Boko Haram Disguised As Preachers Kill at Least 24 in, Kwajafa, Borno State, Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Islamist Boko Haram militants disguised as preachers killed at least 24 people and wounded several others in an attack near a mosque in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, a military source and witness said on Monday.

Kenyan Security Questioned Aftermath of Garissa University Attack

Kenyan security forces could have done more to prevent the Garissa attack which left 147 students dead, the head of the teachers’ union in Garissa told RFI on Friday. Questions have been raised about whether the government could have acted more strongly on intelligence reports to prevent the attack by the Somali militant group Al-Shebab.

Militants Blow Up Oil Pipelines In Niger-Delta, Nigeria

An Urhobo militant group, Urhobo Gbagbako, on Friday claimed responsibility for Thursday night's bombing of the NPDC Oil pipelines at Ighrenene, Afiesere and Ekiugbo communities in Delta State.

Boko Haram Attacks Kasheri in Gombe, Kill Burn Scores of Houses

Reports reaching DAILY POST say hundreds of suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kasheri town in Gombe State, Northeast Nigeria, killing unspecified number of persons and burning down scores of houses before leaving unchallenged.

DAILY POST gathered that the attack on Thursday, came barely 24 hours after another sect group were reported to have attacked a police outpost on the outskirts of Gombe, killing a Corporal while three suspected Boko Haram members also lost their lives in the encounter.

According to residents of Gombe, the attack at Kasheri has forced a lot of residents to flee their homes into the capital for safety.

Speaking to DAILY POST, a resident of Gombe, Alhaji Yusuf Jinjiri said a lot of Boko Haram suspects who fled Borno state because of the heat the military has turned on them have relocated to Gombe and Bauchi axis where they are now terrorizing innocent citizens.

According to him, they were also surprised with stories being accredited to newly elected President, General Muhammadu Buhari that there is no time frame to oust the insurgents contrary to his campaign promises that he would root out Boko Haram in two week.

“Our people are suffering, they are fleeing to Gombe and you people in the newspapers are compounding problems with reports we are hearing that there is no time frame to root out Boko Haram. If Buhari said that, I will regret voting him. I hope it is just a newspaper that is saying this and not General Buhari. We want these bad elements to become history”, he said.

Source:
Daily Post

Charitable Donations Could Be Diverted To Support Terrorism, Regulator Warns

The charities regulator has warned non-profit organisations of the risk that donations may be used to fund terrorism, after a report found a “handful” were engaging in the practice.

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Why Britain’s Universities Produce So Many Radical Islamists

'Jihadi John'

IF THERESA MAY is in the running to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, as no less an authority than David Cameron believes, she will have to avoid missteps like the latest one over universities and free speech. Mrs May had wanted to order universities to vet all outside speakers for extremist views; student unions would have had to tell the authorities who was coming in advance.

Facebook 'Illegally' Tracks All Visitors To Its Site Even If They DON'T Have Accounts, Are Logged Off or Have Opted Out Says New Report

Facebook is 'illegally' tracking people’s internet searches across the web, even if they do not have an account with the social network. The technology company is using so-called internet ‘cookies’ – little pieces of tracking data - to collect information about people’s activity online, each time they visit a website which features a Facebook button.

U.S. might soon remove Cuba from terrorism list

The elimination of Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism “could occur in the near future,” Stefan M. Selig, the United States’ Assistant Secretary of International Commerce said on Wednesday.

6 Biggest Business Security Risks and How You Can Fight Back

Security breaches again made big news in 2014. Yet despite years of headline stories about security leaks and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and repeated admonishments from security professionals that businesses (and individuals) needed to do a better job protecting sensitive data, many businesses are still unprepared or not properly protected from a variety of security threats.

Gunmen storm Kenya's Garissa University College

Gunmen have stormed a university compound in north-eastern Kenya. Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard at Garissa University College near the border with Somalia.

Terrorists Have Been Training In Rural Wales - Welsh Police

Three areas were mentioned where 'radicalisation or bonding training' took place

Rural areas of Wales have been used by terrorists for training, say police. An officer with the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit (Wectu) has told councillors that mid and west Wales has been used by radicals in their preparations.

How Secure Is Your Bank? Security Firm Reports Vulnerabilities in 70 Percent of Mobile Banking Apps

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People are becoming increasingly concerned about their security. They use two-step authentication, login alerts, and third-party security services to better protect their email and social media accounts. One would hope for a similar -- if not more secure -- level of protection from our banks. After all, this is the place where we put most of our earnings and savings. However, apparently we are all mistaken. Mobile security firm Appvigil is reporting that as many as 70 percent of the top 100 mobile banking apps on the Android operating system in the APAC region are vulnerable to security attacks and data leaks.

Nigeria’s Army Says Northeast Gwoza Retaken From Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military said it captured the northeastern town of Gwoza from Boko Haram on Friday, driving the Islamist insurgents out of one of their last remaining strongholds in the region.

Soldiers captured the town that Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters described as “the headquarters of the terrorists’ self-styled caliphate” in a post on its Twitter account. The military said the security forces killed “several terrorists,” captured “many more” and were “mopping up” in the town, about 716 kilometers (445 miles) north of Abuja, the capital.

Nigerian troops have been joined by forces from neighboring Chad and Niger to intensify the campaign against Boko Haram before presidential and parliamentary elections on March 28. The militants have killed at least 1,000 civilians this year, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch, and prompted a six-week vote delay after the military said it needed time to subdue the insurgents.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan thanked troops for their “immense sacrifices” and for recapturing “most of the communities and territories formerly occupied” by Boko Haram in a state broadcast Friday.

Source:
Bloomberg

Military Deploys 2 Fighter Jets, 4 Helicopters To Rescue Chibok Girls in Gwoza

A coordinated attack is set to be carried out by the military to liberate Gwoza, Borno State, from Boko Haram captivity as the defence authorities have deployed four attack helicopters and two air force fighter jets to flush out the terrorists in the areas.

A reliable source in the military told our correspondent on Thursday that the attack helicopters and the fighter jets departed Yola, Adamawa State, at about 3pm, heading for Gwoza, the last town in Borno State under the control of terror sect.

The source told our correspondent on the telephone that ground forces from Bama, Borno State, and Madagali in Adamawa State, were advancing towards Gwoza in the air and ground operation to end the reign of the insurgents in the area.

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, promised that the terror sect would be flushed out of Gwoza, where the kidnapped Chibok girls are allegedly being kept.

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Punch Newspaper