Originally published in Yahoo News The Nigerian army on Wednesday said it had freed more than 330 people, mostly women and children, from Boko Haram’s Sambisa forest stronghold in the volatile northeast. “The (army) unit … rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the terrorists,” the army said of […]
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Nigeria: Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 40 in blasts
Originally published in The New York Times Suicide bombers, some screaming “God is great,” killed at least 40 people in two northeastern Nigerian states Wednesday, including explosions in two mosques, officials and witnesses said. All the bombers died. Earlier, Boko Haram Islamic extremists had attacked a rural military camp in northeastern […]
Boko Haram days are numbered – Nigerian Military
The Acting Director, Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, has reiterated that the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria would soon end. Abubakar, a colonel, made this declaration when a group of journalists visited him in his office at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Monday. The defence spokesperson, according to a statement by […]
Missionaries’ courage inspires Boko Haram members to convert to Christianity
Originally published by Christian Today Native Christian workers continue to preach the Word of God despite the terror campaign of Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria, with some members of the Islamic State-affiliate even converting to Christianity after being inspired by the missionaries’ courage, Christian Aid Mission revealed. As the young […]
Boko Haram kills dozens in villages, turns children into human weapons
Originally published in The Christian Post Boko Haram has killed dozens of people, including many Christians, in a slew of separate attacks carried out in raids on villages in Nigeria in the past week. The UN has said that the Islamic terror group continues forcing women and young girls to […]
Freed Boko Haram hostages praise God for survival
Originally published in Christianity Today The freed hostages of Boko Haram who were recently rescued by the Nigerian army have recounted the terrifying ordeals they suffered at the hands of the Islamic extremists, and they are thanking God for their survival. “We just have to give praise to God that […]
Nearly 300 women and girls rescued in Nigeria, but Chibok girls still missing
Originally published by International Christian Concern The Nigerian military has rescued nearly 300 girls and women who were captives of Islamic terror group Boko Haram (BH), but one military official said that they are not the missing schoolgirls from Chibok. “The troops rescued 200 abducted girls (not Chibok girls) and 93 […]
Nigeria’s President-Elect will ‘spare no effort’ to eliminate Boko Haram
Originally published in Charisma News A day after becoming the first politician in Nigerian history to succeed a sitting leader by ballot, president-elect Muhammadu Buhari promised today (Wednesday, April 1) to “spare no effort” to defeat Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The 72-year-old general, who first came to power three […]
Prayer needed as mass abductions, murders mar run-up to Nigerian presidential elections
Reports of mass abductions of women and children and brutal murders in Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s (March 28, 2015) tightly contested presidential elections have prompted Open Doors to issue a call for fervent intercession for victims, their families and the nation. According to Reuters, Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more […]
Nigerian forces take back four towns from Boko Haram
Originally published in Christian Today Nigeria and its Lake Chad Basin allies pushed Boko Haram out of four more towns in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after a joint allied offensive conducted over the weekend. According to a Yahoo! News article citing AFP, a joint operation involving Nigerian, Chadian and […]