Tag Archives: Ibrahim Geidam

Curfew slapped on Nigerian city after Islamist unrest

October 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KANO, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities on Monday slapped a 15-hour daily curfew on a northeastern city where unrest blamed on Islamist extremists has killed at least 31 people in recent days. Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam “has approved the imposition … read more »

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram claim bombings

November 28, 2011 by benim

Kano – Nigeria’s Islamist Boko Haram sect was responsible for a string of weekend bombings targeting government buildings and churches in Geidam in the northeast, its purported spokesperson said on Monday. Abul Qaqa, who claims to speak for Boko Haram, … read more »

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Islamists bomb police station in Nigeria

November 27, 2011 by benim

Kano – Gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram have bombed a police station, a bank and a beer parlour in Nigeria’s northeastern Yobe state, residents say. The gunmen threw explosives into a police station and … read more »

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