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Boko Haram Leader Shekau |
There were indications yesterday that the 230 female students
abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Girls’ Secondary School,
GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, have been sited at the Sambisa Forest in Borno
State, by the Special Forces of the United States Marines.The girls who were
abducted on April 14, were part of the 250 students boarded at the school for
the West African School Certificate, WASC/ Senior Secondary School Certificate,
SSSC, examinations, triggering world-wide condemnations.This was even as more
US military officials arrived Nigeria yesterday to join local officials in the
search for nearly 300 school girls taken captives by the Islamist extremist
group, Boko Haram, the US Secretary of State John Kerry, and the defence
department, Pentagon, said.The UK team had earlier arrived in Abuja to support
Nigerian government in its response to the abduction of over 200 school
girls.The arrival of the foreign troops is coming on the heels of the appeal
yesterday by the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar for Nigerians to unite
and fight the insurgents to achieve success.According to Kerry, “Our
inter-agency team is hitting the ground in Nigeria now and they are going to be
working with President Goodluck Jonathan’s government to do everything that we
possibly can to return these girls.”The CNN also quoted the U.S. Navy Rear
Admiral, John Kirby, who serves as Pentagon press secretary, as saying that the
small team of seven would join advisers supporting local efforts to find the
girls abducted over three weeks ago.Kerry said the US team, working with the
Nigerian government, would do everything possible to free the girls and
everything possible to stop the atrocities of Boko Haram.“We are also going to
do everything possible to counter the menace of Boko Haram. The entire world
should not only be condemning this outrage but should be doing everything
possible to help Nigeria in the days ahead,” he added.But there are no plans to
send American combat troops into Nigeria, Mr. Kirby said.The abduction of the
school girls on April 14 in a remote community in Borno State, one of the most
shocking terrorist acts by Boko Haram yet, has drawn widespread anger around
the world with calls for a swift action.President Goodluck Jonathan said
Thursday that the kidnapping will be “the beginning of end” of Boko Haram.US
President Obama has said he hopes the abduction by Boko Haram will galvanize
the international community to act against the brutal group that has directed
much of its cruelty on civilians and the innocent.This week, more than 100
people were killed in a busy market by militants suspected to be from the
group. The attack occurred in Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, near the Nigerian
border with Cameroun.Besides the United States, Britain, France and China have
also offered to help rescue the stolen girls.Obama said the team sent to
Nigeria comprised personnel from military, law enforcement and other
agencies.France said it will station 3,000 troops in Nigeria’s neighbouring
countries to help fight militants in the Sahel region.British satellites and
advanced tracking capabilities also will be used, and China has promised to
provide any intelligence gathered by its satellite network.Meanwhile in a
statement yesterday, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said, “a
team of UK experts who will advise and support the Nigerian authorities in its
response to the abduction of over 200 school girls touched down in Abuja,
Nigeria this morning”.The team is drawn from across government, including DfID,
FCO and the MoD, and will work with the Nigerian authorities leading on the
abductions and terrorism in Nigeria. The team will be considering not just the
recent incidents but also longer-term counter-terrorism solutions to prevent
such attacks in the future and defeat Boko Haram.The team will be working closely
with their US counterparts and others to coordinate efforts.Us Marines find
abducted girls, arrest Boko Haram leaderHowever, military sources said that
apart from abducting the girls, the insurgents also carted away food items and
vehicles as well as killing undisclosed number of people in Chibok on the
fateful night.The sources told Saturday Vanguard in Abuja that members of the
United States Marines who are already in Maiduguri following the promise by
President Barak Obama to assist Nigeria in rescuing the abducted girls, located
the girls inside the forest, using some Satellite equipment which combed the
forest, located an assembly of the young girls and sent the images back to the
Marines on ground in Maiduguri.Aside locating the whereabouts of the girls in
