Boko Haram kills Living Faith Church Pastor, Teacher, 17 others in Borno state

Pastor Eliud Gwamna Mshelizza of the Living Faith Church, a teacher with the Government Girls Secondary School Shaffa alongside 17 others were killed in separate attacks on Wednesday September 24th and Thursday September 25th after Boko Haram members launched an attack on Shaffa and Shindiffu villages of Hawul LGA in Borno State.
The sect men were said to have arrived Shaffa at about 8pm on Wednesday September 24th and after ravaging the village, proceeded to Shindiffu village on Thursday September 25th. They burnt down about 10 churches including E.Y.N No:I, E.Y.N No: II and III in both villages. Many of the sect members were however killed by Nigerian troops who came in from Adamawa and Biu during an ambush as the Boko Haram men were leaving the villages after the attack.

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Boko Haram kills 9 In Borno

Members of the dreaded terrorists group, Boko Haram on Sunday killed nine people in a popular market in Monguno village, Borno State.

Vanguard reports that the attack which also left ten people injured with bullets wounds occurred at about 3p.m. it was reported that the insurgents who disguised as customers stormed the market in broad day and started shooting at the traders.

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According to a trader, who gave his name as Mallam Abubakar Ali Monguno, the terrorists were believed to be on a target mission as they shot at selected traders before eluding the scene of the attack.

“When they stormed the market, they shot at my neighbour, before proceeding to other shops as they were much selective in their operations” he said.

He said several petty traders who scampered for safety abandoned their goods during the shooting, and later returned to get them.

DSP Gidoen Jubrin, the state police Public Relations Officer could not be reached for confirmation but another senior security personnel, who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the incidence.

“Yes, some suspected members of Boko Haram sect launched an attack on Monguno village market killing nine persons and injuring about 10 others currently receiving treatment in one of the treatment centres in the state. Already security operatives have been drafted to the scene and normalcy has since been restored in the area” the source said.

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Meanwhile, Monguno is about 100 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital that had witnessed relative peace for almost a year ago after failed attempt by the terrorists to destroy the military barracks in the area.

The blood thirsty group on Sunday, September 21, 2014, also attacked another market in Borno State, where the reportedly killed over 20 people.

It would be recalled that last year, 54 people including 24 vigilante youths (Civilian JTF), 14 Shuwa Arab herdsmen and 16 civilians were killed by suspected Boko Haram members in three different Local Government Areas of Monguno, Damboa and Nganzai in Borno state.

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Boko Haram: Shekau impersonator killed by Nigerian troops?

The Nigerian military may have recorded a major victory in the war against Boko Haram as the man suspected to be mimicking late Abubakar Shekau in recent videos from the sect, may have been killed during the September 17th battle in Konduga, Borno state.

A senior military source said "it is getting more certain that the terrorists' commander who has been mimicking Shekau in those videos is the one killed in Konduga on September 17."

Sources at the image making company of the Nigerian government, PRNigeria, say the death of the man believed to be the leader of the group is responsible for the scattering of the sect members in different independent locations in neighboring countries.


Security sources did not deny the suspicion but cautioned that "the process of confirming that the dead body we have is the same as that character who has been posing as Shekau is ongoing. He is definitely a prominent terrorist commander. I don't want to say anything about this yet please."

Another high ranking military source said that the resemblance between the man killed and the one seen in recent videos posted by the sect group is quite striking, citing his facial marks, beards and teeth as some of the striking resemblance features.

Military officers say the Defence Headquarters will address the nation after a full investigation of their latest discovery has been done.

Meanwhile the Defense headquarters say five members of the sect group surrendered their arms to the Nigerian troops yesterday, pleading for mercy. They said some captured members of the sect group are helping with useful information regarding future planned attacks by the sect.

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High ranking Boko Haram member captured, 60 members killed by military

A high ranking member of terror group, Boko Haram, was yesterday September 17th captured by the military after a failed attempted attack on Konduga in Borno state. The sect members actually made a second attempt into Konduga after the military celebrated its victory against them yesterday afternoon. The captured terror leader is currently at a military facility where he is receiving treatment.

In a related development, one soldier was killed after an ambush was laid by the sect members in Benishek, Borno state. Four motorcycles were captured from the terror group after the attack. See the tweets after the cut...

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