Tag: Jtf
12 killed in Nigeria’s most dangerous state
Twelve persons were killed by gunmen across the Nigerian north east state of Borno—all in a day, further cementing its…
Nigeria’s anti-terror war meant to kill muslims, alleges Gumi
A controversial Nigerian Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmad Gumi has described the military campaign against Boko Haram terrorists as a…
Nigeria nabs 28 terror suspects
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security forces in Kano, northwest Nigeria have renewed raid on hideouts of terrorists recording 28 arrests within the…
Boko Haram: ‘We did not kill General Shuwa”
Nigeria’s dreaded insurgency group, Boko Haram, has denied involvement in the killing Major General Muhammed Shuwa, a Nigerian civil war…
Reports: Exodus of men from Maiduguri
Many people, especially men are deserting Nigeria’s troubled city, Maiduguri, after the murder yesterday of a retired senior military officer…
Nigerian soldiers massacre 40 in Maiduguri
No fewer than forty people have been summarily executed by Nigerian soldiers in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. The soldiers,…
4 Boko Haram suspects killed
Nigerian soldiers on Sunday shot dead four suspected members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram following a raid on their…
4 Boko Haram suspects killed, 3 Arrested in raids
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order said on Saturday that it had killed four and arrested three…
50 illegal refineries destroyed in Nigeria
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Determined to rid the rid the Niger Delta region of all forms of criminality, men of…
5 Boko Haram suspects killed in attack on troops
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) said on Saturday that it killed five suspected terrorists after…
Disaster averted as bomb laden car arrested
Nigeria’s Borno Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) said on Tuesday that it had intercepted a bomb-laden…
Eid-el-Fitri: Jos, Kano spared by terrorists
Jos, the Plateau state capital, was calm and peaceful today as Muslims celebrated the Eid-el-Fitr festival to mark the end…
Damaturu residents flee besieged town
Hundreds of residents of Damaturu in Yobe state fled Tuesday after arrests by troops and rumours of new attacks by…
Peace elusive as banker shot dead in Maiduguri
Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno state continues to cement its status as the killing capital of Nigeria, with the gruesome…
Nigeria troops intercept rocket launchers, bombs, rifles
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) on Tuesday said it intercepted rocket launchers, rocket bombs and…