With effect from Jan. 20: Borno bans prostitution, sale of alcohol; exempts military and paramilitary formations

As part of its efforts to curtail criminality and social vices, the Borno government has announced the ban on the sale of alcohol and prostitution in the state. The Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji Kakashehu Lawan, made the announcement while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri.

He said that mobile courts would be set up to try violators of the new law. “The sale of alcohol is hereby banned throughout the state with effect from Jan. 20.

“All brothels and other spots where prostitution, immoral activities, sale and consumption of illicit drugs take place are hereby banned with immediate effect,” he said.

MILITARY DEBUNKS AMNESTY REPORT THAT GIWA BARRACKS IS 'A PLACE OF DEATH'

The Nigerian military has completely disassociated itself from the report of Amnesty International which claims that some civilians died in a detention cell at Giwa Barracks. 

The accusation comes as surprise and shock because the organisation has accessed the facilities and made recommendations which were implemented.

According to the Acting Director, Defence Information,  Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, it is rather unfortunate that an organization of higher repute such as Amnesty International could come around to release a report which is completely baseless, unfounded and source-less with the intent of denting the image of the Nigerian Armed Forces. We would remain committed to the task we have started against the Boko Haram terrorists until they are annihilated.

Borno govt spent over N10 Billion to fight Boko Haram - SSG

The Borno State Government has disclosed that it had invested over N10 billion to procure Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), patrol vehicles and hundreds of trailers of petroleum products in the fight against Boko Haram.

"We have also provided material logistics and intervention on area of accommodation to support security agencies in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency since 2011," he said.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jidda, disclosed this in an interactive session with journalists in Lagos at the weekend.
Jidda said so far, the state government had only received N200million contribution from the federal government.

ISLAMIST BOKO HARAM Call Nigerian Policemen "Women," Say Churches, Christians Are Their Targets

Nigeria Islamist Boko Haram sect in their songs called officers of Nigeria Police Force "women" while attacking Giwa barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, on March 14, 2014. This is evident in the 24-minute video posted online by the sect, the Islamist insurgents demonstrated thier sophisticated and modern weapons at their disposal.

In the video, the sect can be heard singing: "Police, give us way, you are too weak and small to stop us, you are all women and we understand you.

Attack on Military barracks: Boko Haram claims responsibility

Kano - Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for an attack on a key military barracks in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, in a new video obtained on Monday by AFP that warns of further bloodshed, including against civilians.

Boko Haram Attack on Military Formations in Maiduguri, Death Toll Hit Over 500

Over 500 people were killed in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital  last week when security forces responded to what the military portrayed as an attempted jailbreak by the Islamist group Boko Haram, making it one of the bloodiest episodes in the military's five-year counterinsurgency, according to officials in the northern town of Maiduguri.

When Boko Haram Attacks The 21 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army In Maiduguri

When the Boko Haram attacked the 21 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army in the wee hours of Friday 15h, March 2014 , no fewer than 350 people lost their lives. 

It was a fierce clash  between  Boko Haram insurgents  and the Special Forces in  Maimalari, Maiduguri, Borno State. 

Though, it was learnt that the dead included insurgents who attacked the military formation and their members who were held at the biggest detention facility on the premises of the headquarters of the Brigade.

Updates: Boko Haram Stage a Comeback Battle in Maduguri, Attack Military Barracks

Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno state has just experienced three large explosions suspected to be a major bomb attack.

Boko Haram Gunmen have reportedly attacked the Giwa Barracks, one of the strategic military barracks in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri at about 7.30am on Friday.

It could not be ascertain if the explosions led to deaths or destruction of any kind. But our sources states that the three explosions were heard across the city.