Sentences with phrase «for boko haram»

In one of the few recent atrocities to capture international headlines, the Nigerian Air Force bombed a refugee camp in Rann in Kala - Balge district in January after mistaking it for a Boko Haram enclave.

Definitely, any talk of amnesty or ceasefire for Boko Haram does not extend to them, especially as little is known about them, their leadership and their objectives.

Recall that in renaming the counter-insurgency operation from «Zaman Lafiya» to «Operaton Lafiya Dole», General Buratai had charged the troops not to wait for Boko Haram to attack but to take the battle to the insurgents» hideout.

«As we pray for the country and our troops for Boko Haram to come to an end, I call on our Muslim brothers and sisters across the country to also endeavour to get involved in providing support for the physically - displaced persons in the Northeast.

This strike is thus a major setback for the Boko Haram Sect, and a major plus for the fight against insurgency by own troops.

«These surrendered terrorists also reported that many of the enclaves have become untenable and life has become unbearable for the Boko Haram Terrorists owing to the blockade emplaced by troops and the sustained bombardments.

Editor - in - chief and chairman of THISDAY, Nduka Obaigbena has said the N550 million payments he received from Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), were compensation for the Boko Haram attack on the Abuja office of the newspaper on April 26, 2012.

The governor described any form of support for Boko Haram as a crime against humanity, saying he had seen young men risk their lives to fight the insurgents.

It is inexplicable to think that after abandoning their noble mandates, they would rather prefer to serve as ransom negotiator and cover for Boko Haram terrorists.

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has advocated conditional pardon for Boko Haram.

I heard it in New York during conferences that Cameroun serves as basis for Boko Haram but what can Cameroun benefit from that?

Former Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala, has recalled how the military accused her of being responsible for Boko Haram's capture of territories in the North Easter part of Nigeria in 2014.

However, the presidency also confirmed that security agencies took back the 82 girls in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities.

It's not the first time that Cameroon's hunt for Boko Haram has led to civilian deaths.

We didn't know what was going on, but the Cameroonian troops suddenly appeared and began to ask us for Boko Haram terrorists.

The video calls for Boko Haram fighters to be released in exchange for the release of the girls.

Not exact matches

Deliberate assaults on civilians, the murder of religious figures, indiscriminate bombings in markets and buildings, hijacking and ramming planes full of civilians into buildings occupied by civilians, attacks on and destruction of churches and mosques — all carried out by al - Qaeda, IS, and Boko Haram — violate the clear limits set in Islamic law for the conduct of a jihad.

Boko Haram — a group that has terrorized Nigeria for years — has pledge allegiance to ISIS and regularly targets Shias, Christians and those who oppose their radical ideology.

@khidir619 — you verbally abuse people by calling them dumb, ignorant, pathetic to force them to believe what you think is true, your friends ISIS, al qaeda, al shabaab, boko haram behead, stone people to death or threaten them to kill for what they believe is true.

See, for example, this Reuters report headlined «Analysis: Nigeria's Boko Haram ups game but no Al Qaeda.»

For the first time, Anglicans, Catholics, and Pentecostals have a strategy to defend and restore Christians decimated by Boko Haram.

Kidnappings for ransom occur frequently in Nigeria; militants in the Niger Delta region and members of the Islamist group Boko Haram in north - eastern Nigeria have conducted several high - profile abductions.

Suicide bombers linked to the radical Islamic group Boko Haram killed at least 58 people living in Nigerian camps set up for those who fled their homes in an attempt...

Advocates of beleaguered Christians in northern Nigeria have long argued that members of Boko Haram — known for attacking churches and other targets — should be considered terrorists.

The armed extremist group Boko Haram, which roughly translates to «Western Education is Sin,» claimed responsibility for these mass kidnappings and threatened to sell these young girls for as little as $ 12 into sex slavery or forced «marriages» to members of their group.

Establishing an «entities of particular concern» category — a companion to the «countries of particular concern» classification used for nearly 20 years by the State Department — for non-government actors, such as the Islamic State (IS) and the Nigerian terrorist organization Boko Haram.

