Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, has assured residents of Boko Haram stronghold that 2016 will be a more peaceful year for them because Boko Haram “can no longer coordinate any attacks”. He gave the assurance on Thursday after his operational visits to troops in parts of Borno and Yobe states. He said […]
Continue ReadingAlhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, on Wednesday, said; the Nigerian military had met the December deadline to defeat the Boko Haram insurgents. It would be recalled that President Mohammadu Buhari had, upon assuming office, issued a December 31 deadline to the military to defeat the Boko Haram terrorists. “Today, I can […]
Continue ReadingCameroonian have reportedly killed about 70 Nigerian villagers while chasing Islamic insurgents in the Gwoza area of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. The troops entered Kirawa-Jimni village on Sunday, asked where Boko Haram insurgents were and started shooting, residents said. “We didn’t know what was going on but the Cameroonian troops suddenly appeared and began […]
Continue ReadingA child suicide bomber detonated his explosives, killing himself, two other bombers and six people in Nigeria’s northeast, the army said on Monday. The attack which occurred in Beninsheikh in Borno state, happened around 8.30pm on Sunday when three suspected suicide bombers aged between 10 and 15 years, were stopped for security screening by civilian […]
Continue ReadingInformation from the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, on Sunday, revealed that troops of 25 Task Force Brigade killed a notorious member of the Boko Haram sect, as well as other members. This he said was made possible by tip off troops on fighting patrol. The statement in full: “The troops […]
Continue ReadingOperation Lafiya Dole in the North East has been restructured by the Defence Headquarters, to reposition it for more efficiency, effectiveness and combat readiness in the discharge of its assigned tasks of crushing the remnant of terrorists. The restructuring process has led to the emergence of a new Theatre Commander. He is Major General Hassan […]
Continue ReadingBy Dr. David Leffler The state-run Saudi Press Agency has announced that 34 nations are forming a new “Islamic military alliance” to fight terrorism. But will this new alliance really be able to prevent future terrorist attacks and create lasting peace? There is no statistically validated guarantee that the military strategy of fighting violence with […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that the Boko Haram sect is planning to carry out fresh abductions to attract global attention. This is as contained in a statement issued on Friday, where it was stated that the group is trying “to repeat the kidnap of the Chibok girls”. The […]
Continue ReadingStatement from the Nigerian Police has revealed the deployment of 3,000 officers as “holding force’’ to restore civil authority to the liberated areas in the North-East. The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, made this known at the End of Year Commissioners of Police Conference held at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. “The Force […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said that the Commission will leave no stone unturned in the effort to recover public funds that have been stolen in the guise of arms procurement in Nigeria. Magu, who stated that the Commission was on top of the ongoing investigation, added that […]
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