Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Boko Haram Fatally Strikes ANPP Lawyer.


Islamist militants arrested in Kano in 2009

Militant group, Boko Haram reportedly shot and killed Peter Adebayo, a lawyer for the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

The Boko Haramislmaist militants also shot and killed 22-yr old Civil Defense worker, Baba Usman at the Lawan Bukar ward in Maiduguri on Monday night.

This is the latest in a series of attacks, in which the militant group has been targeting officials,  traditional rulers and Islamic clerics in the state. Authorities have confirmed that yesterday's attack, which left six police officers dead, was also linked to the group.

Naija News Desk has also learned that the money looted from a PhB bank in yesterday's raid was allegedly distributed amongst the poor in the region.

A bomb was also found planted at the Galadima junction in Maiduguri yesterday.

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