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An ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in Meleri, a village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, has resulted in scores of fatalities, a security source told SaharaReporters. Victims of the ambush, which occurred at about 11 am on Wednesday, included soldiers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). AcAn ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in Meleri, a village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, has resulted in scores of fatalities, a security source told SaharaReporters. Victims of the ambush, which occurred at about 11 am on Wednesday, included soldiers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). According to the source, who is not authorized to speak to journalists, the troops were attacked while undertaking a trip from Konduga town, the local government headquarters, to Kawuri, a few kilometers from Meleri. "We lost soldiers and four CTJF members. The troops were ambushed by terrorists on their way to Konduga yesterday, l...

The families of three men allegedly arrested by soldiers at Ibelebiri community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on the relevant authorities to make known their whereabouts. They lamented that 15 months after the men were picked up, they had yet to hear anything from them. The names of those taken away were given as 35-year-old Bobanimibofa Clinton; 37-year-old Ebikeme Mathew and Bobayenimibofa James, said to be in his 30s. The three indigenes of Ilebiri were picked up by men in uniform, described by community folks as soldiers in May 2016. Some indigenes claimed that armed men, dressed in military uniforms, had stormed Ibelebiri community in Ogbia area of Bayelsa about 1am on the fateful day, picking up the three persons after the operation. Mother of Ebikeme Mathew, Madam Celina Mathew, lamented that life had not been the same again since his son’s disappearance. Celina said she had to battle with stroke in addition to feeding his (son’s) f...