Nigerian News Desk

Boko Haram Struck In Konduga Killing 30 & Injuring 40 in Fresh Suicide Attacks in Borno; Nigerian Air Force Bombs Sambisa Forest; Boko Haram raid Nigerian military base in the northeast; Missing ₦6.8m: No gorilla in Kano zoo – Gov. Ganduje; FG Begins Probe Of Constituency Projects; Fulani Herdsmen must vacate Yorubaland now – Gani Adams . . .

Boko Haram Struck In Konduga Killing 30 & Injuring 40 in Fresh Suicide Attacks in Borno

Boko Haram struck on Sunday night killing 30 persons and injuring 40 others in multiple suicide bomb attacks on a viewing center in Mandarari, Konduga Local Government Area of the state. The attacks, which were confirmed yesterday by the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), drew a strong rebuke from President Muhammadu Buhari, who commiserated with the victims of the blasts and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Photo: Boko Haram

The SEMA Director of Search and Rescue Operations, Mr. Usman Kachala, who briefed journalists yesterday, said three suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mandarari community around 8 p.m. on Sunday, explaining that the bombers, comprising two females and a male, perpetrated the act in a local tea joint and film centre in the community.

Nigerian Air Force Bombs Sambisa Forest

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday bombed terrorists bases in Sambisa Forest, taking out Boko Haram strategic military hardware and killing several of them. The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole said it conducted the air strikes as part of its determination to stamp out the terrorists.

It said in a statement issued by NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF said:

“In continuation of its sustained air strikes against terrorists’ targets in Borno State, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has severely degraded another Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) hideout in the Sambisa Forest. The operation was executed after persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions revealed heavy presence of BHTs at a new camp with several structures hidden under the thick foliage of the Forest. Accordingly, the ATF dispatched an Alpha Jet to attack the location. Its bombs hit the target area, with devastating effects on several of the camouflaged structures, neutralising their BHT occupants.”

The statement said further: “The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain the effort to completely degrade the terrorists in the North-east.”

Boko Haram raid Nigerian military base in the northeast

Boko Haram overran a military base and looted a nearby town in northeast Nigeria, security sources and residents said Tuesday. The raids came a day after 30 people were killed on Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in the region that also bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram. The raids came a day after 30 people were killed on Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in the region that also bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.

The Jihadists arrived late on Monday in nine armoured trucks and stormed into the military base outside the town of Gajiram, 80 kilometres (50 miles), north of the Borno state capital Maiduguri. They were suspected to be from IS-affiliated Boko Haram faction known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). “They dislodged troops from the base after a fight,” a security source told AFP.

“We don’t know the extent of damage and looting in the base. An assessment is being carried out”. Residents said the Islamists drove into the town after sacking the base and looted shops, shooting into the air.

Missing ₦6.8m: No gorilla in Kano zoo – Gov. Ganduje

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has rejected claims that a Gorilla swallowed ₦6.8million in a Kano zoo. He said the zoo in question had no gorilla. Recall that a “mystery gorilla” was been accused of swallowing ₦6.8million belonging to the Kano Zoological Gardens.

The money, according to an official of the zoo, was kept in an office, which the gorilla invaded and swallowed all. The managing director of the zoo, Umar Kobo had said that “The issue is under investigations for now and I don’t want to say anything on the matter. Many journalists have come to meet me but I don’t want to say anything. What I can confirm is that money is missing,” he told the BBC Pidgin.

According to the Pidgin Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Pidgin), a finance officer in the zoo claimed that the animal sneaked into an office and carted away the money before “swallowing it”. The official said that the incident occurred during the last Sallah celebrations.

FG Begins Probe Of Constituency Projects

The federal government has taken its ant-corruption war to the National Assembly and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Under the new offence designed to check the siphoning of public funds through questionable projects, the government mandated the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe the constituency projects initiated by lawmakers in 12 states selected from the six geo-political zones of the country.

And in line with the mandate, the ICPC will today begin the verification and tracking of projects which have been identified in some selected states, with two states in each zone. In the North Central, ICPC officials will visit Kogi and Benue States, Adamawa and Bauchi States in the Northeast, and Sokoto and Kano States in the Northwest. Others are Southeast: Imo and Enugu States; Southwest has Lagos and Osun States and South-south, Akwa Ibom and Edo States. The 12 states fall under the first phase of the ICPC probe.

Reports indicate that during the probe, the ICPC would invite former and re-elected members of the 9th National Assembly to indicate the locations of the projects and the cost.

Fulani Herdsmen must vacate Yorubaland now – Gani Adams

Former Chairman of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, now the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has ordered Fulani marauders killing people in the Southwest to vacate Yorubaland now or face a possible retaliation as the Yoruba people will no longer fold their arms and watch their people get killed, raped and kidnapped by Fulani marauders. Arising from a crucial meeting of the Aare Onakakanfo in Council yesterday June 17th, Adams warned that the Yoruba people would be forced to retaliate if the Fulani herdsmen continued to maim innocent people.

Photo: Gani Adams.

Adams in a communique issued after the meeting, said “We cannot continue to fold our arms and let these bandits continue to soil our land with the blood of the innocent. Consequently, we hereby ask these Fulani marauders to stop their murderous activities and vacate every inch of Yorubaland they currently ravage.

Gani Adams stated:

“The campaign of blood by Fulani herdsmen, who have been ravaging our land, kidnapping, killing, maiming and raping our people in recent years has become a serious source of concern for the Yoruba race; a race renowned for their staunch passion for peaceful coexistence, national cohesion and development. “The threat posed to our existence by these blood-mongering marauders cannot be overlooked as we, as a people, believe that for peace and accord to reign among the multiplicity of people who occupy a common territory, all parties must play a role in ensuring that each and every unit in this country respect each other in all ramifications,”

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