Tag: Boko Haram
Bishop Kukah identifies cause of Boko Haram
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Dr. Mathew Hassan Kukah has asserted that lack of public awareness and commitment on…
680 Civilian JTF Members Died Repelling Boko Haram
A total of 680 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) have died trying to repel Boko Haram terrorists…
Army Buries Soldiers Killed In Boko Haram Battle
The Nigerian Army says the remains of two gallant soldiers, who died in combat with Boko Haram terrorists on Damboa-Biu…
Buratai: Boko Haram terrorists are dying men trying to survive
Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai on Wednesday said Boko Haram terrorists have been so decimated that…
UN reaffirms support to FG over Boko Haram
The Secretary-General of the UN, Mr António Guterres, has reiterated the organisation’s support to the Federal Government in the ongoing…
We’re making progress in fight against Boko Haram Terrorists – Military
The Nigerian Army says it is making more progress in the fight against terrorism as the Boko Haram terrorist group…
DSS foils Boko Haram’s plot to attack, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Friday, said it had uncovered plot by suspected terrorists to attack Kano, Kaduna,…
2 killed in Boko Haram attack in Maiduguri-Damboa highway
The Police Command in Borno has confirmed the death of two persons in a suspected Boko Haram attack along the…
Maiduguri Attacks: Bloodiest Boko Haram attack so far this year – Amnesty International
The coordinated attacks by Boko Haram that killed at least 17 people and injured 34 more Wednesday night are vicious,…
Maiduguri attacks: Death toll rises to 15
The University of Maiduguri Teaching (UMTH) says the death toll of Wednesday’s Boko Haram attack has risen to 15 following…
13 killed in Maiduguri Boko Haram attacks
The police in Borno State has confirmed that eleven people were killed when Boko Haram gunmen and suicide bombers attacked…
Boko Haram: Sporadic shootings, explosions rock Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday called for calm in Maiduguri after hours of shootings were heard in the outskirts of…
Court discharges Boko Haram suspect after 4 years in custody
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday discharged a Boko Haram suspect, Usman Abubakar, who was arraigned alongside six others…
Boko Haram: 600 civil defence deployed to worship centres in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, has deployed about 600 personnel to various worship centres in…
NSCDC deploys armed personnel to UNIMAID
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) has deployed 50 armed personnel to check incessant attacks…
The secret of our success against Boko Haram – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has attributed successes being recorded by the military against Boko Haram insurgency to the restoration of…
Boko Haram: Outgoing GOC Tasks Troops
Maj.-Gen. Ali Nani, the outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Task Force Division, Nigerian Army, has urged officers and soldiers…
NAF to restrategise on war against insurgency
Amidst successes recorded in the fight against insurgency in the country, Nigeria Air Force commanders are meeting in Kaduna to…
Borno residents appeal to military on suicide bomb attacks
Borno residents have appealed to the military to intervene in the increased suicide bomb attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents…
Boko Haram: Plateau introduces peace education in primary, secondary schools
The Government of Plateau has introduced peace education in primary and secondary schools to forestall the resurgence of Boko Haram…
New GOC of 7 Division takes over in Maiduguri
The new Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig.- Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf has formally taken…
Boko Haram: Security Agencies Deploy Personnel To Communities
Some security agencies have deployed their personnel back to communities in the 24 local government areas in Borno liberated from…
Nigerian government assures safe return of Abducted girls
The Federal Government on Monday assured Nigerians that everything was being done to ensure that other Chibok School girls abducted…
Boko Haram: FG commends UN for addressing challenges
The Federal Government has commended the efforts and partnership of the UN with Nigeria in addressing the huge humanitarian challenges…
Boko Haram sent me to die for refusing marriage proposals – Suicide bomber
A 14-year old female suspected suicide bomber says Boko Haram leaders choose her to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device in…
Soldiers arrest Boko Haram commander
Troops of Forward Operation Base, Fika on routine patrol arrested a suspected fleeing Boko Haram terrorist, Bala Ibrahim, on Saturday.
Nigerian soldiers smash Boko Haram fish smuggling ring
Troops of 145 and 158 Task Force Battalions, 5 Brigade have smashed a fish smuggling ring perpetrated
Boko Haram strikes again, hits University of Maiduguri
Three suicide bombers attempted early Saturday morning to enter University of Maiduguri, but they were thwarted by security men.
Boko Haram releases new video, threatens to bomb Abuja
Boko Haram has released a new video to deny Nigerian government's claim that only five of its commanders were released…
Northern Elders lauds Buhari for securing the North from Boko Haram
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for securing the northern part of the country from the…