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Appeals Court Shoots Down DOJ Request To Immediately Restore Travel Ban

By Yeganeh Torbati and Tom Perry

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court late on Saturday denied a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to immediately restore a immigration order from President Donald Trump barring citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries and temporarily banning refugees.

The court ruling dealt a further setback to Trump, who has denounced the judge in the state of Washington who blocked his executive order on Friday. In tweets and comments to reporters, the president has insisted he will get the ban reinstated.

Cross-Border Attack: Boko Haram Insurgents raid Cameroon kill 3, abduct 15

The Islamist Boko Haram militants, on Monday, killed at least three people and kidnapped 15 others in a fresh cross-border attack in northern Cameroun. 

The attack took place on Monday afternoon when at least 20 armed men tried to get food supplies, stealing all the food stocks found in the Camerounian village of Greya, a security source told Anadolu Agency yesterday. 

The source added, “Boko Haram militants killed at least three civilians and abducted a dozen others – presumably all Camerounians. 

“Before leaving, the terrorists also burned down the village’s primary school.” Due to the area’s poor communication infrastructure, the Camerounian army was warned too late of the incident, finally arriving “long after the attackers had left,” the source stated. 

CHIBOK GIRLS: Jonathan ready to negotiate with Boko Haram - BBC

BBC has just reports that the Nigeria government is ready to talk to Boko Haram Islamist militants for the release of more than 200 abducted schoolgirls.

Minister of Special Duties Tanimu Turaki was quoted by BBC as saying if Boko Haram was sincere, its leader Abubakar Shekau should send people he trusted to meet the standing committee on reconciliation.

Breaking: Boko Haram Sects Flee Back to Nigeria As Some Of Their Members Arrested In Niger

There are reports that the members of the Islamist Militants, Boko Haram are fleeing the Neighbouring country of Niger republic back to Nigeria.

At least, three of the sect members were arrested on Tuesday in Diffa, a town close to Niger capital, Niamey.

Reuters reports that the military sources indicated that some of the sect members escaped to Nigeria after some of their members were arrested by the security forces when they attacked an army patrol team in the eastern region of Diffa.

3 Boko Haram Gunmen Arrested In Neighboring Niger after patrol ambushed

Three suspected members of the Islamist militants, Boko Haram sect have been arrested in neighboring Niger on Tuesday after they attacked an army patrol in the eastern region of Diffa, government and military sources said. Diffa, some 1,400 km east of Niger's capital Niamey, borders the Nigerian state of Borno, the epicenter of Boko Haram's uprising. The arid region has received tens of thousands of refugees from the fighting and local Niger officials have repeatedly voiced concerns over Boko Haram infiltration.

"An army patrol fell into a trap set by Boko Haram militants at Rouda, in the Chetimari commune of Diffa," a government source told Reuters. "The fighting lasted about an hour and the arrival of army reinforcements allowed us to take three prisoners, one of whom was wounded."

Boko Haram May Attack Lagos state- U S Warns

The United state of America has warned that the Lagos state of Nigeria may be attack by the Islamist Insurgents who has been terrorising the country for the past five years.

US has Issued a  warning to its citizens of a plan to attack by the militants on one of two Sheraton hotels near Lagos, Nigeria's main commercial hub which attracts many foreign business people and which so far has been spared by the country's violent Islamist militants.

The State Department made this known in a statement on its website that those behind the plot were "groups associated with terrorism", but gave no further details.

The activities of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram has been on the increase in the recent time and many places has been attacked including the Federal Capital, Abuja.

Hope the appropriate security agencies will take a precautionary measures to avert the planned attacks!