Boko Haram Strikes again, kills 7 in Borno Village

According to Sahara Reporters, Boko Haram terrorist attacked Kuruburu village of Damboa local government area of Borno State in the restive northeast of Nigeria in the early hours of today Saturday, August 20, killing seven persons.

A vigilante source revealed that the terrorists stormed the village on motorcycles and shot sporadically. They also abducted women and stole food items. 

Leader of Ansaru terrorist group has been Arrested

The leader of a splinter group 'Ansaru' of the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram, known for kidnapping expatriates has been arrested in a breakthrough military operations on Friday in Lokoja, Kogi State capital.

According to military spokesman Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Notorious Khalid al Barnawi whom the US had place a  $5m (£3.5m) bounty on his head after branding him one of three Nigerian "specially designated global terrorists" in 2012 was arrested on Friday.