Tag: Boko Haram
NAF Aplha jet neutralises insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised some Islamic State…
Boko Haram: Food shortage hits IDPs Camp in Adamawa
No fewer than 1,400 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) including the elderly, women and children from Fufore in Adamawa are complaining…
Terrorism: Nigeria to send Military to Brazil for training
The Federal Government has called for the support of Brazilian Government in the fight against Boko Haram terrorism and piracy…
Boko Haram did not kill 18 soldiers – Multinational Task Force
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Friday denied any recent attack on its troops and killing of 18 soldiers…
Insecurity: Lawmaker seeks reform of police, judicial systems in Nigeria
Rimamnde Shawulu, Chairman, House of Reps. Committee on Army, says reforming the police and judicial systems is the antidote to…
Army graduates 152 ex-insurgents in Gombe
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday graduated 152 ex-insurgents undergoing 12 months de-radicalisation training in Gombe State. Col. Beyidi Martins, Coordinator,…
Boko-Haram members seek forgiveness, pledged to be “ambassadors of peace”
Some repentant members of the ‘Boko Haram’ sect on Wednesday pleaded with Nigerians for forgiveness over their past unwholesome activities.…
Internal Security : Nasarawa allocates land to NAF
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Nasarawa State Government has allocated about 100 hectares of land for the establishment…
How troops killed Boko Haram commander, 15 others on Lake Chad island
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), has neutralised a Boko Haram commander, Malloum Moussa and 15 of his foot soldiers…
Operations to combat terrorism has recorded success – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says ongoing military operations to combat terrorism, banditry and economic sabotage has recorded some successes in…
Boko Haram: I slept in tents to inspire my people to return – Emir
The Emir of Akira-Uba in Borno, Alhaji Abdullhi Ibn-Muhammed, said he slept in tents when he returned home after the…
Borno Govt. to allocate 500 houses to victims of insurgency, fire disasters
Borno Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, said on Friday that the state government had constructed 500 housing units to resettle victims…
Boko Haram terrorists massacre 23 Chadian soldiers
According to security sources in Chad, 23 soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram jihadists in one of the deadliest…
Boko Haram: We need more troops, armoured tanks, elders in Michika beg Nigerian Army
Community leaders in Michika, Adamawa, appealed to Nigerian Army to deploy more troops and armoured tanks to the town to…
Sporadic gunshots as Boko Haram terrorists invade Adamawa
Sporadic gunshots rend the air, many ran helter and skelter for their lives as Boko Haram terrorists invaded Michika, the…
Troops kill 33 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad basin
The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Insurgency, on Thursday said its troops had killed 33 Boko Haram insurgents and…
Boko Haram’s attempt at attacking military base in Borno foiled
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops successfully foiled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram insurgents at a military…
Scores of Boko Haram killed as NAF’s fighter jet strikes in Borno
Scores of Boko Haram fighters have been killed in the Northeast Nigerian state of Borno, as the Nigerian Air Force…
Boko Haram in disarray, fighters stranded without supplies – MNJTF
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Chad, says the leadership of the Boko Haram terrorists group is currently overwhelmed…
Troops hit Boko Haram, kill 50, capture 1
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) neutralised 50 terrorists between Friday and Saturday and captured one. A statement…
NAF Alpha jet destroys insurgents’ camp in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force says its Operation LAFIYA DOLE has decimated a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) camp and neutralised some…
Shettima dares Boko Haram, vows to return to Gamboru Ngala
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno says he will be going back to Gamboru Ngala in a non-bullet vehicle next week…
Borno Gov, Shettima escapes death as Boko Haram attacks convoy, kills two soldiers
Boko Haram terrorists have attacked the convoy of the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima and killed two soldiers and two…
Three soldiers killed in fight with Boko Haram
Three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram jihadists raided a military base in northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Saturday.
Insurgency: 10,250 troops deployed by MNJTF
Maj.-Gen. Chikezie Ude, Field Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on Boko Haram insurgency, said operations of the team were…
Boko Haram: 59,200 Nigerians displaced in 3 months – U.N
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), says an upsurge in violent attacks in crisis-raven north-east Nigeria has displaced 59,200 people…
Army repels Boko Haram attack in Yobe
Troops of 159 Battalion, Forward Operational Base (FOB), Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on Monday evening repelled attempted terrorists incursion…
Insurgency: Nigerian Army foil attack, kill 4 in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops had successfully foiled attack and killed four Boko Haram insurgents at Malumfatori…
Boko Haram: I will probe Buratai, others If elected – Atiku Abubakar
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said that his government would be willing to investigate the…
NAF destroys Boko Haram’s logistics base in Sambisa forest
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram logistics…