22 Killed As Boko Haram Strikes Maidugiri

                            
Members of the Boko Haram sect seem to be re-emerging from their hiding places in renewed attacks on Yobe and Borno States, as the suspected terrorists struck again in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday killing nine students writing examinations conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO).

In a separate attack by the group, a farming village of Alau Dam was also

Shettima hails Jonathan On Directive Setting Supected Boko Haram Members Free

Making his position known in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Alhaji Isa Umar Gusau, the Governor said: “I am in the picture of the very welcome development and I look forward to receiving them. It is cheering news for me and the government of Borno State because it will no doubt help in fast tracking the peaceful resolution process which like

CAN Calls For Dissolution Of Amnesty Committee

The declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe has received the official endorsement of the umbrella body of Christians in the country, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, even as they called for the dissolution of the amnesty committee saying it was no longer relevant. CAN president, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, in a statement by his Special Assistant,

President Goodluck Jonathan Declares State Of Emergency In Three Northern States

In a televised address, he said he had given the military powers to take over security in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. He also ordered more troops to be sent to the north-eastern states. Islamist group Boko Haram has been blamed for most of the violence, killing some2,000 people since 2010.