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EXCLUSIVE: We had gun battle with Bokoharam for 2 hours before they overran us in Garikida — Military source

…..Says 2 civilian died, one soldier injured A military source in Adamawa state said the soldiers engaged Bokoharam insurgents in an open gun battle for 2 hours before the terrorists overpowered them. Crimefacts.News had reported how Bokoharam insurgents attacked Garikida, a village situated in Gombe out sketch that has close border with Borno state on […]

UPDATED: Boko Haram On Rampage In Adamawa, Many Feared Dead

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram fighters are currently attacking Garkida town in Gombi local government area of Adamawa state. According to reports, the insurgents thronged the town through the main road in the late afternoon, forcing residents to flee to the surrounding mountains. ” I saw them moving in to the town in five […]

Gana’s Chief Priest Among 41 ‘Criminals’ Paraded By Army

A man suspected to be the chief priest to the late Benue’s militant leader, Terwase alias Gana, was among the 60 ‘criminals’ arrested and paraded by the Army Special Forces, on Wednesday. The suspected kidnappers, bandits, armed robbers and gunrunners were paraded in Doma Town, Nasarawa State. According to the army, the priest was arrested […]

Boko Haram kill five soldiers, kidnap 35 civilians in two attacks

Five Nigerian soldiers were killed when Islamic State-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy and more than 30 civilians were also kidnapped in another attack, military sources said on Sunday. The military convoy was hit in northeast Borno state on Saturday, and militants also attacked a transport convoy in the same region a day before, abducting […]

Boko Haram kidnaps 35 passengers on Damaturu-Maiduguri road

At least 35 commuters were on Friday abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along Damaturu-Maiduguri road. Military sources who disclosed the incident to TheCable said the insurgents attacked a large convoy of commuters near Garin Kuturu in Jakana at about 5 pm on Friday. The insurgents, who reportedly appeared in military uniforms, were said to have […]

Female suicide bomber kills 3 in Borno

A teenage girl killed at least three people when she blew herself up in a crowd in Borno State, militia and humanitarian sources told AFP Saturday. “We evacuated three dead bodies and two people who were seriously injured from the scene,” said aid worker Abubakar Mohammed. The attack happened in the town of Konduga, about […]

Former Cameroon lawmaker arrested for suspected ties with Boko Haram

Cameroonian security operatives have arrested a former member of the parliament Blama Malla for alleged ties with the Boko Haram terrorist group, HumAngle reports. Malla is a member of the country’s ruling party – Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM). Multiple security sources told HumAngle that Blama Malla is being held in the Mora gendarmerie brigade […]