ISWAP
26 Jan
Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) generalissimo, Iba Gani Adams, Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), and Soludero Hunters’ Association
22 Jan
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has killed the village head of Malam Boulamari, a locality situated between Mainé Soroa and Chetimari in the Diffa region of Niger Republic. Security analyst and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a post he shared on his official X account on Wednesday. Makama said images…
18 Jan
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has commended the personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting 10 suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Ilesa area of the state. He said the alertness to eliminate the threat is an assurance that the security agency are…
16 Jan
A combined force of 15 militia organisations under the aegis of Southwest Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG), has vowed to resist any attempt to breach the peace and security of the region by members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
16 Jan
Godsgift Onyedinefu, a reporter with one of the national dailies did a good analysis of security budgeting statistics in Nigeria since 2015. In the piece done on January 23rd 2023, Onyedinefu made the following valid points whose citations I will adopt herewith.
14 Jan
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), the main opposition group in Nigeria, has criticized the Federal Government for its perceived failure in addressing the country's security challenges. This condemnation follows the recent massacre of 40 farmers in Borno state by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on January 12th. In a press release…
14 Jan
Suspected terrorists of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) launched a deadly attack on Sunday, killing scores of farmers in Kukawa Local Council of Borno State.
13 Jan
Fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) on Sunday evening killed several farmers in Daban Gajere, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, in what appeared to be a betrayal of an earlier agreement to permit farming activities in their enclave. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism media pundit that the…
10 Jan
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Department of State Service (DSS) the go-ahead to detain 10 suspected terrorists, who had planned to launch a Boko Haram/ISWAP cell in Osun, for 60 days pending conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by DSS lawyer, Y.I. Umar,…
6 Jan
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group have killed six soldiers in a raid on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, two military officers told AFP on Monday. Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) launched a pre-dawn attack in trucks and on motorcycles on Sunday on the base in Sabon Gari in Borno…
30 Dec
Military high command’s practice of responding to terrorist after attacks has been criticised by security experts, who warned that such a practice could be counter-productive.
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