The Nigerian Army said its troops have in a series of coordinated counter-insurgency operations neutralised five terrorists, while 44 others surrendered to the troops on Monday in Borno. The Nigerian army made this known in a post on its official X Handle on Tuesday. It said the troops...
Boko Haram Terrorists
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has destroyed terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) factory at Grazah, a location deep in the Mandara Hills in Borno State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet,...
Nigerian Army troops have captured two suspected Boko Haram commanders, apprehended two logistic suppliers and collaborators, while 50 terrorists and their families surrendered in North East. The army, in a post on its official X handle on Tuesday, said the troops also rescued kidnap victims from various locations...
The Borno Police Command said it has discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by terrorists at Ajilari Cross area in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, who disclosed this on Saturday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
The Borno Police Command said an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), explosion resulted in the death of one male victim while eleven others sustained various degrees of injuries in another attack in Maiduguri. The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this on Friday while providing a situation report to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – a Borno State Security Council has reviewed the ongoing curfew imposed to prevent infiltration of Boko Haram/ISWAP elements following credible intelligence sources and an IED attack on Kawuri village Wednesday and parts of Maiduguri on Thursday that claimed several lives and many injured....
The police in the state had dispersed thugs hiding under the cover of the nationwide protest to attack offices of Borno State Traffic Management Agency in Maiduguri. Maiduguri residents have welcomed the declaration of 24-hour curfew in the town to contain efforts by some thugs to hijack the...
The police in Borno on Thursday said nine people were killed while 20 others were injured when Boko Haram detonated an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), in Kawuri in Konduga Local Government Area. The Commissioner Police, Yusuf Lawan who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective immediately, following a deadly explosion that occurred in the Kawori area of the state. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the explosion, which was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), resulted in...
The Police Command in Yobe, has said the Boko Haram insurgents have planned to infiltrate the planned nationwide protest in the state. The spokesman of the Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, stated this in a statement on Saturday in Yobe. He said intelligence received by the command indicated that...
The Borno Police Command on Sunday said two lives were lost as its men repelled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists at Jakana Police Barracks in Konduga Local Government Area of the State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahun Daso, who confirmed the incident in a...
An explosion suspected to be a planted Improvised Explosive Device has exploded at the popular Buni Yadi market in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Sources said the incident happened at around 12.30 pm on Friday afternoon, injuring a girl. Details soon…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its troops eliminated 106 terrorists, apprehended 164 others and rescued 103 hostages in different operations across the country in the last one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known on Thursday in Abuja, while giving update...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the Borno State Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement (MRRR) organized a one-day workshop for working journalists in Borno State on the role of the media in social reintegration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists and peacebuilding....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian military has achieved a significant milestone in the fight against Boko Haram, rescuing 330 women and children from the terrorist group’s enclaves in Sambisa forest. The survivors, comprising 110 women and 220 children, were handed over to the Borno state government on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Northern Ethnic Youth Group , Assembly (NEYGA) has urged the embattled Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume representing Borno South Senatorial District to focus on addressing the ongoing issue of Boko Haram insurgency in his Constituency and good governance in the country rather...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) fighting insurgency in the Lake Chad region says 263 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to troops. This is contained in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Office of MNJTF...
Borno Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, has said the state has successfully overcome the negative impact of the Boko-Haram attacks, urging the media to report accurately. Tar said this at a two-day workshop on Addressing Patterns of Violence, Injustice and Criminality in Nigeria, on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has indicated the recent bomb blast in Gwoza Local Government was an act of sabotage towards the resettlement agenda of his administration. Zulum stated this while addressing newsmen on Saturday at Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri, after returning...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a remarkable display of humanitarian support, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has successfully rehabilitated and empowered 70 victims of the Boko Haram conflict in Borno State. The comprehensive rehabilitation program, which lasted for three months, addressed the physical, emotional, and...