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File: A video grab made on March 21, 2013 from a video distributed to reporters by purported intermediaries of the Islamist group linked to Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, shows the suspected leader of the Nigerian Islamist group linked to Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Imam Abu Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Abubakar Ash Shekawi, also known as Abubakar Shekau, at an undisclosed location in Nigeria. AFP The leader of Boko Haram sect,Abubakar Shekau, has claimed a daring December 20 raid on a military barracks in the restive northeast, in a video obtained by AFP Friday. The insurgents stormed the barracks in the town of Bama in a convoy of trucks before sunrise, opened fired on the soldiers inside then torched the compound. Several witnesses said the gunmen kidnapped soldiers as well as women and children. “Our fighters stormed the Bama barracks,” Shekau said, while seated on a mat and flanked by a group of armed men. Shekau has released a series of videos since taking control of the rebel group more than th...

A 43-year-old nurse, Bridget Osawaru, abducted on December 10, 2013, was said to have been allegedly killed by her abductors after collecting N1.5 million ransom from her relatives. Vanguard gathered that she was abducted at her residence along Sapele Road in Benin City and was kept in captivity until she was found dead. Her abductors were alleged to have collected N1.5 million ransom three days after her kidnapping but refused to release her. Late Bridget’s body was found near Okhuahe hill in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State. Police sources said injuries were found on her body which indicated that she might have been stabbed. The sources said that the homicide section at the state Police Command was investigating to ascertain if she was a victim of assassination or not. Police spokesman, DSP Moses Eguaveon could not be reached for comments. Follow us on Twitter: Click here On Facebook:   Click here