Scavengers move round residential buildings, collecting items for IEDs – Defence Intelligence Agency

The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) of Nigeria says some items used for locally-manufactured improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are collected by scavengers who move round homes. This disclosure was made by Friday Okolie, a commodore, who on Monday when he represented the agency at a public hearing organised by the house of representatives committee on national security and […]

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Boko Haram IEDs kill 5 soldiers in Borno

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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