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Fears over ISIS in-road into Nigeria aided by Boko Haram terrorists

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Fears over ISIS in-road into Nigeria aided by Boko Haram terrorists

Fears over ISIS in-road into Nigeria aided by Boko Haram terrorists

Boko Haram terrorists – The deadly global terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has reportedly found Nigeria a fertiled ground for the training of its ‘hardened battle-ready’ extremists in an ‘exchange programme’ with Boko Haram.

A reports by the NPBS said ISIS commanders were sneaking jihadist fighters from Syria into Nigeria for training and possible attacks on Britain.

The report published on the British media website claimed that while some jihadists have been brought into the country, some of the Boko Haram jihadist fighters have already been sent to the Middle East for training in an exchange programme.Insiders fear that the strong links between Nigeria and the UK will make it easier for ISIS to send its killers from Nigeria to Britain to cause more deaths.

Already, more than 150 British troops are conducting counter-terror training with Nigerian forces in an attempt to checkmate ISIS from taking hold in the North-East. At one training mission in Kaduna, a senior Nigerian Air Force commander, Group Captain Isaac Subi, revealed how Boko Haram terrorists were learning from ISIS after swearing allegiance to its black flag.

Group Captain Subi, who have reportedly been fighting terrorism across Africa since 1991, said the lack of secure borders across Africa makes it easy to spread the bloodshed. “They come and train their fighters here and some of our insurgents too are granted access to their training in Yemen and Syria, acquiring those skills and they come back and teach others. They have this exchange programme of fighters. There are hundreds of fighters. It’s a virus that spreads across our borders. Their action leaves trails of blood and tears and sorrow,” he said.

In 2015, leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, released an audio statement on the group’s social media account where it pledged allegiance to ISIS. In the audio message which was translated from Arabic to both French and English, Shekau said: “We announce our allegiance to the caliph and we will hear and obey in times of difficulty and prosperity.”

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Over the past four years, more than 20,000 people have been killed in Nigeria, mainly in the North East and over one million people reportedly displaced and living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps scattered around the country.

Brigadier Charles Cadler, Britain’s defence adviser in Abuja, said ISIS could be a threat to the UK mainland if unchecked.

“In time, unchecked it could present a threat to both UK interests and conceivably the UK mainland,” he said.

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Joe Biden Sworn in as 46th U.S President

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Joe Biden Sworn in As 46th US President

Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th United States president as Harris becomes the Vice President.

She is America’s first female and first black Asian-American person to hold the office.

Biden took his oath of office on Wednesday at the capitol in Washington D.C.

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Chief Justice, John Roberts junior, administered the pledge at exactly 11:48am eastern time.

In his Inaugural address, Mr. Biden said it was a day of “history and hope”.

“my whole soul is in putting America back together again”.

Outgoing President, Donald Trump, did not attend the ceremony.

Meanwhile, former presidents, Bill Clinton, George Bush junior, Barack Obama and their wives were in attendance.

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Turkish Court Sentences Kurdish Former Member of Parliament to Jail

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Turkish court sentences Kurdish former MP to 22 years in jail

A Turkish court has sentenced Kurdish former lawmaker, Leyla Guven to more than 22 years in jail on terror-related charges.

Leyla Guven, who was stripped of her parliamentary immunity in June, was convicted of membership of a “terror group” and disseminating “terror propaganda” for outlawed Kurdish armed groups.

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On Monday, Guven was given 14 years and three months in jail on a charge of membership of a “terrorist organization” and an additional eight years for two separate charges of disseminating “terrorist propaganda”.

Guven was not present at the court hearing in the predominantly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir, and her whereabouts were not immediately clear.

The court however, ordered Guven’s immediate arrest.

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Burundi’s Former President Pierre Buyoya, Dies at 71.

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Burundi’s Former President Pierre Buyoya, has died at age 71.

Buyoya served as President twice, from 1987-1993 and then 1996-2003.

His death comes three weeks after his resignation from the position of the high representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel region.

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Announcing his resignation, Buyoya said he needed time to focus on legal battles back home, following his trial in absentia and sentencing to life in prison.

Burundi’s top court sentenced Buyoya to life imprisonment in late October 2020, for alleged assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye who had won the 1993 elections.

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