Tag: Boko Haram
Boko Haram posing as Nigerian soldiers hit Monguno
About 20 Nigerian soldiers were killed Tuesday and nearly 1,000 people displaced in a Boko Haram attack in Monguno, Borno…
Boko Haram bombs crowded Gamboru bridge, over 30 killed
At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on El-Beid…
Army kills terrorists, rescues 461 captives in Jakana
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 461 Boko Haram captives and killed some insurgents during a raid and search…
Chadian troops withdraw from Nigeria
The Chadian troops deployed in Nigeria in a joint effort to defeat Boko Haram insurgency have reportedly been withdrawn by…
NAF neutralises insurgents in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised scores of Boko…
Army captures more terrorists, rescues over 165 victims
The Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralised and captured more Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa’s Province (ISWAP) terrorists…
No sign of Boko Haram in Gwoza, Emir thanks army
Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Timta, has commended the Nigerian Army for defeating Boko Haram terrorists in Gwoza, Borno state…
Boko Haram fighters hiding in Mandara mountain
Emir of Gwoza Alhaji Mohammed Timta, who has returned to his domain, once seized by Boko Haram as their headquarters,…
Fani-Kayode sends message to Boko Haram, ISWAP: Christianity can’t be defeated
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has told Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa, ISWA, terrorists that Christianity…
Army wipes out Boko Haram, ISWAP in Adamawa
The Nigerian Army said its troops have flushed out remnants of Boko Haram and ISWAP operating ` in Madagali Local…
Plateau-born aid worker Jennifer Samuel abducted by Boko Haram
Miss Jennifer Ukambong Samuel, an aid worker from Bokkos LGA of Plateau state has been abducted by the Boko Haram…
Army wipes out 31 Boko Haram fighters in botched Damaturu invasion
No fewer than 31 Boko Haram militants were killed in a gunfight with Nigerian troops when the troops laid an…
Updated: Army thwarts attempted ISWAP invasion of Damaturu
An attempted invasion of Damaturu, capital of Yobe state in Nigeria's north east was thwarted by Nigeria's military on Sunday.
Boko Haram puts Nigeria in US black book
Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria's north east have sentenced Nigeria into a spot in the United States Special Watch List…
Boko Haram kills 14 civilians in Chad, 13 missing
Boko Haram militants killed 14 Chadian civilians and wounded five others in an overnight attack on a fishermens’ camp in…
Air operation to degrade Boko Haram begins – CAS
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says the service has fully begun air operation code named “Operation…
Boko Haram kills 275
Amnesty International revealed Wednesday that Boko Haram militants have killed at least 275 people this year in Cameroon´s Far North…
Starving Boko Haram terrorists abduct 18 in Cameroon, looted foofstuffs
Several security sources on Friday said eighteen civilians have been kidnapped by the terror group Boko Haram in raids in…
Boko Haram: NAF initiates medical programme for IDPs
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says it has initiated free medical and feeding programme for women and children displaced by…
Airforce jet destroys Boko Haram gun trucks
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation 'Lafiya Dole' has destroyed two Boko Haram…
Troops overcome another ambush by Boko Haram terrorists
The Nigerian Army says its troops have overcome another ambush by the Boko Haram terrorists in Dikwa Local Government Area…
Boko Haram: Army rescues 4 children, others in Borno
Four children, three women and an octogenarian held captive by Boko Haram insurgents were rescued by the Nigerian soldiers deployed…
16 shell-shocked ISWAP fighters surrender to Nigerian troops
Sixteen members of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered in the North East, after…
Boko Haram, ISWAP members surrender as Army intensifies operation
16 members of Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to the superior firepower of the Nigerian…
JUST IN: Boko Haram’s plot to attack Lagos foiled, 8 arrested
Boko Haram’s plot to attack Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria has been foiled by the Nigerian army, with eight suspects arrested…
Boko Haram gunmen kill 12 Nigerien soldiers in predawn raid
In a predawn raid Wednesday on a military base in southeastern Niger's Diffa region, gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram…
Buratai: Why the army adopted spiritual warfare against Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, said the army adopted spiritual warfare to counter Boko Haram…
Boko Haram technically defeated, Lai Mohammed insists
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said he stands by what he said in 2015, that the…
Nigerian Army continues onslaught against terrorists
The Nigerian Army said that its troops had continued to hunt for fleeing Boko Haram insurgents and increased onslaught against…
847 soldiers killed by Boko Haram buried in Borno cemetery – Ndume
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, said on Tuesday that from 2013 till date, 840 Nigerian soldiers…