Sentences with phrase «where boko haram»

Some factions will fight this, as is the case in Nigeria, where the Boko Haram extremists, whose very name (the translation is «Western education is a sin») stands against a basic right, are threatening to sell hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls into slavery.

«It is pertinent to state that I have not heard and seen in any part of Nigeria, even the most volatile North Eastern part of Nigeria, where Boko Haram has been killing innocent people, the way and manner the Military desecrated the traditional worship centres in Gbaramatu Kingdom.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in May 2013 in the three northern states where Boko Haram is most active — Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.

The government said polio paralysed two children in Borno state, a part of Nigeria where Boko Haram militants have hindered health campaigns.

The Military High Command on Thursday, explained that the expanse of the Sambisa forest, in Borno State where the Boko Haram terrorists hibernate was largely responsible in the delay in flushing the insurgents out of their safe haven.

He also added that the President will get the required 25 percent votes even in Chibok, the Borno community where Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls on April 14.

Hearings will also be held in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, where Boko Haram was founded in 2002 and which has been at the epicentre of the long - running violence.

Not exact matches

Regional wars and conflicts have cost Chinese enterprises massively in countries such as Libya, Ivory Coast and South Sudan, while investment in the oil industry is going to areas where extremist groups like Boko Haram are expanding.

Cameroon shares a border with Nigeria, where extremist Islamic organization Boko Haram has killed thousands and abducted hundreds.

It's in Nigeria, where the Islamist insurgency of Boko Haram and other forces killed more than 4,000 Christians in 2015.

On Friday, at 8:00 am, he will be forcibly put on board a flight and sent to Abuja, Nigeria, where he says he will be targeted by Islamic terror group Boko Haram.

Asked what she regarded as the government's major achievement, she said it was to improve security in the north - east where militant Islamist group Boko Haram has waged an insurgency since 2009.

That was why we were able to push Boko Haram back and degrade them to a level where we were able to conduct elections in all parts of the country.

If not, where did the National Security Adviser get the money to buy the three Bullet Proof Jeeps they gave him after he was attacked and almost assassinated by Boko — Haram?

Hundreds of Kimba residents fled to Biu nearby, where they were put up in a refugee camp already brimming with people running from Boko Haram.

We have seen a situation where as you say that you are liberating people from Boko Haram, you are creating another menace that is even worse than Boko Haram called Fulani herdsmen.

The Federal Government has invited parents of the 82 Chibok schoolgirls, who were released penultimate weekend by Boko Haram, to Abuja where they will be re-united with their daughters.

Residents of Baga in Kukawa Local Government area of Borno, where about 200 persons were reportedly killed in a deadly confrontation between the Boko Haram sect and...

There was also a significant strike conducted on January 17, 2016 following intelligence report on the location of a High Value Terrorists l (Boko Haram HVT) leader taking refuge at a location South of Arra village in the Sambisa Forest, where air strikes neutralized the target.

DailyPost reporter gathered that the incident occurred at about 9:10 am on Monday around Ruwan Zafi area of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, where six suspected Boko Haram sect laid ambush to Shehu Sanda Kyarimi Secondary School, and killed a teacher who can not exactly be identified at the moment.

Reacting to attacks on Jiddari Polo, and Adawari Village, near Maiduguri metropolis, both in Borno State, where scores of people were killed between Sunday and Monday, the Minister said, «We have been vindicated because Boko Haram have been decapitated compared to the past records.»

President John Dramani Mahama is presently in Nigeria, where he has been holding talks with President Goodluck Jonathan over the raging Boko Haram terror campaign in Africa's most populous state.

Enikanolaiye had earlier addressed the UN Security Council's open debate on «Women and peace and security: Sexual violence in conflict» where he assured the international community of Federal Government's commitment to bring back the girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists.

«Preliminary Investigation will focu s on finding out where wanted Boko Haram Commanders have migrated to,» the statement said.

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed at a Forward Operational Base in Benisheikh have uncovered a Boko Haram training camp where instructional training was provided to its foot soldiers.

In continuation of his operational visit to formations within the epicentre of the Boko Haram battle, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai has visited troops of 21 Brigade at Bama, Borno State where he not only hailed their performance but gave -LSB-...]

In continuation of his operational visit to formations within the epicentre of the Boko Haram battle, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai has visited troops of 21 Brigade at Bama, Borno State where he not...

In recent months, President Buhari has visited many of Nigeria's trouble spots, including the north - eastern town of Dapchi, where 110 schoolgirls were abducted in February by militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

The Army said the three people have links to the Boko Haram and have knowledge of where the girls are being kept.

At least 700 of these suspected Boko Haram terrorists are currently detained in Maroua Central Prison, where already poor conditions «have been worsened by these massive arrests of Boko Haram suspects», the attorney general for the Far North Regional Court of Appeals, Joseph Belporo, told IRIN.

There were no incident of Boko Haram attack during the Eid el - Fitr Sallah celebration at all the centres where Muslims worshippers gathered to pray in Maiduguri,...

The Nigeria Police has debunked the purported video released by the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau where he claimed that his members abducted policewomen.

Two suspected Boko Haram spies were on Wednesday intercepted by the Civilian JTF at the Borno state deputy governor's office where the state government is...

People freed from Boko Haram's grip by the army have generally been taken to camps where basic supplies are also scarce.

«In 2015, in the height of Boko Haram insurgency, I think our sister country requested the support of Americans and the Americans wanted somewhere where they could store their consumables and other things and use here as a staging post to support Nigeria, so we went into agreement for that specific period.»

CDS launches new lists of 55 wanted Boko HaramTerrorists The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin has released a banner containing photographs and names of 55 wanted Boko Haram terrorists for various attacks and terror activities in the northeast where the military currently prosecutes war against the insurgents.

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin has released a banner containing photographs and names of 55 wanted Boko Haram terrorists for various attacks and terror activities in the northeast where the military currently prosecutes war against the insurgents.

The 21 Chibok schoolgirls recently released from Boko Haram captivity have just arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja where they are expected to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari.

The 21 Chibok schoolgirls recently released from Boko Haram captivity have just arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja where they are expected to meet with President Muhammadu...

In fact, the excesses of Boko Haram were curtailed to the effect that 2015 elections were peacefully held throughout the federation, including North - East where governors and legislators were elected without any hitches.

Despite military progress against Boko Haram extremists, 2016 saw conditions deteriorate fast in this troubled region, where Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria meet.

Residents of Baga in Kukawa Local Government area of Borno, where about 200 persons were reportedly killed in a deadly confrontation between the Boko Haram sect and soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force, JTF, at the weekend are in search of their relatives who have gone missing.

Where British military support — such as intelligence — is provided, it is precisely and only, given for operations directly against Boko Haram.

Good government to fight corruption, boko haram, sea pirates & Oil bunkering is what Nigeria need & not where the president came from.

Chief of Training and Operations, Major General David Ahmadu, said despite the defeat of Boko Haram and recapture of the heart of Sambisa, known as Camp Zairo, the army has taken adequate measures to secure the general area where the exercise will hold.

Deputy Editor Leslie Roberts reports on a health crisis in Nigeria where hunger amplifies infectious diseases for millions fleeing the violence of Boko Haram.

In Nigeria, we thought we were over the finish line — but [Islamic extremist group] Boko Haram is partly in control where polio is circulating, and that was an issue.

Here's some background on who the Boko Haram really are, where they came from, and what they want.