15 soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Borno

15 soldiers have reportedly been killed following an ambush launched on a military convoy by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram. AFP reported that military sources said the incident occurred near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad region on Thursday March 11. It was also alleged that 13 government fighters, including 10…

No more amnesty for criminals – Governor Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom has stated that his government will no longer grant amnesty to criminals unless they come back and beg for forgiveness. The Benue state Governor said this on Saturday March 13 while speaking at the burial ceremony of Terkura, elder brother to former Governor of the state Gabriel Suswam, who was killed alongside his aide…

CJTF commander killed in Boko Haram ambush in Borno

The Commander of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno, Yusuf Baba Idris was killed when Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants attacked a military convoy. 15 Nigerian soldiers and three other CJTF members were killed while 10 sustained injuries in the attack which occurred near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad region…

Nigerian man arrested for allegedly raping an 83-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in US

A 52-year-old Nigerian man identified as Olabamidele Olumide Bewaji has been arrested for allegedly raping an 83-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Bewaji who was accused of attacking the woman at the Pillars of Mankato home in Mankato, Minnesota since the beginning of March, was nabbed by the woman’s son who set up a surveillance camera in his mother’s room so…

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