By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of the Armed Forces have, in the last two weeks, neutralized 227 criminal elements and arrested 525 other persons in continuation of the on-going military operations to rid Nigeria of insurgency, kidnapping, banditry and oil theft. The troops also rescued...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A total of 47 individuals associated with Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious Brigade of MNJTF Sector 3, Nigeria. The group includes: 7 men, 9 women, and 31 children, who turned themselves...
Defence Headquarters says troops have eliminated a total of 715 terrorists and rescued 465 kidnap victims in ground and air operations across the country in the month of April. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 6 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Monguno, Borno, in the last one week. The Chief Military Public Information Officer of MNJTF, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, said in a statement on Monday in...
Two Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) experts, Abubakar Mohammed and Bana Modu, have surrendered to the troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF) in Borno. Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer – Ndjamena, said this in a statement in Maiduguri on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As Nigeria marks 10 years since the mass abduction of Chibok schoolgirls in the Northeast, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for action to secure children’s education in Nigeria. It also said that 90 girls remain in captivity, and the country...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has demanded the release of the remaining Chibok girls from captivity 10 years after. A statement by the CAN National Director for Education, Youth and Women Development, Rev. Ozumba Nicodemus, said the pain and anguish experienced by the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a locally based Non Governmental Organization (NGO) has organized a one day workshop which focus on strengthening capacities and will for transitional justice and reconciliation in Borno State. In her welcome address, Executive Director of the Foundation,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, Brigadier General Abubakar G. I. Haruna has commended troops of Operation Hadin Kai JTF North East Theater Command for their sacrifices and efforts in the counter insurgency fight in Borno...
The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, has said that the military operatives in the last few months killed no fewer than seven top leaders of the insurgency in the country. The minister said this in an interview with newsmen after addressing the members of Senior Course 46 of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said his administration cannot do more regarding distributing food items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and vulnerable residents. Zulum stated this in Mafa on Sunday while addressing a group of IDPs, who have protested, threatening to go...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has assured victims of Boko Haram insurgency that the sate government will support locally based humanitarian organizations as collaborating partners in the peace rebuilding, transformation and development plans and processes . The state’s Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has facilitated the execution of 8 projects including a school, orphanage, clinic, shops, staff quarters, sports ground, charity office and a Jumam’at mosque by the Qatar Charity Foundation in Maiduguri. The governor discussed this today Sunday while laying...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commissioned 500 resettlement houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on Sunday in Logumani community of Ngala LGA of the state. The newly constructed Logumani community made up of units of two-bedroom semi-detached low-cost houses, with basic amenities...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed Pastor Luka Levong of the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN) in Kwari, Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe state. The attackers also killed five others. Some residents who evacuated the corpses to the Specialist Hospital Geidam told newsmen that the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development Maiduguri has organized a one day training workshop on transitional justice, reconciliation and reintegration for Mafa Community stakeholders on Thursday at Hajja Manga Memorial Hall Giwa Barrack Area Maiduguri. The facilitator of the training, Dr....
The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, on Tuesday, paid an operational visit to the Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in Maiduguri. Abubakar was accompanied in the visit by the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mattawalle, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, Chief...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni along Maiduguri-Dramaturg Road, killing two policemen and injuring two others. The attack took place on Saturday after the governor attended the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. According to...
Defence Headquarters says troops of the Nigerian armed forces have eliminated 52 terrorists, apprehended 60 and rescued 61 kidnapped hostages in different operations between Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Buba said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has carried out an operational tour to assess the security situation and reinvigorate ongoing counter operations being conducted by troops of Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI in the North East Theater. ...