Soldiers in Burkina Faso on Monday announced on state television that they have seized power in the West African country following a mutiny over the civilian president’s failure to contain an Islamist insurgency. A junior officer announced the suspension of the constitution, the dissolution of the government and parliament,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum has felicitated with Christians as well as soldiers who are celebrating Christmas while battling insurgents in order to fully restore peace in Borno. A statement issued by his Spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau on Saturday, the governor described “Christians in Borno as...
Two soldiers have been killed in an encounter with Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this via a statement. He said the insurgents were killed at the Forward Operating Base...
Brigadier-General Zirkushu Dzarma and four other soldiers were buried in Yola, Adamawa state on November 26, 2021. The burial service of Brigadier-General Zirkushu Dzarma and four other soldiers who died fighting against Boko Haram terrorists was held on Friday at the Saint Stephen’s Protestant Church in Yola, Adamawa State....
At least, 366 soldiers, policemen and members of the civilian joint task force were killed in ambushes laid by terrorists in the North-East and the North-West between 2019 and 2021. A breakdown of the figures released by SBM Intelligence states that 337 soldiers, 29 cops and civilian JTF members...