the dense forest, it was also, further gathered that one of the leaders of
terrorist group who participated in the abduction of the girls was arrested by
a combined team of the US Marines and Nigerian forces.Sources said that the
Boko Haram leader was arrested, through an advanced interceptor equipment which
was used to track the terrorist while exchanging information with his
colleagues in Sambisa Forest about the movements of American and Nigerian
soldiers in Maiduguri.His phone was subsequently traced to a location in
Maiduguri where he was arrested and handed over to the Nigerian military.The
location of the girls in the forest is contrary to widespread reports that the
girls had been distributed and ferried to the Nigerian border towns in Chad, Cameroon
and Niger Republic
Nice move,thank God for the US
ReplyDeleteWe hope the journey is coming to an end. It says everything that goes up must come down. The end of Boko Haram is approaching
ReplyDeleteWe hope the journey is coming to an end. It says everything that goes up must come down. The end of Boko Haram is approaching
ReplyDeleteUp America !!! You guys are bomb !!! Whattttt the hellllllll ! Wow I'm punting
ReplyDeleteThank U Jesus
ReplyDeleteThank Good. That was Nigerian couldn't do in months
ReplyDeleteIf what I am reading is true, then let us think of a means of collecting those guns from our Nigerian soldiers, chase them out of our barracks and instead give them employment in the local vigilantes, out of pity. I dont see any purpose they are serving carrying guns.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I duff my hat for the U.S marines.
When American say they wanr to do something they do it. See all the time and money we have been wasting .shame on our security.all they so is have bif stomach like Toads. Thanks guys pls take over.
ReplyDeleteLet them not interrogation this criminal here, because they have better equipment to extort info from any body, this guy can give useful information on their sponsors
DeleteTank u JESUS, d end of boko haram is drawin closer
ReplyDelete@Oga1, u re vry funny. Bravo! US.una too much. May God protect u ijn.
ReplyDeleteThat is professionalism. That is expertise and dedication at work. We have seen technological advancement. Infact American soldiers are everything our soldiers are not - patrotic, dedicated, apolitical,disciplined,well-trained,incorruptible,focused,religiously neutral,professional, just name it. I doff my hat for them.
ReplyDeleteWhat oga @ d top can't do now US army is doing it,do u knw y? Bcus US dnt steal,dey dnt no money is missing in US government ,in my country we use Satellite to steal 20 billion dollar ,we learn how to ring election,our minister involvin in 10 billion naira jet scam,wat els can we do ,nigerian army are going out der for peace keeping but dey can't enter forest,shame on dis government ,pls US and others should remain in our country so dat nigerian government will nt be useing army to destroy his people again,u candeclare state of energency but u can't enter forest ,did US army declare state of emergency b4 dey enter d forest?
ReplyDeleteThe military ruled Naigeria fo so long yet they could not acquire mordern facilities for our military. Rather we have ex-military Generals who are among the richest people in the land. I hope our Govt see the need to update our military. Nessecity they say is the mother of inventions. Warfare has changed all over the world. Abeg US guide your equipments well o.
ReplyDeleteSe una see wetin dem dey call army now.our own na boys scout
ReplyDeletethis really tHe end of boko haram insurgencies up us
ReplyDeleteU can image D startd wit 1 of d leaders of boko haram, wow! dis is gud news.
ReplyDeleteCorruptn hs block our 9jia army n some of d so call leaders senses of reasoning dats y d re nolonger active. Weldone US.
ReplyDeleteD day dos boko haram lay der hands on dos innocent gals n even defile den ws d day d sign der death warrent. Shekeu n Ali musa turn is 2moro.
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing is politics by GEJ and the rest of them ?
ReplyDeleteIf nigerian army can't go to that forest then we are in problem, all they know is to loot the budget ?
ReplyDeleteChai, chai, diaris God ooh, our own army only know how to call press conference to tell Nigerians all sort of lies n decepton in addition to spending billons of Naira in the name of fighting BH all wit NO result. The US marines did not ask for any picture b4 they capture the leader of BH nor did they set up any committe to investigate the matter but the Idiot called GEJ is busy wasting our precious time setting up commitees while our daughters are suffering in the hands of BH. Even the stupid wife had the gut to call for an investigative panel headed by her illitrate self.
