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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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How I Escaped Shiite Assassination Attempt – Buratai

Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff said it was the will of God that saved him from being assassinated on Saturday by members of the Shiites Muslim sect. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, December 14, at the National Assembly complex, shortly after an interactive meeting called by the Senate committee on defence, for service chiefs, Buratai said the sect were violent and heavily armed, Vanguard reports. He said: “You want to know how I escaped? It was by the will of God that I was able to escape from the place.” The convoy of the number one army officer in the

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