The spokesman of the Borno Police Command, Mr Victor Esuku, on Monday disclosed that eight people died in five separate suicide attacks in Maiduguri on Sunday night. According to the statement released by the police, five suicide bombers, a Civilian JTF and two others died in the separate attacks at Garki Muna village and Kaleri area of […]
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The Niger Delta Avengers, on Friday signified its intention to resume hostilities, as the group declared “Operations Walls of Jericho and Hurricane Joshua”. In a statement by the spokesman for the group, Brigadier General Mudoch Agbinibo, published on its website, the militant group urged its fighters to be in “high readiness in your webs of […]
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A study by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies on Friday indicated that last year was the deadliest recorded for suicide bombings, with more than 5,650 people killed worldwide. A statement from the Tel Aviv-based institute said not less than 800 perpetrators carried out 469 suicide attacks in 28 countries. It said the Islamic […]
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The United States on Thursday changed the status of Hamza bin Laden, son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, by identifying him as terrorist. This is as revealed by the Department of State. As a result of the designation, all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in which Hamza bin Laden has any interest is […]
Continue ReadingNo fewer than 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed in a dawn attack on a contingent of soldiers from 3 Battalion and 112 Task Force Battalion stationed in Rann, Borno State on Friday.The troops overpowered the invaders killing 15 on the spot,while the rest took to their heels. The terrorists were believed to be among those […]
Continue ReadingSelf-acclaimed leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, says the insurgents are safe and have “not been flushed out of anywhere”. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday announced that Boko Haram had been crushed and their camp in Sambisa was destroyed. “I was told by the Chief of Army Staff that the Camp fell at […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian police said they have arrested a man plotting, with some other people at large, to bomb the pivotal Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The suspected bomber was identified as Abiodun Amos alias SENTI. In a statement, the police described him as the leader of the Militant Gang planning to bomb the 3rd Mainland […]
Continue ReadingAn attempt by two suicide bombers to wreck havoc a day after Christmas Day has been thwarted as one of the suspects was killed while the other arrested by security personnel. While Emergency workers have evacuated the dead body of the female bomber, Nigerian soldiers took the other away for interrogations. A spokesperson of the […]
Continue ReadingThe News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that unknown gunmen killed six persons in an attack on Goska, a village near Kafanchan, in Jemaa Local Government of Kaduna State, early Sunday morning. Among those killed was Gimbia Morik, an SSS 2 student, and daughter of Mr Gideon Morik, former Deputy Speaker of Kaduna House of […]
Continue ReadingThree people have been confirmed dead and at least 17 others have been injured in Sunday’s bomb explosion in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers. An official of the local vigilante called Civilian-JTF, involved in the rescue and evacuation of victims […]
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