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A terrorist attack by Nigeria’s Takfiri group, Boko Haram, has killed 15 Muslims in the country’s northeast. The attack early Saturday targeted the Kambari village with Boko Haram terrorists setting the entire area ablaze, Nigerian security officials said.People in Kambari, which is near the Muslim-dominated city of Maiduguri, were preparing for the morning prayers when the attack happened. A village leader was also among the dead.
Maiduguri, the capital of the northeastern Borno State, has been repeatedly affected by Boko Haram’s terrorist attacks over the past five years. A presidential election campaign has been launched in the city where the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, and the former military ruler, Mohammadu Buhari, a Muslim, are expected to engage in a fierce rivalry for the February 14 poll. Nigerian officials have stated that they will provide sufficient security for the upcoming election and people that have been displaced by Boko Haram attacks will be able to take part in the vote.
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Five members of the Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram were arrested on Tuesday, January 20 in Garoua, in the North region of Cameroon. The secret service of the Rapid Intervention Battalion that has even since been policing the North region seized five members of the Boko Haram sect in Garoua, the capital of the North region.
Cameroon Concord gathered that the five had entered Garoua using a vehicle driven by a Chadian national in the district of Demsa. They reportedly spent some time in Bolky-a small locality not far from Garoua. Cameroon military sources say they moved to Garoua pretending to be businessmen but were however identified by plain cloth policemen as members of Boko Haram who participated in the attacks on Kolofata.
The five Boko Haram members were arrested and Cameroon Concord got intelligence at the time of writing this report that the 5 have helped the Demsa gendarmerie with information that has led to the arrest of Awalo Mohamed Moussa, Hassanou, Dogo and Balla Garga who were secretly hiding at Bamanga village. The five have confessed to the Cameroon Gendarmerie their active involvement in the attacks on Kolofata in the Far North and Mubi in Nigeria. This recent action has raised the tally to 17 Boko Haram fighters currently in Cameroon military drag net in the North region.
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The Ghanaian Interior Ministry has said that the country is ready to combat any surprise attack by the Nigerian militant group, Boko Haram in any part of the country. Independent security experts have rumored that some Boko Haram fighters might have been on Ghana’s soil this month. To add to this, the French embassy was said to be on high terror alert on Tuesday following deadly protests in Niger over new cartoons published by the French satirical magazine-Charlie Hebdo. It is unclear whether the French intelligence has something to do with eminent Boko Haram attack in Ghana.
Speaking on local radio-Adom Fm in Accra on Wednesday, Ghana’s Interior Minister, Mark Woyongo said the security services are working hard to block Boko Haram both in weapons and any illicit financial transactions that might benefit the group. The UK and the US have already blocked any financial transactions by Boko Haram with their financial institutions. Mr. Woyongo said a lot of counter-terrorism measures have been put in place, urging citizens to be security conscious and report any suspicious persons or movement to the Police without any delay.
"We need to prepare for a bad day, we are not leaving anything to chance and it’s not as if we are taking things for granted, we are appealing to all citizens to help prevent these terrorists from entering the country’’, he said. Earlier this month, Police in the Eastern Region of Ghana arrested some 12 young men who were alleged to have formed a group calling it Boko Haram to terrorize residents in the area. They have since been put before court.
In the last regional block meeting held in Ghana, leaders in the West African sub-region were worried about the spreading of the activities of Boko Haram. Boko Haram is currently causing havoc in Cameroon but the country’s security forces are not giving them a breathing space. The regional block therefore agreed unanimously this week to seek the approval of the African Union to create a multi-national force to fight the militants. Chad and Cameroon have already taken a lead role.
Boko Haram sparked an international outrage last year when it abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in the town of Chibok in Borno State. The group has killed thousands of people and displaced many in the mainly north of Nigeria. The Nigerian military has woefully failed to defend civilians against the militants’ frequent attacks. It has therefore allowed Boko Haram to consolidate its territorial annexation for an Islamic Caliphate State.
The United States intelligence report on Boko Haram in May 2014 said there is no indication of the group in Ghana but did warned the security service not to be complacent. Boko Haram six-year insurgency has intensified this year. The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said Boko Haram killed more than 4,000 civilians last year. Boko Haram which means "Western education is forbidden" sees schools and colleges as a symbol of Western culture. It has vowed to eradicate such institutions and create an Islamic state in the north of the country.
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The Cameroon army has carried out an attack on a Boko Haram mobile unit that infiltrated Fotokol in the Far North region some few hours ago Cameroon Concord has learnt. The attack, hinted our informant took place in the village of Leimari some 8 kilometers from the Fotokol district. Our source in Maroua speaks of 12 Boko Haram fighters killed during the raid and many others captured. However, we will be bringing you details from Cameroon government spokesman Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary in Yaoundé the nation’s capital soonest.
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What do you think of President Paul Biya’s performance as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Cameroon in handling the war on Boko Haram terror?
A/ It shows that Biya is an efficient elderly statesman
B/ It can be seen as Biya is fighting to leave a rich legacy
C/ He is loved and respected by the Cameroon military and the Cameroonian people
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What do you think of President Paul Biya’s performance as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Cameroon in handling the war on Boko Haram terror?
A/ It shows that Biya is an efficient elderly statesman
B/ It can be seen as Biya is fighting to leave a rich legacy
C/ He is loved and respected by the Cameroon military and the Cameroonian people
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