The deposed leader of an IS-backed faction of Boko Haram has been detained by more radical elements who seized control of the group, three well-informed sources have told AFP.
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The Islamic State (IS) has sacked Abu Mus’ab Albarnawi as the leader of Islamic State West Africa Province, a faction of the Boko Haram insurgent group.
A slightly more moderate leader of Nigeria’s most brutal terrorist group is killed by his fanatical followers. Few nigerians will have mourned the death of Mamman Nur, a senior figure in Boko Haram, one of the world’s most brutal terrorist groups. A capable field commander, Nur is thought to have trained with al-Qaeda cells in the…
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With less than four months to go, violent incidents are occurring across the six geo-political zones.
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Factional leader of Boko Haram terrorist group, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, has said the Abubakar Shekau-led group would be defeated by the Nigerian military soon.
The Boko Haram sect has released a video of three out of the four missing staff of the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, calling on the government of Nigeria to negotiate their release.
Boko Haram jihadists have killed eight loggers near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, vigilantes and residents told AFP on Sunday.
A member of Civilian JTF, Tanko Dahiru has said suspected Boko Haram gunmen, in a convoy of pickup trucks, attacked Pulka village in Borno State, kidnapping 18 girls and four women, without killing or injuring any person in the early hours of Thursday.
A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group’s founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the indiscriminate violence of its longtime figurehead that has alienated locals.
A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group’s founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the indiscriminate violence of its longtime figurehead that has alienated locals.
