Boko Haram insurgents on Friday attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Gamboru Ngala local government area of Borno state, killing seven persons in the process. Reports have it that the insurgents stormed the camp in two Hilux trucks at about 11pm. Bamus Garba, an eyewitness, said the insurgents attacked the camp from the […]
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Two Boko Haram commanders and deputies to Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the terror group, were killed in successful military operations at Alafa in Borno on Sallah day, an official has said. The Army spokesman, Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday that the deputies that were killed in the onslaught included Afdu […]
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According to data compiled by Amnesty International, not less than 223 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks in the North-east of Nigeria since April. In neighbouring Cameroon, at least 158 people were also killed by the terror group within the same period. The attacks have continued despite the efforts by the Nigerian military […]
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At least 3,000 of the troops involved in the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the North-East have so far been rotated, Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, has said. Buratai, a Lt.-Gen., disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Mafa, Headquarters of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno, after he visited troops of […]
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Boko Haram terrorists have allegedly killed 11 people on Friday in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Banki, Borno State. The Islamist group was said to have killed their victims silently with knives after penetrating the camp, which houses 45,000 IDPs. “At around 12:30 am (2330 GMT Thursday) this morning some Boko Haram terrorists […]
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The Nigerian Army said on Thursday it had neutralised several Boko Haram commanders and many of their foot soldiers in the ongoing operation against the insurgents in the north-east. Sani Usman, army spokesperson, said in a statement that the operation was conducted in collaboration with the Nigerian air force. Usman said the operation, undertaken based […]
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A top Boko Haram commander, Auwal Ismaeela, has surrendered and confessed to leading the squads that abducted the Chibok girls in 2014. According to PRNigeria, the Boko Haram commander expressed regrets over his actions and said he was cooperating with the Nigerian military with information on locations and hideouts of other top commanders. Ismaeela said […]
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Not less than five policemen sustained injuries in a suicide attack in the Muna area of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Wednesday. A source disclosed this to TheCable, saying the incident happened around 2:50pm on Wednesday. A policeman also confirmed the attack, revealing that the affected officers were of the federal special anti-robbery squad […]
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The Nigerian Army on Thursday said that it killed 10 Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operations in Marte Local Government Area of Borno. A statement issued in Maiduguri by Col. Timothy Atigha, the spokesman of the 8 Task Force Division, said the troops also recovered bicycles and cows from the insurgents. He also said […]
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Persons suspected to be suicide bombers wreaked havoc in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, killing at least 27 people, while 83 individuals were wounded. Reuters reports that the attack occurred on Tuesday. A female bomber reportedly blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in Konduga, a village near Maiduguri. Two suicide bombers were […]
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