The Archbishop also called upon the president to do «everything possible» to secure the release of Leah Sharibu - the 14 - year old Dapchi Christian school girl still held captive by Boko Haram for refusing to convert to Islam.

At least 80 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in Nigeria in 2014 were been freed in exchange for the release of Boko Haram suspects on Saturday.

Here, alot of fans will gladly pay for one boko haram militant to do the needful

Nigeria slapped mobile phone giant MTN with a multi-billion dollar fine last year for failing to disconnect unregistered sim cards, with President Muhammadu Buhari blaming the company for fuelling the Boko Haram insurgency.

In Nigeria, for example, the fight against Boko Haram has been hampered by the poor strategy by the police, and the overreliance on the military.

Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide bombings and rejecting claims scores of his fighters have been killed.

Such killings are not new to Nigeria: religious strife has been a constant for decades, with the Maitatsine clashes in the 1980s, riots in 1987 in Yola and Kaduna, open battles following Northern states» move to Sharia in late 1999, and intermittent waves of Boko Haram attacks since 2009, among many other such episodes.

The organization also urged President Trump to «use Presidential Proclamation 7750 to ban those indicted for allegedly stealing some public funds $ 2bn to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets and ammunition meant for the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram.

The Nigerian youths have lauded the armed forces for effectively containing the Boko Haram terrorist violence in the North East, describingthe terrorist defeat as one that could only be possible through commitment and selfless service.

Boko Haram simply lorded it over us as a people; hoisted flags everywhere; imposed taxes; ran parallel governments while the bulk of the resources meant for tackling terrorism went into private bank accounts through the conduit of PDP's campaign offices and gladiators.

The current cases involve the looting and sharing of war fund, while our fighting soldiers were being humiliated and killed in hundreds for lack of appropriate weapons and equipment in the fight against Boko Haram.

The Boko Haram conflict has raged for five years but just days before the vote, Professor Jega was suddenly told the entire military would be focused solely on the north - east - in other words, «you are getting no help from the military, you are on your own».

He also thanked Trump for facilitating the sales of 12 Tucano fighter aircrafts to Nigeria, calling on US to help the country in rebuilding North East zone destroyed by Boko haram insurgents.

An 18 - year - old suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday in Maiduguri, said Boko Haram gave her and her accomplice, the sum of N200 for the mission to buy food.

Boko Haram attacks escalated in 2014 and into 2015, forcing the Nigerian government to postpone presidential elections for six weeks until March 28, 2015.

Also Valid For: Al Qaeda, Taliban, Boko Haram.

So, by NCEF's alleged political Tayiyya, the Buhari «Islamists» were pressing, into service, Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen as lethal ammo, for «stealth / civilization Jihad»!

Nigerian troops have won back territory from Boko Haram, but in response the jihadists have increasingly resorted to suicide bombers — many of them young children — to wage war for an independent Islamic state.

«Isn't it now necessary for the President to fulfill his promise of leading from the front and getting his Information Minister, Lai Mohammed to go and hold a press briefing in Sambisa forest unguarded by military men so as to show to Nigerians that indeed, they have defeated Boko Haram technically?»

Speaking during the handover, the Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas stated that the foot soldiers of the Boko Haram terrorists group have been deceived and fooled by their leaders for too long, making them believe that they will be killed by the military, if they surrender to troops.

Buratai said, the Operation LAST HOLD to totally clear Boko Haram in the northern part of Borno was expected to last for 4 months and it will entail deployment of additional manoeuvre brigades and other critical assets in Borno State.

Omokri who said he was speaking on behalf of former President Jonathan said «It is our suspicion that Lai Mohammed is talking from history seeing as he criticized the Jonathan government for banning Boko Haram in a statement he released on June 10, 2013, even though the Jonathan government had gone through due process before proscribing that murderous sect.

«Is it correct to suggest that the budget of over $ 2 billion to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North - East of the country was authorised by you or your office?

Just about three weeks to the end of this year and to the deadline set by President Muhammadu Buhari for the military to end Boko Haram, the Nigerian Army today claimed it has broken into the stronghold of the insurgents in Sambisa Forest.