Tag: Boko Haram
Troops intercept suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
Troops of 8 Task Force Division, Nigerian Army, on Thursday intercepted a group of suspected Boko Haram insurgents allegedly on…
Army says 8 suicide bombers blew themselves up in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army has clarified that the explosion which occurred on Tuesday in a vehicle in Maiduguri was caused by…
240 Boko Haram fighters surrender to Nigerian Army
Faced with hunger and sustained attack by the military on land and in the air, 240 members of Boko Haram…
Soldiers arrest Boko Haram drugs, fuel suppliers in Sambisa forest
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of major suppliers of drugs and fuel to Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa…
Breaking: Boko Haram kills 5 soldiers, 4 civilians in Borno
The Nigeria Army says suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed and killed five soldiers, three vigilantes and one Civilian JTF in…
Boko Haram recruiting youth to supply fuel in Borno
The Borno command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday raised the alarm that youths in…
NEMA confirms 9 dead, 24 injured in Maiduguri twin explosions
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said nine persons had died and 24 others were injured in two explosions that…
Breaking: Boko Haram strikes again, kills 9 in Maiduguri
No fewer than eight persons were killed early today as two suicide bombers struck in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state…
Troops arrest 9 Boko Haram collaborators
Nigerian troops have arrested another nine suspects said to be aiding the Boko Haram sect in the North East Zone,…
Boko Haram: LG seeks rehabilitation of govt facilities
Chairman of Madagali Local Government Council in Adamawa, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, on Monday, solicited for government’s intervention over the poor…
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Boko Haram receives millions of dollars to free 21 Chibok schoolgirls
A report has emerged that the Swiss government paid millions of dollars on behalf of the Nigerian government to Boko…
21 Chibok girls not swapped with detained Boko Haram terrorists – VP
The Federal Government has said the 21 Chibok girls rescued on Thursday were not exchanged with detained Boko Haram terrorists.…
Buhari welcomes release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight over the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls by the Boko Haram sect. Malam…
Breaking News: Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls
Twenty one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 have been…
Troops arrest 12 fleeing Boko Haram suspects
Troops arrested no fewer than 12 fleeing suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri on Thursday, Col. Sani Usman, the acting…
22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp
No fewer than 22 soldiers were killed in Niger on Thursday when unknown assailants attacked a camp for Malian refugees,…
Army captures last strongholds of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
The Nigerian Army is getting closer to ending the Boko Haram terrorism in the Northeast going by successes recorded in…
Army hands over 348 cleared detainees to Borno gov.
The Nigerian Army has handed over 348 detainees to the Borno Government after they had been cleared of belonging to…
3 suspected insurgents arrested in Borno- Army
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had arrested three suspected Boko Haram terrorists at the cattle market, Maiduguri. The…
Troops kill 9 Boko insurgents, capture 2 AK-47 rifles
The Army on Wednesday said its troops, Operation Lafiya Dole, had killed nine suspected terrorists at Bulabulin, Borno. In a…
No terrorists’ presence, flags in Borno villages – Army
The Nigerian Army has refuted report of alleged presence of Boko Haram terrorists and their flag in some Borno villages.…
I won’t negotiate with Boko Haram until… – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said his government is not ready to negotiate with Boko Haram until it is clear who is…
Boko Haram kills army officer, 3 soldiers again
Boko Haram has so far killed at least eight soldiers in two attacks in Borno State while more than two…
Boko Haram strikes again, kills 4 soldiers, loses 22 members
The Nigerian Army said it repelled terrorists attack at Logomani on Dikwa-Gambarou road in Borno on Sunday, killing 22 of…
Nigerian Army reacts to Shekau’s new video, says he’s mad
The Nigerian military has reacted to the new video footage released by the Boko Haram on Sunday where Abubakar Shekau,…
Shekau shows up in new video, taunts Nigeria’s military
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau on Sunday released a new video where he declared that he is safe and in…
No LG, territory under Boko Haram control – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has restated that no local government area in Borno or any territory…
2 soldiers, 15 Boko Haram insurgents killed in fierce fighting
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of two soldiers and 15 Boko Haram insurgents in a fierce battle in…
Japan presents agric support to Borno farmers
The Japanese Government on Wednesday presented farm implements worth millions of Naira to farmers in Mainok in Kaga Local Government…
Nigerian troops dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from Mallam Fatori
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and Multinatioanal Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have captured Mallam Fatori in northern most part of…