The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS), on Monday in Abuja emphasised the need for urgent actions against the increased terrorist activities in the Central Sahel. The ECOWAS Commissioner in charge of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. AbdelFateh Moussa, made the call at a five-day training. It...
Boko Haram Terrorists
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – In their sustained efforts aimed at addressing the various security challenges across the country, troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies neutralized a total of 71 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and other criminal elements, arrested 99 others and recovered 40 AK47...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has solicited for the support of the participants of Course 16, National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) in the ongoing deradicalization and Reintegration (DDR) of over 80,000 surrendered Boko Haram members who are mostly camped at a designated centres...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkareem Lawan has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for postponing the National Population and Housing Census scheduled for May 2023. He said the postponement became imperative following the displacement of many people from Borno...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, rejected Tukur Mamu’s bail application. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, held that he took note of the averments in paragraphs 3 (i), (j), (k), (1), and (m) of the counter-affidavit of the Department of State Services (DSS) which were not controverted...
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has asserted that Nigerians should not hold the President Muhammadu Buhari administration responsible for not rescuing all the kidnapped Chibok Girls. It is like a self-accounting when you are exiting a position of public office to be humble...
Two Chibok schoolgirls, who have been in captivity since 2014, have been rescued, following massive troops operations in parts of Sambisa forest. A security officer at the 7 Division, Maimalari Cantonment (name withheld), confirmed the development to journalists on 24 April. “The Chibok schoolgirls escapees were identified as Hauwa...
SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The out-going Force Commander (FC) Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim has charged all Sector Commands of the MNJTF to redouble their efforts to finish or end the war at the Lake Chad Basin by clearing the remnants of Boko...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok LGA of Borno State, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights. Just recently, 7 April,...
The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Monday hosted troops of North East Operation HADIN KAI to a luncheon to mark the Easter. The feast was held at Maimalari Military Cantonment in Maiduguri. Yahaya represented by Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Theatre Commander, said the luncheon was...
Some ex-insurgents who completed a deradicalisation programme on Saturday begged Nigerians for forgiveness for the roles they played in destabilising communities in the country. The ex-insurgents, numbering 594, had completed a six-month De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme in Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State. They tendered the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has paid visit to families of over 30 fishermen killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday at Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area (LGA), some kilometers away from Dikwa. Zulum was in Dikwa town on Friday, where...
The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known during the bi-weekly news briefing on the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 200 Boko Haram fighters including women, and children were killed by the Islamic State of the West Africa Province (ISWAP) in a deadly rivalry clash in Gudumbali local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that the ISWAP insurgents targeted...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said some international groups were behind Boko Haram activities in the country. Buhari spoke during a Presidential Lunch organized for him by Kano State Government during a one day official visit. ” When we came to power in 2015, Boko Haram was in total...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration spent over $1 billion on equipment needed to recover territories in the North-East taken by Boko Haram. “When I assumed power in 2015, Boko Haram held about two thirds of Borno State, half of Yobe State, and a couple of Local Government Areas...
The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, has called for sustained efforts to end the activities of terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region. MNJTF Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, in a statement on Saturday, said Ibrahim made the call during a ceremony to usher...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – As part of the on-going efforts to contain the security challenges in the country, troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces, in conjunction with other security agencies, recorded significant results within the last three weeks, with the elimination of over 50 terrorists and arrest of...
The Defence Headquarters says, troops of the armed forces eliminated more than 50 terrorists in various operations in North East and North West theatres of operation in three weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor says 613 rehabilitated low-risk repentant terrorists will be transferred to their state governments for reintegration into the society. Irabor made the disclosure during the fifth Stakeholders’ Meeting of Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), on Thursday in Abuja. Represented by the Chief...