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Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill seven in Yobe

April 12, 2013 no comments

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect struck in Damaturu on Thursday, killing four policemen and three civilians in an ambush. According to the Vanguard, the gunmen attacked the Tarmu...

Supreme leader Kim Jong Un an honorary Nigerian?

April 10, 2013 no comments

Sure, countries may be distancing themselves from North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un – foreign embassies in Pyongyang were even warned to close up shop today, April 10, for fear tha...

Policeman killed as gunmen attack station, bomb telecom masts

March 26, 2013 no comments

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly killed a Damaturu police officer in a series of attacks. Armed with IEDs, RPGs and guns, the assailants attacked the Bara Divisional Police Station, the co...

Illegal weapons, ammunition discovered in Damaturu

November 26, 2012 no comments

The Joint Task Force in Yobe State on Monday announced the recovery of over 5,000 rounds of ammunition from an illegal armory in Damaturu, the restive state capital. According to a Channels Televisio...

Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Yobe

November 9, 2012 no comments

Damaturu – Gunmen on Friday attacked the Divisional Police Station in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe and killed three policemen. Lt. Eli Lazarus, spokesman of the Joint Task For...

JTF imposes curfew in Mubi, Adamawa; door-to-door searches ongoing

September 24, 2012 no comments

The Joint Task Force has imposed a curfew on yet another northern town, this time the order has been issued in Mubi town in Adamawa state where security operatives are conducting a door-to-door searc...

24-hour curfew imposed in Damaturu as JTF arrests 25 suspected Boko Ha...

September 23, 2012 no comments

A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on the Yobe State capital of Damaturu after the Joint Task Force in the restive city conducted massive raids that led to the arrest of 25 suspected Boko Haram member...

Gunmen attack home of Yobe state Gov. Gaidam’s in-laws

September 8, 2012 no comments

Gunmen reportedly attacked the home of relatives of Yobe state’s Governor Ibrahim Gaidam. The Vanguard reported that the attack occurred at about 2a.m. on Thursday when over 50 hoodlums stormed...

Residents flee Yobe as 20 more are killed in sectarian violence

September 2, 2012 no comments

There was panic in the Yobe state capital of Damaturu last week after suspected terrorists killed 20 people in a series of murders. The Vanguard reported that the serial killings have been ongoing si...

Five soldiers killed as military patrol is attacked in Damaturu

August 5, 2012 no comments

At least five soldiers were killed on Sunday in Damaturu where a suicide bomber rammed his car into a military patrol, officials have said. One source told the AFP, that the attacker died in the expl...

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