{"id":79,"date":"2013-02-02T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=79"},"modified":"2013-02-02T10:29:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-02T10:29:00","slug":"17-bharam-members-killed-in-helicopter-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithirabor.com\/?p=79","title":{"rendered":"17 B\u2019Haram members killed in helicopter strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sJW80cQvMG0\/UQzqYU6in0I\/AAAAAAAAAf0\/VM_QUqvWmCg\/s1600\/boko.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sJW80cQvMG0\/UQzqYU6in0I\/AAAAAAAAAf0\/VM_QUqvWmCg\/s320\/boko.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security forces backed by helicopter  gunships killed 17 militants and destroyed two training camps belonging  to extremist sect, Boko Haram, on Friday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the camps was located in a forest and the other in a game reserve.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spokesman for the Joint Military and  Police Forces in Borno State, Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, said one soldier was  killed in the firefights, which cast fresh doubt on a ceasefire declared  by one purported Boko Haram commander on Monday, <i>Reuters<\/i> reports.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe camp was properly fortified and had  training facilities, an armoury, accommodation, a drug store, kitchen,  vehicle holding area, latrine and water points,\u201d Musa said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was not clear which of the two camps he was referring to.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe camp was used to conduct training and carry out recent attacks, killings and bombings,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Borno is the sect\u2019s headquarters and the worst affected by the insurgency.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was no immediate reaction from Boko Haram.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez  declared a unilateral ceasefire five days ago, urging members to halt  attacks that have killed hundreds since the group launched an insurgency  against the government in 2009.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Federal Government welcomed the move but said it would not cease military operations to maintain security.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Violence by suspected sect members has persisted, raising doubts about the commander\u2019s authority.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gunmen killed at least five policemen in two attacks in northern Nigeria on Thursday.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Security forces backed by helicopter gunships killed 17 militants and destroyed two training camps belonging to extremist sect, Boko Haram, on Friday. 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