The Military High Command on Thursday confirmed that the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies in the renewed efforts to end insecurity in the country have identified several safe Havens of Terrorists, vowing never to allow such anywhere in the Nation’s Territory. Speaking at the bi-weekly Media briefing […]
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has declared that no community in the state is under the “control and occupation” of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. Zulum made the declaration, yesterday, while receiving the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on an operational visit, at the Government […]
The Israel death toll from the Hamas surprise attack Saturday has surged to more than 200, the army said, accusing the Palestinian militants of breaking into homes and “massacring civilians”. “Terrorists rampaged and broke into homes, massacring civilians,” the army said, adding that more than 200 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded […]
Airstrikes by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets have killed several terrorists hibernating in the Lake Chad fringes of Borno state. The air strikes also destroyed the terrorists’ hideouts, structures, and “strategic logistics base.” NAF’s spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 2. He said the terrorists were […]
Leah Sharibu, the lone schoolgirl held in captivity by members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) who invaded Government Secondary School, Dapchi in 2018, now leads a medical team of the sect in Lake Chad, according to local security sources. Sharibu was abducted alongside over 109 schoolmates from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, […]
Marauding Boko Haram insurgents, Saturday, killed 10 farmers and abducted a few others in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. Aside from this attack which occurred late afternoon in the fields between Bulakunkumma and Maiwa villages of Baram Karowa ward of the LGA, the insurgents also sneaked into Zannari ward, Maiduguri metropolitan part […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday said the post-insurgency assessment in the North-East showed that attacks by Boko Haram cost the region $9bn, out of which Borno State, the epicentre of the insurgency, lost $6.8bn. Speaking in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, when he flagged off palliative distribution for states in the region by […]
Repentant Boko Haram terrorists have called on the government to provide them with a means of livelihood as they resettle back into communities having undergone series of rehabilitation. Speaking exclusively to Channels Television at the Bulumkutu Rehabilitation Centre, Maiduguri where the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, distributed food items to […]
Boko Haram fighters have reportedly captured 60 terrorists of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), including three key commanders of the sect. The commanders were identified as Abubakar Saddiq, Abou Maimuna and Malam Idris. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad, the ISWAP terrorists […]
The Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji raided the hideouts of terrorist kingpins, Ado Aliero and Dankarami. The air operations were conducted in Zurmi, Tsafe, Faskari, and Jibia Local Government Areas in Zamfara and Katsina States between July 28 and 29. It was gathered that no fewer than 16 terrorists were killed during the […]
