to educate the members of the public on their rights.

"God willing, we shall provide and will continue to provide general security and a free and fair atmosphere for all to display their wares and be voted by the electorate.

"The election shall not be an exercise in futility but an exercise where every eligible voter will be allowed to come out and vote freely for people and parties of their choice."

Ringim also disclosed that a committee, made up of eminent Nigerians, including retired police officers, had been set up to draw a programme for the repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force, pointing out that he, as the Inspector General of Police, was doing his best to implement the recommendations of the reform committee.

He said: "So far, we have gone a long way in the implementation of the approved white paper by the Federal Government, and that includes training, infrastructure, logistics and orientation, and so far, as you can see, we are doing just that.

"Basically, this is to develop the Nigeria Police and make it function in line with the aspiration of the Nigerian society, as well as the good practice of law enforcement as it obtains all over the world.

"The ceremony you saw today is part and parcel of the Nigeria police reform, which is to develop and produce functional, actionable manpower that would go in line with democratic practices globally."