Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole killed four Boko Haram terrorists at Gasawa Village in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno during a clearance operation. The army spokesman, Texas Chukwu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 2,000 Internally Displaced Persons recently returned to communities […]
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The Boko Haram terrorists in a flagrant show of defiance have again openly celebrated this Year’s Eid-el-Fitr in Sambisa Forest. The five minute, 17 second video footage seen by NAN correspondent in Maiduguri shows the terrorists and their families dressed in festival attires, performing salat after completing 29 days of fasting. The video is believed […]
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Falmata, mother of Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, says she is not sure if her son is dead or alive. In an interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America, the elderly woman said the last time she saw her son was 15 years ago. She said since her child met with Mohammed Yusuf, founder […]
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Authorities on Tuesday said nine people were killed on Monday night in Diffa city, South-east Niger in several attacks believed to be carried out by terror group, Boko Haram. According to local officials on the spot, the tragedy was perpetrated by at least three suicide bombers who blew themselves up late at night in three […]
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Nigerian Army authorities on Thursday said five soldiers had died along the Pridang-Bita road in Borno after their vehicle stepped on Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, said in a statement that the incident, which occurred in Gworza Local Government Area, happened when troops of 271 Task Force Battalion fought through an […]
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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked Christian leaders in West Africa to counsel “their brothers in Christ” over the threat issued on the continued detention of Leah Sharibu, the Christian among the schoolgirls abducted in Dapchi, Yobe state. Although the federal government has promised to secure her release, parents and the loved ones of […]
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At least 15 Boko Haram fighters have been killed by the military and 49 women and children rescued in Borno state. The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that the incidents took place in separate encounters between Boko Haram and troops in the Southern Lake Chad Basin. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre […]
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Nigeria told the UN General Assembly in New York that the Boko Haram terrorists no longer held any territory in the country. Nigeria’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Samson Itegboje, stated this while presenting Nigeria’s message at the ‘High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace’ at the UN […]
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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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Reports have emerged that two policemen sustained injuries after a male suicide bomber struck in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Thursday night. The attack happened hours after the insurgents engaged security operatives in a gun battle. Boko Haram had attempted to infiltrate the ancient city but they were repelled by a combined team of soldiers, […]
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