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President Goodluck Jonathan and former Borno state Governor, Ali Modu Sherriff, on Monday held a closed door meeting at the Presidential villa in Abuja, Premium times reportAlthough Modu Sheriff who was accused of having involvement with the dreaded boko haram. http://www.naij.com/289176-jonathan-denies-traveling-chad-sheriff.html October 17, 2014 it was reported that the Nigerian government claimed to have reached a deal with Islamist Boko Haram sect on the ceasefire and the release of more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls. Meanwhile controversy has continued to trail the ceasefire agreement  the Federal government reached with the extremist Boko Haram sect. Just as the sect carried out two attacks on communities in Borno State not less than 24 hours after the alleged agreement to ceasefire, thereby raising questions as to how true the cease fire agreement is.o Haram sect refused to give journalists any comment on the reason for the meeting saying: “No time please. I’m going

This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Allen is an officer in the U.S. Army National Guard. In early September there were reports that the Nigerian military captured a “quad barreled ZSU-23-4 Shilka” anti-aircraft gun that was mounted on a Toyota technical truck, from Boko Haram. Sahara Reporters later confirmed that the Nigerian military captured heavy weapons systems from Boko Haram such as a T-55 tank and a Panhard ERC-90 “Sagaie.” Now that we know the kind of weaponry in Boko Haram’s possession, we are left with two major questions. First, can Boko Haram operate these weapons systems? While T-55’s and ZSU-23-4 “Shilka’s” are not the most advanced weapon systems, it does require some training to operate these systems properly (in Shekau’s latest video he loses control of a heavy machine gun he was firing). With time and practice, it is quite feasible that Boko Haram insurgents could learn to use these

 a source told Premium times that the troops were attacked by the sect as they headed towards Gulak town following a  naij.com  phenomenal success they made in ensu than 300 members of the dreaded Islamist group, Boko Haram have been reportedly killed today in a fierce battle with the Nigerian troops for control of Bazza and Michika town in Adamawa state, according to Sahara reporters. The  battle which is reportedly ongoing according to Sahara reporters has, however left at least 70 soldiers feared killed. Meanwhile a soldier who escaped the fierce battle told Sahara reporters that the Boko Haram sect armed with sophisticated weapons used three helicopters to reinforce their ground attacks against Nigerian troops. However the Nigerian troops ready for war reportedly fought back and were able to stop the militants from capturing Vimtim but were said to have lost at least eight brand new Armored Personnel Carriers in the battle, according to the source. Meanwhile a source told Prem