Hundreds of Boko Haram insurgents and their families have deserted their camps as flood wreaked havoc on their enclaves, forcing them to move to safe locations on the fringes of Samiba Forest, Daily Trust has learnt. Daily Trust had earlier reported how 70 fighters got drowned and over 200 insurgents, including five commanders, were […]
Terrorists were said to have blocked the Birnin-Gwari to Funtua Road in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two persons and abducting scores of others. The Chairman of the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU), Ishaq Kasai, in a statement on Monday, said the terrorists killed a commercial driver and abducted several travelers. […]
Terrorists have attacked a mosque in Borno, killing the Chief Imam and three other worshipers. Many people were injured in the attack, which occurred in Ngulde community of Askira-Uba Local Government Area, on Friday. Daily Trust gathered that the terrorists, numbering 20 launched the attack early by opening fire on worshippers who had finished […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have reportedly killed over 200 fighters of Boko Haram, including five of its commanders in Borno. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, air task force, troops of 199 special forces battalion and 222 battalion in an operation targeted the terrorists’ hideouts in […]
Bandits have invaded a low cost project quarters at Dutsen Reme, Bakori LGA of Katsina State and abducted four people. The development, according to the locals, happened at about 10:00 pm on Friday night while it was raining. According one Ahmed Ridwan, a resident of Dutsen Reme low cost housing estate, the assailants took […]
The Nigerian Army has denied claims that its personnel were collaborating with armed herdsmen and bandits to terrorise the Eastern part of the country as well as Benue state. The Army described such claims as spurious and derogatory, aimed at smearing the image of the service. In a statement on Saturday by the Director […]
Nigeria budgeted a total of N11.18tn for security from 2015 to 2022, investigations by The PUNCH have revealed. Despite the high budgetary allocation, however, the country remains the second most attacked country by the Islamic State terrorist group globally, according to the data by Jihad Analytics. Jihad Analytics specialises in global and cyber jihad, […]
Two soldiers were killed while four others sustained injuries on Wednesday, after a gang of terrorists ambushed troops from the 32 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Katsina. A lieutenant is also still missing after the ambush. Military and state authorities did not respond to SMS and calls requesting comments on the attack. However, […]
Police officers in Zamfara have arrested a former soldier and notorious bandit who also supplies arms to terrorists in the northwestern state. The suspect, Sa’idu Lawal, is said to have been terrorising communities in Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kaduna states. Sa’idu Lawal, a native of Zamfara State, voluntarily retired from the Nigerian Army […]
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has challenged the Federal Government to publicly name terrorism financiers and oil thieves across the country. He said the call had become imperative to ensure there were no ‘sacred cows’ in the fight against terrorism, anti-corruption and economic sabotage across the country. The former Anambra State governor made […]
