Mohammed Yusuf
20 May 2021
With intelligence sources saying the leader of Boko Haram has tried to kill himself to avoid capture by rival jihadists, here is a history of the Nigerian Islamist militant group.
3 May 2021
When the spotlight on Dr. Isa Ali Pantami began, the direction of the conversation wasn’t unpredictable. The first sign of trouble was the refusal of his critics to retract their mistranslation of his conversations with the Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf.
14 Aug 2019
In William Shakespeare’s eponymous book, Julius Caesar, the main character is warned of fast-approaching personal danger. First, the caution comes from a soothsayer: ‘‘Beware the ides of March.’....
31 Jul 2019
Governor Babagana Umara of Borno State has said that the war against Boko Haram may not end soon, as the terrorists have started deploying drones to monitor military operations in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad region.
26 Jul 2019
Sir: Oyo, Ogun and Imo states are among the states that voted wisely in the 2019 general elections in Nigeria.
31 Jul 2018
On July 30, 2009, the Nigerian Police Force summarily executed Mohammed Yusuf, founder of the dreaded militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, then aged 39. Nine years after, it has turned out to be an ‘unforced error’ in one of the unending incidences of extrajudicial killings that is hurting the nation dearly. Security forces had hunted…
19 Feb 2018
Five Nigerian police officers who were accused of killing Boko Haram's founder Mohammed Yusuf while in their custody have been reinstated, a police oversight body said on Monday.
26 Nov 2017
The Borno Government says it will convert the house of the former leader of Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Yusuf, to a museum. The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Dr Mohammed Bulama, disclosed this at the sidelines of the 9th National Council for Culture, Tourism and National Orientation held in Dutse, Jigawa. The…
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