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Exposed! How Boko Haram Attacked Kuje Prison (Correctional) Facility
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Exposed! How Boko Haram Attacked Kuje Prison (Correctional) Facility

How Boko Haram Attacked Kuje Prison Facility   By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON   Dare-devil gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group, on Tuesday night around 10pm, laid siege to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje Abuja, attacking the facility with explosive devices and sophisticated assault weapons.   The gunmen numbering about 300 according to eyewitnesses, rode motorcycles invading multiple military and police checkpoints in the city to successfully overpower a garrison of the Nigerian Army personnel and a contingent of Police formation who were deployed to provide perimeter security for the facility which holds high level convicts and dangerous criminals awaiting trial.   Residents of the sleepy town raised alarm...
Buhari begs for help at Turkey Summit over Boko Haram
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Buhari begs for help at Turkey Summit over Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit to provide tangible support to Africa's fight against terrorism and insurgency.   The Nigerian leader made the call, according to Garba Shehu, the President's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, at the third edition of the Summit on Saturday in Istanbul, Turkey.   According to the president, the Boko Haram terrorist group is still active and preying on sof targets, despite being fractured by internal struggle and decimated by Nigeria's defense forces.   He expressed his joy that the Summit held by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the issue of terrorism while simultaneously focusing on Africa's development and infrastructure. ‘‘It has become a catalyst f...