Breaking: Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Sends Strong Message To Buhari, Borno Government

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Leader of the dreaded Boko Haramsect, Abubakar Shekau, has rejected an offer of peace from Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State.

Naija News reports that Governor Zulum had urged the terrorist group to embrace peace and return to normal life.

Boko Haram insurgency had clocked 10 years in July 2019, with the conflict claiming the lives of some 27,000 civilians and devastating entire communities, villages and towns across the three most-affected states – Adamawa, Yobe and Borno.

Reacting to the offer of peace, a journalist Ahmad Salkida, said Boko Haram leader warned that the war had just began.

He said Abubakar Shekau in a recorded audio in Kanuri and Hausa declined the governor’s olive branch.

“In a calm tone, uncharacteristic of Shekau, he said the war was just starting. He vowed that his group was not ready to give up arms, chiding the governor for ‘misinterpreting’ a verse.

“According to Shekau: His members that want to leave, “know that is about Allah, it is not about any human being.”

“Informed analysts consider the exchange a good sign and have urged the governor not to relent in engaging the insurgents at all necessary levels,” he wrote on Twitter.

 

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We'll Treat Boko Haram Members As Bandits, Not Terrorists - Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the remnants of Boko Haram in the North-East region of the country are bandits, “and we will continue to treat them as such.”

The President stated this when he received Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday.

Buhari maintained that Boko Haram had been degraded, but “its members are still a nuisance around Lake Chad and surrounding islands.

“That is why we are cooperating with Chad, Cameroon, Niger Republic, and other countries. We are also using the Air Force quite effectively. They are bandits, and we will continue to treat them as such,” he said.

The President said the government was concentrating on repairing damaged infrastructure, rehabilitation of internally displaced persons, and securing their communities, so that they can return home.

He applauded the support of the ICRC and other humanitarian organisations, stressing that the government would not rest until all victims were rehabilitated.

“The situation of the displaced persons is very pathetic. Some children don’t know where their parents are, neither do they know where they come from.

“We are focusing on education and healthcare, along with rebuilding of infrastructure.

“The agency formerly under the leadership of retired Gen. Theophilus Danjuma and now headed by retired Maj.-Gen. Paul Tarfa is quietly making an impression. We are dedicating lots of resources to the area,” the president said.

He disclosed that great progress had equally been made in disabusing the minds of people that the insurgency was religious.

“How can you kill people, and say ‘God is great.’ It’s either you don’t know that God or you don’t know what you are talking about.

“God is God of justice. And the people have understood the message well, so recruiting is now difficult for the insurgents,’’ he added.

Earlier, Maurer said Nigeria was the 5th largest operation of ICRC worldwide, and the organisation would continue to render humanitarian action to people affected by violence.

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Xenophobia : We Will Kill South Africans If Attack Continues - Boko Haram Vows

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Popular Islamic Militant group, Boko Haram has threatened to kill South Africans over the renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians.

Islamic Militant group, Boko Haram has given the South African government an ultimatum of 24 hours to stop xenophobic attacks in the country unless terror will be unleashed on their citizens based in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and other surrounding countries.

It appears the infamous terrorist group has listened to the plea of Nigerians to avenge the death of their fellow citizens and loss of their hard earned livelihood.

This warning was contained in a brief YouTube video message, monitored by Republican Newspaper.

The Islamic group also threatened to launch an attack on South African embassies in the aforementioned countries.

(Repulican Newspapaer)

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We Have Defeated Boko Haram , Never Will They surface Again - Buratai

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Lieutenant General Buratai has said that Boko Haram has been totally defeated - The COAS said that the insurgent group has been chased out from the northeast and what his present is ISWAP - Buratai said that just like Boko Haram was crushed, the ISWAP group will also be hunted down the same way The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has said that the Boko Haram insurgent group has been defeated by the nation’s military. He added that ‘Boko Haram will never come again as Boko Haram’, saying that what is currently going on in the northeast is a part of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP), Vanguard reports. 

Burutai said the presence of the ISWAP is the attempt by some groups to explore the break down of law and order to carry out criminal acts in neighbouring countries.  The COAS made this known student of some schools visited him to learn about The Legend of Buratai, a book written in his honour. During the visit, the lieutenant general said that the insurgent group has been chased out totally and the same will done to ISWAP. When the student asked him how he has been able to cope with the pressure that comes with his work, the general said that when he was appointed, the first thing he did was to build an excellent relationship with the media so as to close the gap of information. He said: 

“When I was appointed the Chief of Army Staff, I had the feeling that I will be the least controversial COAS. I had the feeling I will have an excellent relationship with the media. This first thing I did was to call the then Director of Army Public Relations and I told him that henceforth, all our actions and activities must be reported and made known to the media.

“They had a right to know. It is the Nigerian Army. There should be no gaps about information in our operations in the North East or elsewhere. “Before then, we used to have so many reporters in the north east including informants for the terrorists who plant stories and breaking news some of which went contrary to happenings, with a ploy to make troops unstable or demoralized." 

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Boko Haram: We Have Recorded Remarkable Improvement, Buhari Counters Shettima

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said, in spite of recent setbacks, people in the North-East can testify that his government has recorded remarkable improvement in the fight against Boko Haram.

Buhari made this claim on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday evening.

He tweeted, “In spite of the challenges we’ve had, people in the North East know that we have recorded remarkable improvement in the fight against Boko Haram.

“There is no doubt that we will fully overcome these challenges and win the war against terrorism in Nigeria.”

Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima had only recently admitted that the insurgency was assuming a worsening dimension.

He said this at a closed-door meeting with security operatives.

He said, “The realities are that while so much was achieved by our gallant military, we are, today, faced with serious challenges in Borno State.”

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Boko Haram Would Have Invaded Lagos If Not For The Sake Of Buhari - Buhari's Minister

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Communications minister Adebayo Shittu says President Muhammadu Buhari must seek re-election in 2019 because he has so far done well. Even though the president hasn’t decided on standing yet, Shittu said loyalists and ardent supporters could help the president make up his mind.

Speaking with State House correspondents after meeting with the president on Wednesday, Shittu said he informed Buhari that he had appointed a national chairman of the Board of Trustees of Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo Dynamic Support Group whose identity he did not disclose.

The minister stated that the South-west zonal office of the campaign organization of the Buhari/Osinbajo would be commissioned on January 20. Asked whether the campaign for 2019 has started, Shittu parried, saying: “Every day since he came into office, all his activities are geared towards letting Nigerians know that they have a saviour, a rescuer; somebody who is committed to providing relief for Nigerians in all respects.

“In the area of fighting corruption, insurgency, whether in the northeast or the Niger Delta, in the area of repairing the economy and providing jobs and providing social stability in the society, you will agree with me that today, but for Buhari, Boko Haram would have invaded even Lagos.”

On whether Buhari will run for the 2019 Presidency, he said: “It goes without saying, I mean if you have a child who goes to primary school and does well, proceeds to secondary school, does well, and you keep asking is he going to university? It goes without saying.

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