Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday in Gwoza, received another Chibok schoolgirl who presented herself to the Nigerian Army. The schoolgirl, Hassana Adamu, alongside her two children, was handed over to Governor Zulum by the Commander, 26 Taskforce Brigade, Brigadier General DR Dantani. Hassana was one of over 200 schoolgirls abducted at a Government […]
The Nigerian Army has explained that soldiers who were recently recalled from institutions of learning are those who did not get the required approval to go to school. It said personnel, whether officers or soldiers, who wished to further their education, must have put in at least five years’ service, secure genuine admission and apply […]
A top Boko Haram insurgent, (Amir) Senior Commander, and his family have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Daily Trust gathered that Amir Adamu Rugu Rugu was known for deadly activities against troops and commuters around Mandara hill and Sambisa forest in Gwoza area. A top […]
The Nigerian Army says top Boko Haram commanders have surrendered to its troops in Operation Hadin Kai. The army said over hundred Boko Haram fighters with their families surrendered to the troops. Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, in a statement shared alongside photos of the Boko Haram commanders said Musa Adamu, a chief bomb expert for […]
The Borno State Government has expressed satisfaction with the growing number of insurgents surrendering to the military in the state. State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Babakura Abba-Jato, disclosed this at the end of an expanded security meeting held on Saturday in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Nigeria Army announced that […]
State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday in Maiduguri received Ruth Ngladar Pogu, one of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted seven years ago at the Government Secondary School, Chibok. Boko Haram had attacked the school towards midnight on April 14, 2014, and abducted them. Ruth, alongside someone she was said to have married during her captivity, […]
The Nigerian Army says Boko Haram terrorists have resorted to cheap propaganda to seek relevance due to the obvious reality of defeat and their inability to carry out attacks. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday, said that attacks had hitherto been the strategy of the terrorists to […]
The Nigerian Army has said more Boko Haram/ Islamic State West African Province terrorists are surrendering to the troops of Operations Hadin Kai in Borno State. The Army, in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the troops sustained air and artillery bombardments on the enclaves of the […]
The High Command of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday said that in continuation of the ongoing intensive clearance operations across the theatre of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), more Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and elements of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and their families, who have hitherto hibernated around the fringes of Sambisa forest […]
The law firm of Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), to provide information on the charges brought against 400 persons arrested for allegedly sponsoring Boko Haram. TheCable had, in May, reported how the suspects were arrested in an operation coordinated by the Defence Intelligence […]
