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9 Soldier are Allegedly Been Killed by Boko Haram in Nasarawa State

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 Nine soldiers are reportedly been killed by boko haram insurgency during rescue operations along mararaba udege road in nasarawa state linking Otukpo oweto in Banue. The nation report that the slain soldiers who were led to the Forest by an officer Felix Kura an indigene of Banue State, Were Iliya Kefas , Bati Yakubu and other young officer whose name can not be identified immediately. It was learnt that the soldiers from 177 Guards Battalion, shitu Barrack in Kefi, Nasarawa state were on mission to dislodge to boko haram insurgency from the forest who kidnapped many indigene of the state and held them in captive. They killed 5 boko hara before they were overpowered by the terrorist whose weapons are more sophisticated. A source in the Barack says; "As soon as they ran into the Bush and they realized they were over powered Kura was said to have told his colleagues including his cover escape. The authority of 177 guards battalion have informed the family of the slain soldiers of t

Governor Abdullahi Sule has Raise Alarm over Boko Haram Regrouping in Nasarawa State

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  Nasarawa state Governor ABDULAHI SULE has said that members of dreaded sect 'Boko haram' are regrouping in the state and carrying out act of violence. The Governor started this when spoke with statehouse correspondence after a close door meeting with President Buhari at the state House in Abuja today January 22, according to the Governor, members of the sect who were dislodged from location along the Abuja, nasarawa borders last year has regrouped along the nasarawa, Benue borders wrecking New form of Havocs. He said some of the boko Haram element active in his state belong to the darussalam group that had been dislodge from Niger, adding that upon the joint security operations a lot of them were killed while 900 were arrested, he said that those arrested confirmed they membership of boko haram insurgency group. He also said he is confident that a decisive action will be taken to curtail the security challenge his state following his meeting with President Buhari. By Rashidat