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Baraka Da Sallah Borno state gov, Kashim Shettima, Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, attend Eid Prayers in Borno

Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai were part of the dignitaries at the Eid Fitr prayer which was concluded peacefully and successfully at the Ramat Square, in Maiduguri the state capital this morning. Unlike previous years, no bomb blast incident has been recorded in any of the prayer grounds in the state. The Eid prayer which was led by the Imam Idaini of Borno, Imam Asil Alsunusiyyu, also had in attendance other top government and military officials. More photos after the cut.. (more…)

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Dasukigate is blood money – Borno state Gov. Kashim Shettima says

Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima has described the funds alleged to have been stolen in the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal which is now being described as Dasukigate on social media, as blood money. While playing host to Ladan Salihu, the director-general of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria in Maiduguri last week, Shettima said the “arms scandal” is a crime against humanity. “The revelations from dasukigate have shown that some sections of the northern political class and their children were all involved in this massive crime against humanity. This is blood

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