Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED), with support from the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has distributed multi-million naira livelihood support packages to 240 beneficiaries in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State under the SD3R project. The beneficiaries, comprising adult men and...
Boko Haram insurgency
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a pregnant woman in Borno State over allegations that she was transporting supplies believed to be intended for Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Falmata Adamu, was apprehended during a routine security operation along the Mandaragirau–Biu Road. Security sources according...
Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately suspend the rehabilitation and reintegration programme for former Boko Haram members, while urging security agencies to intensify efforts to arrest and prosecute terrorists and other violent criminals responsible for attacks across the country. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by...
Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has continued to record significant operational successes in the ongoing counter terrorism campaign against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists through sustained operations backed by credible, timely and actionable intelligence. In another major breakthrough, a fresh...
United States (US) government has named a Nigerian businessman and three Nigeria-based companies among individuals and entities sanctioned for allegedly facilitating financial transactions linked to the terrorist group, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The latest sanctions, announced by the U.S. Department of State, targeted a network of...
Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former terrorists, alongside 992 spouses and 2,050 children, under its ongoing deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme, describing the exercise as a critical component of efforts to restore lasting peace across the state. The beneficiaries, classified as low-risk and minor clients under Batch 9...
Borno State Government has distributed relief materials to 434 indigenes of Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area who were recently rescued by security agencies after spending three months in Boko Haram captivity. Governor Babagana Zulum visited the victims in Pulka on Monday and directed the immediate distribution of...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his role in securing the freedom of 434 residents of Ngoshe community, who were abducted over a year ago during a violent raid on the town. Speaking in Pulka on Monday, Governor Zulum confirmed that...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume have commended the Nigerian military and other security agencies for the successful rescue of 360 persons abducted by terrorists in Ngoshe community, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The rescue operation, carried out by troops of Joint Task...
Joint Task Force of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully rescued 360 abducted civilians during a major operation against a Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave hidden within the Mandara Mountains in southern Borno State. The spokesman of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Lt. Col. Sani Uba, revealed this...
In the heart of northeastern Nigeria, where the struggle against the Boko Haram insurgency has claimed countless lives, one story stands out—that of 16-year-old Jummai Hamman. A young mother who, like many in her community, faces the daily challenges of survival, Jummai’s life changed irrevocably when she lost her...
Troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandaragirau under 25 Brigade of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, successfully contained a terrorist attack in the early hours of this morning despite adverse weather conditions and poor visibility occasioned by heavy rainstorms. Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East),...
Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intercepted a suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP member who fled from a terrorist enclave following recent military airstrikes in Borno State. Military sources disclosed that the suspect, identified as Ahmad Sheriff, 27, was intercepted at about 10:12 a.m. on May 31 during...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim community in the state and beyond on the occasion of this year’s Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice.” Governor Zulum, who is currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, performing the Hajj...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced a temporary statewide restriction on vehicular and human movement during the Eid-al-Kabir celebrations as part of measures to ensure adequate security across the state. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Maiduguri by the Commissioner for Information and...
United Kibaku Global Youth (UKGY) forum have raised concerns over Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists renewed attacks which have claimed many lives with properties worth millions of naira destroyed. The group lamented that in the last one week, there were coordinated attacks without confrontation at various communities in Chibok Local Government...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, has confirmed the abduction of no fewer than 42 students and children following an attack by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents on Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) and a primary school in Mussa community, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno...
Nigeria Armed Forces, in collaboration with United States forces has successfully conducted a meticulously planned and highly coordinated counterterrorism operation resulting in the elimination of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, a senior ISIS leader and one of the world’s most active terrorists. Director, Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, confirmed the development...
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development was in full solidarity with the twelve rescued CHIBOK girls who graduated from the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State on Saturday. The Minister Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim though could not attend the event personally due to other official Commitments, she...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have once again demonstrated overwhelming combat superiority, decisively crushing a large-scale, coordinated attack by ISWAP terrorists on Headquarters 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint in the early hours of Thursday, 8 May 2026....