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During an interview on Tuesday with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria said that his administration would be willing to negotiate with Boko Haram if it meant returning the 219 Chibok schoolgirls from captivity. The girls were captured by the militant group in northeastern Nigeria in April 2014.
“If we are convinced that the [Boko Haram] leadership… can deliver those girls we would be prepared to negotiate what they want,” President Buhari told the CNN host during an interview on his official visit to the US.
President Buhari also said that the US had agreed to help the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram, and that he had asked for assistance in training, equipment, and intelligence. Ms. Amanpour asked President Buhari about his approach to security issues, given reports (one from Amnesty International) of rampant human rights abuses by the Nigerian military. He responded with his progress in preparing a task force and his recent replacement of the military chiefs.
“I think I can be held to my promises for the next three and three quarter years ahead of me,” the Nigerian leader said. “I think twelve weeks also is too early for anyone to pass judgment on my campaign promises.”
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At least 11 people have been killed in northern Cameroon in two bomb attacks at a busy marketplace and a popular neighborhood, officials say. According to regional governor Midjiyawa Bakari, the twin attacks were carried out on Wednesday in the central market of Maroua, the capital of the Far North Region, as well as the adjoining Hausa neighborhood, when two female assailants “under 15” blew their explosives.
Cameroon's presidency said in a statement that 11 people died and 32 sustained injuries in what it denounced as "cowardly and despicable" acts. The deadly explosions came a few days after two female attackers set off their explosives in the town of Fotokol, located on the border with Nigeria, on July 12. The bombings killed 10 civilians as well as a soldier from neighboring Chad.
Also on Monday, at least 23 people were killed in an attack by suspected Takfiri Boko Haram militants in northern Cameroon. Boko Haram, whose name means Western education is forbidden, has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks and bombings in Nigeria since the beginning of its operations in 2009. The group’s deadly militancy has so far killed at least 15,000 people and left over 1.5 million others homeless. In February, Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon formed a coalition and reportedly managed to drive the militants from captured towns and villages in their offensive.
Boko Haram have so far carried out several raids and abductions in northern Cameroon in reprisal for the country’s participation in the military offensive against the group.The Takfiri group has pledged allegiance to the ISIL terrorist group, which mainly operates in Syria and Iraq. The Nigerian militant group has intensified its campaign of terror since President Mohammadu Buhari came to power on May 29.
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At least 23 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in northern Cameroon Presstv has reported. We are keeping a watchful eye on this latest development and will keep our readers posted as soon as our reporters get details from our military informant.
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Boko Haram militants have burned down a Cameroonian town late on Sunday killing twelve people. The Boko Haram fighters, military sources say set fire on the village of Hile-Halifa killing nine children, three adults and destroying houses, livestock and totally burnt shops. Some survivors were taken by security forces to the Maroua regional hospital.
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Heavy fighting reportedly erupted on Tuesday for several hours and on many fronts between the Cameroonian army and the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Our source revealed that the fighting was intense in the Kerawa locality in the Far North region. The Boko Haram militants also attacked a military post in the town of Ldaoustaf.
The Cameroonian army responded to the Boko Haram incursion killing 4 militants and injuring many. Ever since President Buhari took office as head of state of Nigeria, the Nigerian Islamic sect has carried out many suicide attacks against countries committed to its eradication, including Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
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Boko Haram Takfiri militants have killed dozens of civilians during a series of recent violent attacks on four villages in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, local residents and security sources say. Local residents and the police confirmed on Tuesday that at least 43 people were killed near Monguno, a local government area of Borno State last Friday.
Militants stormed the remote villages in the troubled state and rounded up dozens of people before slitting their throats, media outlets quoted Kilwa village resident Sheriff Kulo as saying. Sources say the heavily-armed militants also set scores of houses ablaze in the area.
Nigerian police had earlier said that they were investigating reports that dozens of people were killed in a series of raids by Boko Haram extremists in a remote region of northeastern Borno State.
In a separate development on Tuesday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appointed new military chiefs shortly following the dismissal of the nation’s top military commanders.
The dismissal of entire military top brass was widely expected as Buhari, a former general, had severely criticized the military's poor performance and failure to defeat Boko Haram Takfiri militant group.
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