— “ _Borno Homegrown Model”_ is proving to be a powerful tool in weakening Boko Haram’s influence and curbing violent extremism in the state, according to Retired Brigadier-General Abdullahi Ishaq, Special Adviser on Security to Governor Babagana Zulum. Speaking on the sidelines of the National Summit on Preventing and...
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, one of the commanders of Ansaru, a proscribed terrorist organization to fifteen years imprisonment. The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned him. Usman pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal mining activities. This enabled him to...
In a series of coordinated operations across Nigeria over a 48-hour period, the Nigerian Army apprehended 11 individuals suspected of supplying logistics to terrorists and rescued nine kidnapped victims. This is according to a reliable source at Army Headquarters who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday, visited Darajamal, a community in Bama, to condole with families of the 63 people killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Friday night. The victims comprise 5 soldiers and about 58 civilians that were earlier displaced by the insurgents but have been...
In a powerful display of coordinated military action, the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), alongside ground troops, eliminated over 30 terrorists in a strategic operation in Borno State on Friday. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), detailed...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has tasked the Governing Council of Kashim Ibrahim University to foster the culture of cutting-edge research, innovation and community development to address the challenges and opportunities of the post-insurgency recovery effort. The governor gave the task on Monday while inaugurating the Pro-Chancellor...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has decried over the renewed attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area, and Mussa community in Askira/Uba Local Government Area, which claimed the lives of several innocent citizens over the weekend. He recalled that last Saturday...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday slammed counsel toMohammed Usman (also known as Khalid al-Barnawi), leader of Boko Haram dissident splinter group, Ansaru and four other suspects, for failing to appear in court. The judge issued a final...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration’s commitment to addressing the root causes of insecurity through strengthening the government security apparatus and ongoing economic...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a powerful step toward healing and rebuilding, community stakeholders in Bama, Bama Local Government Area (LGA), gathered on Wednesday at the Bama LGA Secretariat for a capacity-building workshop organized by the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development. The event focused on transitional justice...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a significant step toward restoring peace and stability, the Borno State Government has pledged its full support to the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (ALFOPED) for a transformative peace-building, reconciliation, and reintegration project in Bama Local Government Area, once a stronghold of...
In what could be described as a deadly attempted ambush, scores of Boko Haram terrorists, have met their waterloo in Kareto, following an attempted, but failed Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ambush on Operation HADIN KAI troops of 145 Battalion Damasak from Sector 3. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In another sustained operational successes against members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, the North East Joint Tasks Force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ (OPHK) has neutralized 17 members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists hibernating in Bama, Konduga, Gwoza, Magumeri and Biu local government areas of Borno state, stretching...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured that no community in Gwoza Local Government Area will fall into the hands of Boko Haram insurgents. The governor also announced that Bita, which was recently displaced would be resettled tomorrow (Friday) back to their...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– In a courageous show of gallantry, the troops of OPHK deployed in Monguno, have successfully foiled terrorists‘ infiltration attack into Monguno. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by the DAPR, OOHK, Theater Command Headquarters North East JTF, Maiduguri, Captain Ruben Kovangiya and...
The trial of six men accused of masterminding the 2014 Nyanya bombings resumed on Monday, with the prosecution presenting its first witness. Aminu Ogwuche and five others are facing charges related to the April 14, 2014, attack that killed at least 70 people and injured many others. The witness,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a swift humanitarian response, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has extended relief support to victims of Boko Haram insurgency attacks in Gwoza, and IDP relocation to Ashigashiya in the LGA and communities affected by flood in Chibok and Damboa LGAs of Borno...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have successfully neutralized 24 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in a series of coordinated ambushes and clearance operations in Borno and Adamawa states. According to the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command Operation Hadin Kai, Captain...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has praised the administration of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State for its remarkable transformation of the state, particularly Maiduguri city, despite facing significant challenges such as flood disasters and Boko Haram insurgency. During his first...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that the military has killed scores of “high profile” terrorists and apprehended 1,191 others across various theatres of operation in the second quarter of the year. Director of Defence Media Operations, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Thursday in...