ReplyDeleteYour achievement is to call names to your president n the wife. No doubt your brothers were the former leaders that put Nigeria in this mess, now your cry and reason to bring in boko haram is because you lost out in leadership. May God deliver you all.
DeleteYou guys don't understand what is happening . Northern governors went to USA to ask them for help in fighting the insurgents, who told them to go ?.not too long after that visit these girls were kidnapped . Now USA is here by force . Now they say they have located the girls. There is nothing the USA marine is doing in Nigeria that they can't do from USA . They know Nigeria economy is booming and they don't want china to overtake them in Africa . Nigerians be careful
ReplyDeleteWhat nigerian armed forces could not achieve in years,a small group of american marines came and started havings breakthrough in less than 24hrs.what a shame!
ReplyDeleteI have utmost confidence in America. Boko Haran Is finished.
ReplyDeleteCorruption has finished nigeria.
ReplyDeleteBristish government has labeled President Goodluck Jonathan as incompetent.
ReplyDeleteThey are pointing to the inability of Jonathan and his military to rescue over 234 school girls kidnapped over three weeks ago by Boko Haram fighters, say they cannot be trusted any longer to guarantee security for Nigerians.
The pic is a HOAX . The pic are French special forces in CAR. Last year,
ReplyDeleteWhy should you allow a pig to rule nigeria what do you expect ?
ReplyDeleteI do not want to talk about my country Nigeria. I believe in Nigeria. Without corruption which has eating into every fabrics of this country we are a great Nation. Be that as it may, this corruption involves me and you. We need a complete societal change and a renewed change of thought for this country. Our law must not be a respecter of any Individual and action on must be meted on any proven culprit. Nigerian must say No to all bad rubbish starting from Our president to the Beggar on the Street. Note, our problem was their before GEJ thus no blames to Him. He is doing his best, but his efforts are being sabotaged. My last boy was born in US and when he had catar that nearly choked him, I call 911 and the response from paramedics and fire service in America was super, and President Obama was not their to monitor response or issue orders,. What am I saying Nigerian people everywhere is corrupt, whether in the ministry, hospitals, schools, government house, media houses, police, military, private establishments, etc. We need a rework of this country. Conference or no conference.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile I salute the Americans. You guys are wonderful and keep up the good works. Also Other countries on the mission, I salute you too. Kudos to My GEJ. I am proud of you but cut down on Mama Nigeria exceses.
This pix is that of French troop in Central Africa Republic in 2013 n not in Nigeria,afterall d US personels av not started their operation yet.pls stop feeding us wt lies
ReplyDeleteThis story Ȋ̝̊̅§ not true, why can't u people verify it before posting, this picture Ȋ̝̊̅§ a french army in central African republic,..check this link for more http://akpraise.com/2014/05/10/reports-this-didnt-happen-in-nigeria-and-are-foreign-troops-really-in-nigeria-bringbackourgirls/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter.
ReplyDeleteThis pics wasn't in Nigeria so mr fake news search well
ReplyDeleteCkn hw comes is only u ppl dat hv dis news. Give us details on hw d capture dis leader of d boko haram. Pls comfam dis news again, d headline is even different from d main story.
ReplyDeleteExactly, if d ve capture d leader of d boko haram by nw it shld be everywer on air, tv and all d news. I jt don't no again oh chai daris God ohooo
DeleteNo use abusing the 9ja soldier yes tnk to foreign military intervention.Haba y re nigerians so quick to betray dia country so quick.Our soldiers did wt dey culd with as little amoury as d govt permited,abi dem for manufacture spiritual satellite??hian 9ja sha.una knw howmany soldiers don die for dis cause!!includin 3 frm my state(riversstate)haba 9ja sha.smh
ReplyDeleteSo fake pic don come again? Na wa ooo! Na we're we dey go nah?
