Dozens Of Insurgents Killed As Troops Repel Fresh Maiduguri Attack

February 2, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Source: UNCOVA

At least 500 persons, mostly Boko Haram militants, were yesterday confirmed dead at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, when the insurgents attempted to attack Maiduguri one week after they were repelled by Nigerian troops, security … Read More

Satellite images show devastation of Boko Haram attacks, rights groups say

January 15, 2015 | konknaijaboy

Northern Nigeria (CNN)Charred ground and cinders mark the sites where once thousands of homes stood. That’s according to a series of satellite images released Thursday by Amnesty International, which the rights group said shows the “horrific scale” of the devastation … Read More

Boko Haram massacre: 7 questions worth asking

January 14, 2015 | konknaijaboy

 

Source: CNN

(CNN): In one month Nigerians will vote in what may be the country’s most competitive and contentious elections yet. But this important process will take place in the shadow of a worsening threat — Boko Haram, the … Read More

Ceasefire: Boko Haram to release 218 Chibok girls Monday

October 18, 2014 | konknaijaboy

There are strong indications that the 218 schoolgirls abducted six months ago in Chibok, Borno State, by the violent Boko Haram sect may be released on Monday following a ceasefire agreement between the sect and the Federal Government.

The Federal … Read More

Breaking: Shekau Impostor Resurrects, Says ‘Nothing’ll Kill Me Until My Days Are Over’

October 2, 2014 | konknaijaboy

Less than two weeks after the military authorities confirmed that the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s impostor had died in battle against troops in Konduga, Borno State, the supposedly dead man has come out to claim that he is very … Read More

Boko Haram caliphate: Matching Towards Maiduguri

September 7, 2014 | konknaijaboy

From a ragtag band of fighters conducting sporadic raids and bombings from its hideouts, Nigeria’s Boko Haram is fast evolving into a force able to take and hold territory.

In attacks on September 1st its jihadist militants overran Bama, the … Read More