Tag: Damaturu
Protest: Police detain 90 more suspects in Yobe
The command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in a statement on Saturday in Damaturu that the total number of suspects…
Traders lament huge loss to fire in Yobe GSM market, seek govt’s help
Confirming the incident to journalists in Damaturu, the Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Fire Service, said that no…
Gov. Buni unveils 10-year development masterplan for Damaturu
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has unveiled the implementation of a 10-year Development Masterplan for Damaturu, the state capital.
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.
Heavy battle in Damaturu as Boko Haram terrorists engage troops
Heavy gun-battle broke out in Damaturu, Yobe State on Tuesday evening as Boko Haram terrorists engage the Nigerian troop in…
N229m money laundering: Ex-minister, 4 others reappear in court
The former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Abdu Bulama and four others on Monday reappeared before a Federal High…
Damaturu calm after army, police clash
The Nigeria Police Force say normalcy has been restored in Damaturu, Yobe after the clash some personnel of the police…
Explosion rocks Damaturu, welder killed, Army officer injured
A welder was killed in his workshop on Wednesday in Damaturu, Yobe State when an explosion went off. Three persons…
16 killed as bombs rock Damaturu
At least 16 people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up around Ministry of…
6 dead, many injured in Damaturu bomb explosion
Six people, including two suspected suicide bombers, have died in two bomb explosions that occurred on Tuesday in Damaturu. DSP…
At least 15 dead after Damaturu market blast
DAMATURU, (Reuters) – A blast set off by a female suicide bomber tore through a crowded market in the northeastern…
UPDATE: Gombe blasts death toll rises to 37
ABUJA, (Reuters) – The death toll from multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of…
Two killed in suicide attack on Damaturu
BAUCHI, (Reuters) – At least two people were killed on Monday by a car suicide bomb at a checkpoint on…
Nigerians condemn Damaturu blasts
Some Nigerians have expressed shock over the bomb blasts that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe capital, on Friday, leaving many casualities…
UPDATE: Damaturu bombing, at least 10 killed
The twin bomb blasts in Damaturu, Yobe state this morning happened at the praying ground, where Muslim worshippers had gathered…
Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Damaturu
DAMATURU, (Reuters) – A young female suicide bomber blew herself up in Damaturu, the capital of northern Nigeria’s Yobe State,…
Death toll rises to 13 in Damaturu bombing – Police
Thirteen people have now died as a result of a female suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the…
Female suicide bomber kills 7 in Damaturu
A female suicide bomber killed seven people on Sunday at a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu,…
Boko Haram clash with Nigerian troops in Damaturu
Boko Haram gunmen fought running battles with Nigerian troops on the streets of the northeastern city of Damaturu on Friday,…
Boko Haram raid in Damaturu ‘killed over 150’
Over 150 people, including 38 police, were killed in a dawn raid by Boko Haram on the northeast Nigerian city…
Boko Haram raid: Damaturu death toll rises sharply to 150
More than 150 people, including 38 police, died in a Boko Haram raid on the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu…
Boko Haram: Curfew imposed on Damaturu
A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Damaturu, the Yobe capital, following Monday’s attacks on the town by insurgents. This…
40 Boko Haram gunmen killed in Damaturu clash with military
Nigerian security forces have succeeded in pushing suspected Boko Haram insurgents out of the Yobe state capital of Damaturu in…
UPDATE: Explosions, gunfire in Damaturu, as military, Boko Haram face off
Explosions and gunfire rocked Damaturu, capital of Yobe state on Monday, in a suspected Boko Haram attack that targeted police,…
Damaturu under fierce attack by Boko Haram
Damaturu, capital of Yobe state is under fierce attack by suspected Boko Haram fighters who according to eyewitnesses and fleeing…
21 die, 27 wounded in Damaturu bomb attack
Latest reports said no fewer than 21 people have died in the latest bomb attack at a TV viewing centre,…
Police foil suicide bombing in Damaturu
The Police on Sunday said they foiled an attempt by a suicide bomber operating in a pick-up van laden with…
Boko Haram: Army slams 24 hour curfew on Yobe state
The Nigerian military on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew on the north eastern State of Yobe following attacks on Damaturu…
Boko Haram: JTF seizes 11 rifles
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Yobe, north eastern Nigeria on Sunday recovered 11 rifles in Kandahar Area of Damaturu,…
One-eyed Boko Haram commander, 29 others killed
Contrary to earlier reports that four suspects, belonging to the militant Boko Haram sect in Yobe state, were killed today,…