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    Metro Nigerian Army Confirms Borno Suicide Attacks

    The Nigerian army has confirmed Wednesday’s early morning twin suicide attacks in Ummarari village, near Molai, in the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State. A statement by army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said the attacks were carried out separately by two female carriers of Improvised...
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    Metro Nigeria: Female Suicide Bombers Hit Maiduguri Mosque, 22 Worshipers Killed

    Nigerian rescue officials say two female bombers have killed at least 22 worshippers in an attack on a mosque, Aljazeera report. Abdul Mohammed of the State Emergency Management Agency told The Associated Press news agency that another 17 people were wounded in the explosions early on...
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    Metro Borno Hunters Beg Army: Give Us Access To Fight Boko Haram In Sambisa Forest

    The Emir of hunters in Borno, Mai-Gana Mai-Durma have pleaded with the military to allow them join in the war against insurgents in Sambisa forest. The emir, who made the appeal in Maiduguri while addressing journalists, said the call became imperative because the hunters were familiar with the...
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    Metro Heavy Gun Battle, Explosions rock Maiduguri As Boko Haram battles Nigerian Soldiers

    Gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram were on Sunday evening involved in a shoot-out with soldiers in Aladuwari village – about 2 km away from Maiduguri. The attackers arrived the area at about 6 p.m. local time, according to Premium Times report. Also at about 8 p.m., two...
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    Metro [Photos] Baby Disfigured By Boko Haram Attack To Begin Surgery

    Baby Aisha survived severe burns after Boko Haram militants attacked her village in Maiduguri. She was in her room while her mother was in the toilet when Boko Haram set their house on fire. She lost all fingers on her left hand and also lost an ear in the attack. Her face was burnt, with...
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    Politics FG Issues Security Alert Over Boko Haram

    The Federal Government warned on Friday that Boko Haram terrorists are plotting another sensational abduction of students or foreigners to hold them ransom for money, food, medical supplies, and armaments. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed...
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    Metro Nigeria: IDP Camps Recorded Over 410 Births, 187 Marriages

    The Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Sani Sidi has stated when members of Bring Back Our Girls Group (BBOG) paid him a courtesy call in his office tha over 410 births were recorded between August and September and 187 marriages were conducted at Internally...
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    Metro Maiduguri: Female Suicide Bomber Kills 7, Injures Many

    Seven people were reportedly killed with scores injured when suspected female suicide bomber in her 20s detonated her Improvised explosive Devices (IEDs) along Maiduguri – Mafa road on Sunday afternoon. Sources said. The incident according to a police officer who is not authorized to talk to...
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