BOKO HARAM SUSPECTED TO HAVE ABDUCTED 50 VILLAGERS

Residents of a Nigerian village on the shore of Lake Chad say at least 50 residents are missing after a raid by suspected Boko Haram militants. A witness told the BBC that 26 people were also killed during the raid on the village of Doron Baga on Sunday. The remote region has poor communication links, meaning news of the raid took days to emerge. Nigeria has been plagued by attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist group in recent years, particularly in the north-east.In April, Boko Haram caused global outrage by abducting more than 200 girls from their boarding school in the remote down of Chibok in Borno state.

It is not yet clear how many people were seized during the attack. Some of the villagers tried to fight the attackers off, but they were unable to stop the raid, a villager elder told the BBC's Hausa service. "The militants then burnt down some houses and rounded up a group of 50 people", he said. "They were mainly women but also included some boys and girls", he added.Other survivors say young men were also taken possibly to be turned into Boko Haram fighters. Witnesses from the village also told reporters about the attack after reaching the state capital of Maiduguri. The Nigerian military has not commented on the attack yet.

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BOKO HARAM CRISIS: NIGERIA'S SOLDIERS' WIVES PROTEST

Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria soldiers' wives protest
Government troops are trying hard to defeat the well-armed insurgents

"The wives of Nigerian soldiers have protested against their husbands being sent to fight militant Islamist group 'Boko Haram", a demonstrator has said.

The protest which was at the main military barracks in north-eastern Maiduguri city came as the government vowed to re-take Gwoza town from the militants.

Hundreds of people were killed when Boko Haram seized Gwoza last week, the area's senator, Ali Ndume, said.

Boko Haram is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria.

The BBC's Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar in the capital, Abuja, says he understands that about 100 women protested at the Giwa barracks in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.

'Throat slit'

It is the latest sign of growing dissatisfaction with the military top brass, he says.

Soldiers have repeatedly complained Boko Haram has superior firepower and they are in position to confront the militants.

In May, some soldiers opened fire on their commander, Maj-Gen Ahmed Mohammed, at Maiduguri's Maimalari barracks, blaming him for the killing of their colleagues by Boko Haram fighters.


Who are Boko Haram?
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been designated a terrorist by the US government
Founded in 2002
Initially focused on opposing Western education - Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language
Launched military operations in 2009 to create an Islamic state
Thousands killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria - but also attacks on police and UN headquarters in capital, Abuja
Some three million people affected
Declared terrorist group by US in 2013

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BOKO HARAM: FEAR IN UNIUYO AS TERROR GROUP THREATENS TO ATTACK

There’s palpable fear and tension in Uyo, the
capital city of Akwa Ibom State following the
report that University of Uyo (UNIUYO) has
been listed for attacks by the outlawed Boko
Haram sect.
The Chief Security Officer (CSO), University of
Uyo (UNIUYO), Lt. Col. N.U.V. Efik, confirmed
that UNIUYO was one of the targets slated for
attack by the sect and warned students to be
more security conscious as they resumed for
the new semester.
A letter signed by the former military chief,
which was copied to the Vice Chancellor,
Professor Comfort Ekpo and all principal
officers of the institution, warned members
of the community to take security
precautions.
The letter reads: “Intelligence reports
received at this department indicate that the
university has been earmarked as one of the
major targets in the event of an attack in
Akwa Ibom State.
“Consequently, every member of the
university community is urged to please be
security conscious, observant and report any
suspicious movement or thing to the security
officer nearest to him or her.
“As a pre-emptive measure to safeguard the
university from attack, all small gates leading
into both annex and town campuses would
be closed to all between 12 noon and 3:00 pm
every Friday.
“Members of the university community are
advised to use the main gates during the
period as other measures deemed necessary
for the safety of the community will be
communicated to you from time to time.”

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BOKO HARAM KIDNAPS WIFE OF CAMEROON PRIME MINISTER

The wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister,
Amadou Ali, has been kidnapped and no fewer
than three people have been killed in the attack
by Boko Haram at Ali's home in the northern
town of Kolofata,
officials have said.
It was also reported that a local religious leader and
mayor, Seini Boukar Lamine, was kidnapped in a
separate attack on his home.
"I can confirm that the home of Vice Prime Minister
Amadou Ali in Kolofata came under a savage attack
from Boko Haram militants," Cameroon's
information minister Issa Tchiroma told Reuters
news agency on Sunday.
"They unfortunately took away his wife. They also
attacked the lamido's (religious leader's) residence
and he was also kidnapped," he said, adding that at
least three people were killed in the attack.
It can be recalled that Boko Haram fighters clashed
with the Cameroonian army in cross-border attacks
twice since Friday, killing four soldiers.

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FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER HIDES EXPLOSIVES IN HIJAB, IN FAILED ATTEMPT TO BOMB KANO UNIVERSITY

The Nigeria police reported that another female
suicide bomber died in an attempt to bomb,
Northwest University in Kano on sunday at about
around 1pm. The female estimated to be about
16 years old, was
walking suspiciously towards the gate of the
university when police guarding the area spotted her,
isolated her and called for reinforcement from
female police officers adept at handling Muslim
females.
The State Police Commissioner, Aderenle Shinaba
who confirmed the incident while briefing newsmen
in Kano, said 13 other persons sustained injuries.
He said the attack at Kofar Nasarawa was carried out
around 12.05 p.m. by a 16-year-old girl suicide
bomber who wanted to cross over to the university.
"The girl loaded herself with explosives and her
target was the university and in the course of
preventing her from going to the university, she
detonated the bomb and injured five policemen.
"Five out of the security personnel stationed at the
place sustained injuries, while the girl blew herself
off instantly,'' the police commissioner said.

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