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Boko Haram Leader “Shekau” Makes TIME Most Influential People List
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau made TIME magazine 2015 Most Influential People list. Why is a terrorist in this list? Below is what TIME wrote about Shekau… Most Americans do not yet recognize his name, but the citizens of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, know Abubakar Shekau all too well: he is the most violent killer their country has ever…
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Nigeria’s Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State: video text
Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which rules a self-declared caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, according to a video posted online on Saturday. “We announce our allegiance to the Caliph … and will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity,” read an English language translation of the video broadcast in…
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Military liberates Gulak, others; closes in on Abubakar Shekau
The military on Friday [Feb. 27] made further gains in its offensive against the terrorist Boko Haram sect by routing them from Bara, the headquarters of Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe State and Gulak, the headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, THISDAY reported. This is coming on the heels of reports that the military is fast…
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FG plotting to ‘create’ fake Shekau – APC
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has raised the alarm about reports of a fake Abubakar Shekau (Boko Haram leader) allegedly being paraded by the Federal Government, which it says the government intends to use to create an impression that it is winning the war on terrorism. It said credible sources had alerted the APC that the fake Shekau…
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Military dismisses Shekau’s threat to bomb Nigerians during elections
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, has reacted to Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s threat of causing mayhem during the 2015 general elections.by giving strong assurances that the military is poised to secure Nigeria during and after the elections. General Olukolade told Channels Television on Wednesday that no amount of threat will deter the military’s operations from…
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Video: Shekau’s speech shows military dealing with Boko Haram
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has released a new video where he vowed to disrupt the forthcoming general elections. The video was released via a Twitter account where Shekau vowed in Hausa that the elections will not hold. Also, for the first time Shekau spoke with a bit of uncertainty as he declared that even if he and his members…
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