The commander of operation safe haven in Kaduna, Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, says the military does not have enough manpower to tackle the violence in the southern part of the state. Okonkwo revealed this to reporters after a security meeting presided over by Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna. The commander said more soldiers will be deployed in […]
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602 repentant member of Boko Haram, on Monday, denounced their membership of the group and swore Oath of Allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The ex-insurgents who have completed a de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme, denounced their membership of the insurgent group at the Malam Sidi Camp in Kwami Local Government area of Gombe […]
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A soldier attached to Battalion 93, Takum, Taraba State, Sgt. Ibrahim Muhammed, has confess to crashing a bus in which members of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT)were travelling after apprehending a suspected kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (Wadume), on August 6, 2019. The 46-year-old member of the infantry regiment stated that he fired a shot at […]
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The sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, says the recent killings by insurgents and bandits would have been avoided if the government had risen to the occasion. In a statement issued through Abubakar Aliyu, secretary-general of Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI), the sultan, who is JNI president-general, asked the government to do more to stem the tide […]
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The government of the United States (U.S.) has reacted to the killings in Nigeria, calling on the federal government to do more in terms of security. Several incidents of killings by armed groups such as bandits and Boko Haram have triggered protests in the northern part of Nigeria. In a statement released early on Thursday, […]
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The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, has claimed that some traditional rulers in Katsina state are collaborating with bandits to harm their own people. Shehu said this while speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, on Monday According to him, these traditional rulers […]
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42 persons were killed in an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Goni Usmanti village in Gubio local government area of Borno state on Saturday. According to a witness who gave his name as Ahmadu Modu, the insurgents stormed the village in four gun trucks and motorcycles around 1am. He said some members of the […]
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Some armed men suspected to be Boko haram insurgents have attacked Debiro community of Biu local government council of Borno state. The assailants reportedly stormed the community on Wednesday in five Toyota Hilluxes shooting sporadically causing panic and having locals fleeing to nearby bushes for safety. It was reported that the insurgents unleashed terror on […]
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FORWARD EVER BACKWARD NEVER!(Full text of Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai’s Special Message For Officers and Men of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on the Final Clearance of Boko Haram and ISWAP Terrorists” Gentlemen officers and men of the Nigerian Army! Gallant officers and men of Operation LAFIYA DOLE! We are right here right […]
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14 persons were burnt to death with 1,250 shelters destroyed in a fire outbreak in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The fire reportedly broke out around 2:15pm on Thursday. Yabawa Kolo, chairman of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency(SEMA), said the apartments of the IDPs were destroyed in […]
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