ReplyDeletefake pic, fake news ,fake journalism , fake nigeria
ReplyDeletethey want to pull down the govrnment of Goodluck jonathan for the world to say he dosent knw what he is doing de are born to rule de are d sponsors of dis pple
ReplyDeletethey want to pull down the govrnment of Goodluck jonathan for the world to say he dosent knw what he is doing de are born to rule de are d sponsors of dis pple
ReplyDeleteFake or no fake. The Americans are now involved. Boko Haram and his militants days are numbered. Firing squad await them. Tell me, where is Bin Laden?, inside shack stomach.
ReplyDeleteYour English is very bad
ReplyDeleteGod help the americans. Progress report. Good talk ever since. keep it up.
ReplyDeleteAlhamdulillah, atleast America has done it.
ReplyDeleteNigeria is a failed state with its enormous financial,material and human power,its a shame on our leaders.
Nigeria is a failed state,who made it so? Is nt d northern leaders dat nearly killed our future n resources?while they were embezling d niger delta oil money but gathering properties abroad n sending their children to d best school abroad,they used their religion n clerics 2 spoil d minds of d illerate ones against other trips n d christians by always killing n persecuting them n forcing them to acept islam.Now bcos a legitimate leader is in power they used those animals(boko haram wen sharia failed)to make d govt ungovrnable as they promised during 2011 campaign n their agents who ar disapoint now critize n tactle our GOD choosen leader by condenming every step by d president.they money dat dis admin is voting for security in d north is enof coupl wit d niger delta money d FG is alocating for them every month.d northern past leaders dat ruled for decades were thieves n murderers,they never said,jet they lebel just 4yrs best admin ever as d worst bcos he's nt a muslim.We wil defeat d islamists n GEJ wil remain in office till 2019. This is d christians era n we've taken over our birth right that was stolen by terrorist zone. They're now crying bcos their plans to islamatist nigeria has failed.
DeleteSorry Nigeria. In two days america had done what we can't in six years..
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame on you good lock
U ar an idiot. U speak gud english n dnt eva make sence, y boda urself bout sum1' wo is makin sence wit bad english? Thunda fire ur fada.mumu
ReplyDeleteUS ,i giv u all my respect ,bt b4 u go help us wipe munster teror called CORRUPTION!! God Bless USA
ReplyDeleteThank You Lord,US army well done.
ReplyDeleteTheir plans to islamatist nigeria for decades has failed, thank God. the God of d christians is a living n Almighty God.
ReplyDeleteTo God be the glory.. Long live America, Long live Nigeria and Long live our Leaders
ReplyDeletetanks to mr president barack obama who render such a great assisted to the country nigeria for the aprehension of the group terrorist boko haram..and i think those terorrist
ReplyDeleteshould be killed once and for all.
Nigerian we are supose 2 be ashame of our self we can nt do anytin by ourself so witout usa goverment boko haram wil kil all of us. 1 i kno is dat we supose 2 kil all our leader bcos witout dat i dont kno any solution. God bles nigeria
ReplyDeleteI pray that the story is true, may the Lord bless the US army and also our president GEJ
ReplyDeleteLet the Nigerians say the truth about what is harping to them
ReplyDeleteKudos to GEJ for courageously inviting international community to help rescue abducted girls. Those who have a hand in this Boko Haram thing, will pay for it the soonest by God's grace
ReplyDeleteI love ur comment..how can we believe that Nigerian solder are good in ground fighter?..me i i will not believe.well the blame should not go out to the solder alone..some of our leaders knows everything about this boko haram .and some are busy giving them information.chai! May God help us and help our beautiful country Amen
ReplyDeleteThis is professionalism, hard work and dedication at work by the Americans. Nigeria can never get to this level of technology in life? Why b/cos we are selfish. We want to own it all, yet we will someday die and forget about our achievements.
ReplyDeleteI BELIEVE THE ILLEGAL DEEDS OF THIS ISLAMIST SECT, BOKO BOY'S IS COMING TO AN END.
ReplyDeleteBY GOD'S GRACE
God oNly can rescue. Us
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