Sani Shuwaram, 45, has been appointed the new Leader (Wali) of the terrorist group Islamic State West Africa Province ISWAP, in the Lake Chad region. According to PRNigeria, Shuwaram was appointed as the new leader of the group by members of Shura (Judicial) Council of ISWAP. The website further reported that Shuwaram was sworn by […]
Christopher Musa, theatre commander of operation Hadin Kai, says 17,000 insurgents have now surrendered to troops. Musa disclosed this on Friday during a courtesy visit to the management of North East Development Commission (NEDC). The development weeks after Bernard Onyeuko, acting director of defence information, disclosed that over 1,000 insurgents, including two bomb experts and […]
Two police officers and a solider have been killed by suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The security operatives were killed when troops came under heavy attack while conducting clearance operation in Malam-Fatori, Abadam LGA of Borno, on Wednesday. A source told TheCable that the police team was headed by […]
Over 30 terrorists have been killed following a raid by joint troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) carrying out onslaughts on terrorists’ enclaves in the North East. The spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday said the raid was part of intensified operations by the […]
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as Daesh (Arabic) has released a video showing a 12-year-old member of ISWAP (Islamic State’s West Africa Province), the breakaway Boko Haram faction executing two Nigerian soldiers. In the 17-minute long video, the soldiers were shot dead by the insurgent with his AK-47. The video […]
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed at least four members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) while one of its personnel lost his life. This is coming a week to the governorship election in Anambra. According to the Army, the deceased gunmen, who were killed at Nnobi Junction, Idemili South […]
Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum on Thursday abruptly cut short his visit to Malam-Fatori, a border town in Borno following an attack, Channels Television has learnt. Malam-Fatori is the headquarters of Abadam local government, a known stronghold of the outlawed ISWAP group and the only Borno territory still under the control of the outlaws. The […]
At least four persons, including three policemen, were killed and an unspecified number of persons were injured when suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, on Thursday evening. A security source had told Daily Trust how insurgents attacked the MOPOL Base in Damboa […]
Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) are currently attacking Damboa, Borno state. Damboa is about 90 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital. The insurgents came in through the Biu-Damboa road around 7pm on Thursday. Sources from the community, who spoke with TheCable from where they were hiding, said they […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of operation Hadin Kai killed no fewer than 38 Boko Haram members in two weeks. Bernard Onyeuko, acting director, defence media operations, spoke while giving an update on the operations of the armed forces across the country between October 14 and 28. Onyeuko said a total of 11 […]
