BREAKING NEWS ....NIGERIA

The Nigerian army has claimed that Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau has been “fatally wounded” in an unprecedented air raid that also killed several top commanders of the Islamist group. The claim is yet to be independently verified but the Nigerian Army confirmed the news through its twitter handle. In the early hours of Tuesday (23 August), the Nigerian army wrote on Twitter: “Breaking News: Nigerian Air Force raid kills Boko Haram terrorists commanders… ‘Abubakar Shekau’ fatally wounded.” The army’s claims come a day after the Nigerian air force said as many as 300 Boko Haram insurgents were killed during operations in the state of Borno, a stronghold of the Islamist group. Over the past few days, the Nigerian army has been conducting aerial operations against the extremist group, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (Isis) group and seeks to abolish Western influence in the African nation.

script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"> Le kamikaze visait le centre du marché de Mora pour maximiser le bilan Au moins quatre civils ont été tués ce dimanche matin dans un attentat-suicide qui a eu lieu au marché dominical de Mora, selon les autorités administratives de la Région de l’Extrême-Nord. Les mêmes sources informent que 24 personnes ont été blessées lors de l’explosion. Parmi les blessés, huit seraient dans un «état grave» et «seront transportées dans les prochaines minutes à l’hôpital militaire de Maroua». Les sources militaires informent que le jeune kamikaze visait le centre du marché de Mora qui accueille chaque dimanche de nombreux commerçants en provenance du Cameroun, du Nigeria et du Tchad. «Si le kamikaze avait atteint le centre du marché, le bilan aurait ete plus lourd», declare la source. Les islamistes de la secte nigériane, Boko Haram, renouent ainsi avec les attentats-suicides après plus d’un mois de...

Nigerian Army, Friday said, claims by the Boko Haram insurgents that, 40 of the Chibok girls abducted were killed by military fighter jet was an attempt to draw empathy through manipulative means as according to the military, the bodies shown on the video clips did not lool like people killed by fighter plane but those killed by Ak47 rifle. Speaking at a press conference at the Media Centre of the Garrison Command of the 7 Division Nigerian Army Maiduguri, the Theatre Commander, Major General Leo Irabor explained that, it is a matter of common sense for people to understand that, the Boko Haram insurgents are using all forms of propaganda to arrest public attention and to show that, they are still strong in the ongoing crises in the northeast. According to him, “Boko Haram’s days are numbered, their future is disastrous, but they can save themselves from the disaster that awaits them if they see rea...

The Nigerian military has granted administrative bail to Ahmed U. Bolori while Aisha Wakil was handed to the Department of State Security (DSS). It was not clear why Wakil who voluntarily submitted herself to the Army authorities was handed over to the DSS but a source hinted that it was for further investigation as she could prove useful in getting to the root of the Chibok girls debacle. A top military officer, who plead anonymity also disclosed that the investigation is still ongoing while expecting the return of the third wanted person, Ahmed Salkida who resides in Dubai United Arab Emirate (UAE). The three Nigerians were declared wanted after the recent release of video by Boko Haram terrorists group purporting to show some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.