Boko Haram
23 Aug
Hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and asylum seekers are trapped in border towns in the North-East following years of insurgency. Currently, there is fear of a fresh wave of Boko Haram resurgence in the region, especially in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states.
18 Aug
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorists, including Abu Rajab, a notorious commander of the Boko Haram sect, during a raid in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Hybrid Force and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), targeted a terrorist camp in the Bula Daloje area of Bama Local…
13 Aug
The Nigerian Army said its troops have in a series of coordinated counter-insurgency operations neutralized five terrorists, while 44 others surrendered to the troops on Monday in Borno. The Nigerian army made this known in a post on its official X Handle on Tuesday. It said the troops also recovered bombs, arms, ammunition, and rustled…
10 Aug
The Nigerian troops Operation Hadin Kai, have killed 12 Boko Haram terrorists during a raid in insurgents enclave in Sambisa Forest. The feat was recorded on August 9, 2024, when the troops under the auspices of Operation Hadin Kai, Desert Sanity III, in conjunction with the Hybrid Forces stormed the terrorists enclaves at Bula Dalo,…
10 Aug
Nigerian troops under Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated five Boko Haram terrorists in a raid on the Boko Haram terrorists enclave in Borno State. In a continuation of their efforts to totally annihilate the terrorists from the fringes of Sambisa forest, the troops of Sector 1 in conjunction with the Hybrid Force, conducted the operation…
7 Aug
The Nigerian Army has announced it rescued kidnap victims and apprehended suspected Boko Haram commanders and terrorist logistic suppliers. This was released in a statement shared on “X” on Tuesday. The Army revealed that its soldiers rescued an abducted former LG chairman in Egbe Community of Yagba Local Government Area in Kogi State. The statement…
1 Aug
The Borno Police Command alleged on Thursday that Boko Haram elements have infiltrated protesters along Baga Road in Maiduguri, killing four people while 34 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. He said that…
1 Aug
A bomb explosion has reportedly led to the death of no fewer than 19 people at a local joint in Kawuri village, Konduga Local government Area (LGA) of Borno State. According to reports, the Improvised Explosive Device(IED) was suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday night. Daily Trust, which quoted an…
30 Jul
The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a community based NGO in Borno has deradicalised 90 women and girls involved in insurgency in the state. The Executive Director of the foundation, Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin, made this known at the third batch graduation of 30 women and girls at a ceremony in Maiduguri on Tuesday. Allamin…
29 Jul
The Police Command in Yobe says the Boko Haram insurgents have planned to infiltrate the planned nationwide protest in the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, stated this in a statement on Saturday in Yobe. He said intelligence received by the command indicated that foreign mercenaries were engaged to destroy lives and…
29 Jul
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked the Jakana police station in Borno State, killing two persons in the process. The insurgents also set ablaze two police and a Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) patrol vehicles in the early hours of yesterday. Confirming the incident in a telephone interview in Maiduguri, Chairman of Konduga Local Council,…
29 Jul
Supected Boko Haram terrorists have killed two residents following a fresh attack at Jakana police station in Borno State. The insurgents also set on fire two police and a Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) patrol vehicles in the early hours of yesterday. Confirming the incident, in a telephone interview in Maiduguri, the Chairman of Konduga…
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