The Nigerian Army says there is observed massive exodus of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists out of their hideout in Lake Chad Tumbus to North and Central Africa sub-regions. Col. Sagir Musa, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Musa said that the […]
ABUJA — At least 9 people have been killed in an attack suspected to have been carried out by terror group Boko Haram in a village in Nigeria’s northeast region. Military sources who confirmed the attack said it occurred late Wednesday in Aljilati Ngomari village near Maiduguri, the capital of the northern state of Borno […]
Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of Leah Sharibu has again pleaded with the Federal Government to intensify efforts towards her daughter’s release from Boko Haram captivity. Leah was among the 110 Daphchi school girls kidnapped by the terrorist in February, 2018. While the terrorists released the other 109 girls, they held on to Leah on […]
The Nigerian and Cameroonian army have killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 603 civilians held hostage. The joint operation was carried out as part of clearance exercise of troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in troubled North East. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation of Lafiya Dole, said on Tuesday […]
Three suicide bombers killed 18 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, capital of the state worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, its police commissioner said on Saturday. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack but the use of suicide bombers in crowded areas is a hallmark of the Islamist militant group, which […]
The Nigerian Army on Monday said it had inducted a unit of Cameroon Defence Forces into Operation Lafiya Dole to fast track campaign against Boko Haram insurgents. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said that the Cameroonian forces were inducted […]