The Nigerian army says it has arrested one Aminu Yaminu, accused of being of a commander of the Boko Haram sect. Yaminu was alleged to have masterminded most of the recent attacks in Benue state. He was arrested on Friday in Makurdi, the state capital by a combined team of troops of 707 special forces […]
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Some heavily armed Boko Haram fighters on Thursday attempted to storm Maiduguri, civilian militia said, in a rare urban incursion by the jihadists. Ibrahim Liman and Babakura Kolo, from the Civilian Joint Task Force, said fighting broke out in the Jiddari Polo area of the city at about 6:00 pm (1700 GMT). “From all indications […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Ambassador Apollonius Demenongu Agev and Kio Solomon Benibo Amieyeofori as Deputy Directors-General (DDGs) at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Details of the new appointees were not provided beyond the explanation that Mr. Agev is from Benue State in the North-Central geopolitical zone while Mr. Amieyeofori is from […]
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The Nigerian Army on Saturday said four Boko Haram terrorists surrendered to troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole, operating around Kumshe and have been handed over to the headquarters of the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri. The terrorists, who claimed to be from the Abubakar Shekau faction, include three men, one […]
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The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops successfully repelled attack by Boko Haram insurgents at Gamboru-Ngala in Borno. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement said one insurgent was killed while several others fled. Mr Chukwu said: “troops of 3 Battalion on operation LAFIYA DOLE had successfully repelled Boko Haram terrorists’ […]
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Two policemen and an official of the National Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have been shot dead in Ciki Da Falo, a village in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. A resident disclosed that 15 people, including two brides, were abducted. The resident who preferred anonymity said the incident happened around 5pm on Thursday. […]
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Combined Operatives of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Department of State Service (DSS) conducting Counter Terrorism Operations in North Eastern Nigeria have arrested a Boko Haram terrorist who specializes in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) for the terrorists group. Adamu Hassan aka Baale was nabbed by the operatives at Kaltungo in Gombe State during a […]
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Monday inaugurated a 10-man committee to probe the allegation levelled against the army by Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, who retired as chief of army staff almost 40 years ago. Danjuma on March 24 at the convocation of Taraba State University in Jalingo, alleged that some […]
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The Nigerian Air Force says its Special Forces in conjunction with some Nigerian Army troops, successfully foiled a suicide bomb attack by Boko Haram terrorists at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Borno State, on Sunday night. AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. […]
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has approved the release of special promotion for 3,729 troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, who participated in Operation Deep Punch II in the Sambisa Forest. A statement issued by Brig.-Gen Texas Chukwu, on Thursday said the promotion was in recognition of the troops’ valour and uncommon commitment […]
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