•Boko Haram terrorists A suicide bomber rammed into a military convoy in Timbuktu triangle in Borno State, killing five soldiers and injuring an unspecified number of troops. Security sources confirmed to our correspondent that two senior military officers – a major and a lieutenant – were affected in the attack, reports Daily Trust. “The atta...
•Explosion No fewer than nine soldiers have been confirmed dead following the detonation of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) along the 85km Maiduguri-Gubio road in Borno. Confirming the incident today in Maiduguri, military and Civilian JTF sources revealed, “Our investigations indicated that the explosive devices were planted along the roa...
•Arrested Boko Haram suspect, Ibrahim Mohammed The police and the Nigerian Army have issued conflicting accounts over items allegedly recovered from a suspect arrested in Banki town, Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. Both institutions confirmed the arrest of the suspect, identified as Abubakar Mohammed, and said preliminary inve...
•An explosion Four teenagers have been killed in an explosion involving an improvised explosive device in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in a statement released today, saying the device went off behind the Banki Motor Park in Wajari Ward. According...
•Terrorists Members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terror group yesterday abducted 13 teenage female farmers from Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The Deputy Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Askira, who confirmed the abduction, said the victims were abducted on their fields in Mussa District...
•Nigerian soldiers Troops of the Operation “Hadin Kai”, OPHK, said they killed more than 50 terrorists and repelled multiple coordinated attacks on military locations in Borno and Yobe States. Lt. Col. Sani Uba, the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North East, OPHK, in a statement in Maiduguri, said the simultaneous attacks oc...
•Troops Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled a major Boko Haram attack in Ngamdu town, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, killing scores of terrorists in a fierce gun duel that also claimed the lives of four soldiers. The incident, which occurred along the Maiduguri–Damaturu–Kano/Jos road — about 100 kilometres from Maiduguri me...
Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has presented a fully-furnished two-bedroom house to a health worker, Mrs Marbel Ijeoma Duaka, who hails from Anambra State. Also, her son, Anthony, a graduate of Banking and finance, was offered a job at the state-owned Kashim Ibrahim University, Maiduguri, reports Daily Trust. While handi...
•Police (Photo used for illustration purposes only) A combined team of the Nigeria Police Force and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) successfully repelled a Boko Haram attack in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, at the weekend — even as some soldiers reportedly fled the battlefield. Residents who spoke to [&hellip...
•Some displaced people and terrorists Survivors have recounted how Boko Haram insurgents killed 63 people in an attack on the Darul Jamal community, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. In an interview with our correspondent, residents said the terrorists stormed the community on Friday night, first engaging the military before proceedin...
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