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Nigeria says Boko Haram spokesman shot dead

September 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

NIGERIAN soldiers have shot dead a suspected media spokesman for Islamist militant group Boko Haram and another high-ranking member, a military official and a security source say. Troops involved in the operation on the outskirts of the city of Kano … read more »

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Boko Haram refutes report of spokesman arrest

February 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist group, has denied government reports that its spokesman was arrested, but confirmed another senior member of the faction was detained instead. In a phone conference with journalists in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Thursday, … read more »

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Boko Haram claims al-Qaeda links

November 24, 2011 by benim

Kano – A purported spokesperson for Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed on Thursday that the group, blamed for attacks including the suicide bombing of UN headquarters in Nigeria, has links with al-Qaeda. “It is true we have links with al-Qaeda,” … read more »

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