Not less than eight people were killed people at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Dalori, Borno state, as Boko Haram insugents strike again. Bulama kachalla, a member of civilian JTF, said the insurgents also raided some communities destroying houses while some women and children from the camp were abducted. ‘The military and the […]
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Kashim Bukar-Dalori, the four-year old son of the Chairman of Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who was kidnapped on Wednesday, has been freed by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS. Bukar-Dalori was said to have been kidnapped around 1 pm by a woman, who claimed to be his relative. A […]
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Konduga, a town located along Bama-Maiduguri road in Borno State, has been attacked by Boko Haram insurgents. The incident, which lasted for about two hours, is said to have occurred around 9pm on Wednesday. Wanori, Kaleri and Amarwa villages are the areas in Konduga said to be affected by the attack which left more than […]
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The Nigerian Army on Sunday announced that its soldiers successfully repelled a Boko Haram ambush in Borno State. In a post on its official Twitter handle, the army said the ambush occurred “along Maiduguri Bama Axis.” It said the troops successfully repelled the ambush after “serious exchange of gunfire.” “Reports just reaching us confirmed that […]
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Some members of the Boko Haram sect and men of Nigerian Army were on Wednesday night engaged in a gun battle at a military location in Damasak, Borno state. The insurgents reportedly launched an attack on a military base in the area around 5pm on Wednesday. A military source said the insurgents stormed the town […]
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Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has ordered the immediate recruitment of 2,000 teachers for 40 newly completed schools to fill the gap in the state’s education sector. Mr Yerima Saleh, the state’s Head of Service, disclosed this in Maiduguri on Saturday in a statement issued Malam Isa Gusau, the Special Assistant on Media and Strategy […]
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The Nigerian Air Force has carried attacks and destroyed facilities and equipment belonging to Boko Haram fighters. The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE successfully hit the facilities and equipment at Alafa Yagayaga in Sambisa Forest as well as ammunition depot in Kusuma on the fringes of Lake Chad, Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle […]
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The Borno state command of the Nigeria Police Force says the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS, has its spies operating from internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Borno state. Ahmed Bello, an assistant commissioner of police in Borno, disclosed this while giving update on the security in the state. […]
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At least 33 children have died in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama, Borno state, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a non-governmental organisation, has said. In a report released Friday, the organisation said a critical humanitarian situation is unfolding in the camp which has seen an influx of “more than 10,000 IDPs” in August […]
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Some insurgents, suspected members of the Boko Haram sect invaded a military base in Malamfatori area of Abadam local government, Borno state, on Wednesday, killing 11 soldiers. A security source disclosed that some civilians were also killed in the attack. Adamu Bamanga, a member of civilian joint task force, who escaped the attack, said that […]
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