Breaking News: Boko Haram Invade Military Camp, Kidnap Many Soldiers

 

In a report from the Army has disclosed that one of the military camp in Gashigar, a northern Borno community that borders the Niger Republic has been raided by Boko Haram insurgents.
According to a statement signed by the, acting Director of Army Public Relations,  Colonel Sani K. Usman, the insurgents launched their attack on the soldiers at their position at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 17, wounding 13 soldiers and taking away an unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers. Mr. Usman, a colonel, described the attackers as “escaping remnants of Boko Haram.”

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The troops, said in a statement said, they did their best to defend the location but could not, “In the process, 13 soldiers sustained injuries while some are still missing in action. The temporary setback made the troops withdraw from the location,” the statement said.

In a statement, Usman said, the troops suffered a “temporary setback” and had to withdraw from the location.

“However, the wounded soldiers have been evacuated and receiving treatment, while efforts are ongoing in search of those missing and clear the Boko Haram terrorists in the general area.”

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The constant attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists in northern part of the country has led to the death of  thousand Nigerians, lost of properties and displacement of millions of others.Their recent attack on the Nigerian military comes one week after one faction of the insurgents released 21 of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok Girls’ Secondary School in Bornu State, in April 2014, following their negotiation with the Federal Government.

This Boko Haram’s attack on Gashigar is the third reported attack on the Nigerian military camp after months of a lull during which the Islamic extremists hit soft civilian targets. Despite the negotiation between the FG and the set, despite losing initially claimed territory to the Nigerian forces, the group still carries out attacks like that of Monday.

President Buhari Assure That credible information Will Help us rescue abducted Chibok girls

President Buhari during a meeting  with the former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon at the Presidential villa, Abuja on Tuesday, said that in order for the government to successfully rescue the abducted Chibok girls, they need credible information on their exact location and the cooperation of the relevant persons.


General Gown said he talked about various issues with the country including the governments efforts at fighting corruption in the country. He said:

“We discussed the general affairs of the country, the problems of the country, his fight against corruption, and all the efforts that he is making to deal with it and of course, the impatience of the public to see results of the fight which have yet to be found, since people have not been prosecuted yet, that would soon begin.

“These are some of the issues we talked about. One appreciates his efforts and determination to rid the country of corruption, which is one of the problems that have held the country down and has created serious set backs to the country both nationally and internationally and then, of course, the current situation about the Chibok girls and the efforts the government is making to rescue them.
He said the government needed to get credible information about the whereabouts of the girls and also those that would assist the government achieve that.

“I believe that the government is certainly determined to ensure that a number of these girls are brought back home safely as soon as possible. To achieve that, certain credibility must be established of our sources on information on their location, but as at now, no one knows where these girls are, and all this information that you have been getting, I don’t know their sources, but all efforts at engaging the international media and sources are necessary so that this matter can be resolved once and for all”, he said.

Do You Know How Many Times Shekau Has Been Killed? – BBC Mocks Nigerian Army Over Latest Claim on Shekau

This Story is translated from the Hausa service of the BBC News:
The Nigerian Army has issued a statement that the Boko Haram, Leader Abubakar Shekau, was seriously injured on Friday, but do you know how many times he was reported dead?


In 2009, the Nigerian military announced the death of the leader of Boko Haram, but less than a year, Shekau appeared in a video.

In 2013, the Joint Task Force said its troops shot Shekau and seriously injured him, the situation that made his followers to cross him to the border town of Amchide in Cameroon.

JTF spokesman at that time, Colonel Sagir Musa, said they got security report that shows Shekau died between 25 July to 3 August 2013.

However, on August 13 and Shekau appeared in a new video, but the JTF denounced the video that it is fabricated.

Also in 2014 Nigerian troops have claimed the head of the Boko Haram died in a gun battle in the town of Konduga in Borno state.

In this case, not until lately, in early October 2014 and Shekau released a video again denied been killed.

A Nigerian army claimed it has long ago killed Shekau, but the name of the leader of Boko Haram is being used.

Already, experts have began commenting on the statement that the leader of Boko Haram has been wounded released by the military.