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*JUST IN** JTF Kills 52 Boko Haram Members, Arrests 70 In Maiduguri.

**Largest Arms Cache recovered for the group. **JTF Spy takes over Boko Haram Bases. **the fight lasted 5 hours, across Bulabulin, Bayern quarters and Jajeri areas of Maiduguri township. The Joint Task Force in Borno State killed 52 members of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haramin in a clash with security forces late yesterday in Maiduguri. The attack came just few hours after the president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan had lavished praises on the JTF for its gallantry in the fight against the menace of the Boko Haram during his two day official visit to Borno state. A statement made available to newsmen in Maiduguri the Borno State capital by the JTF spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa reveals that JTF lost two personnel in the operation carried out between 3:00 and 8:00 PM yesterday around Bulabulin, Bayern quarters and Jajeri areas of Maiduguri metropolis. The operation according to the statement was based on information and intelligent report leading to series of operati

Amosun Swears In First Female Attorney General In Ogun State

The governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun has sworn in Mrs.  Abimbola Ibironke Akeredolu,  as the first female Attorney General (AG) since the creation of the state in 1976. The governor also swore in Mrs. Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi as Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony attended by the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade and immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Wemimo Ogunde (SAN), at the Governor’s Office in Abeokuta, Mr. Amosun pointed out that this is the first time the entire top echelon of the justice system in the state would be manned by women. He told the women to see their inauguration on “the day the world is celebrating International Women’s Day” as a call to service. “We must ensure that the confidence reposed in us by the electorate is not misplaced,” he said. The state helmsman praised the immediate past AG, noting that “he worked diligent