Tag: Nigerian troops
Scores of Boko Haram gunmen killed by Nigerian troops
The Defence Headquarters on Monday said scores of heavily armed terrorists using women and children as shield died on Sunday…
Minimah visits troops fighting Boko Haram in Borno, Adamawa
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.- Gen. Kenneth Minimah, had paid an operational and morale boosting visit to troops…
Nigerian troops kill 2 suicide bomber commanders in Borno
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said two suicide bombers leading a band of terrorists died as troops repelled the insurgents’…
Nigerian troops capture, destroy 10 Boko Haram camps
The Defence Headquarters on Sunday said an unconfirmed number of Boko Haram members fell to the superior power of the…
Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram suicide mission
Nigeria military authorities said a band of terrorists who detonated two female suicide bombers ahead of their attack on Ladi…
Ndume confirms rescue of 1000 women, children by military
Senator Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) has confirmed the rescue of about 1000 women and children by the military in the…
Abubakar Shekau may be dead already
Where is Abubakar Shekau, the bearded leader of Nigeria’s Islamist insurgent group, Boko Haram? His fate is now unknown since…
PICTURES: Women, children rescued by Nigerian troops
Nigerian troops just rescued 234 women and children from Sambisa Forest the stronghold of Boko Haram. Here are some pictures…
Nigerian troops rescue another 234 women, children
A fresh set of 234 women and children held captive by the terrorist group Boko Haram, inside the Sambisa forest…
Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram commanders – Military
The Nigerian Military said troops from the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, on Wednesday killed several Boko Haram commanders and…
Rights group commends military over 293 girls, women
Eromosele Ebhomele The Action Team Against Conscription and Kidnap, ATACK, on Wednesday commended the Nigerian military over the rescue of…
Rescued girls, not Chibok Girls – Nigerian Army
Girls rescued from Boko Haram terror camps in Sambisa Forest on Tuesday are “not the Chibok girls,” Nigerian Army spokesman…
Boko Haram recaptures Nigerian town from troops
Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of the Lake…
Boko Haram chase Nigerian troops from Sambisa
Nigerian troops were forced to retreat from Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest stronghold in the restive northeast after a landmine blast…
Nigerian troops storm Boko Haram fortress, Sambisa Forest
At last, Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram’s last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday,…
Nigerian troops capture Alagarno in Borno
Nigerian troops on April 7 successfully completed a raid on all terrorist camps in Alagarno in Borno state. Alagarno is…
Troops battle Boko Haram outside Bauchi
Nigerian troops battled scores of Boko Haram fighters outside the northeastern city of Bauchi on Sunday, residents and a military…
Nigerian soldiers running from liberated towns – New York Times
Chadian soldiers and their counterparts from Niger are not happy that they have continued to secure towns in Nigeria while…
Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram attack on Bama
Nigerian troops on Saturday quashed a fresh attempt by Boko Haram militants to recapture Bama, the defence headquarters said. Bama…
Boko Haram burns houses in Bama as troops advance
Boko Haram Islamists have set fire to homes in Nigeria’s northeast town of Bama that are under their control, forcing…
Nigerian troops discover Boko Haram ‘bomb factory’ – DHQ
Nigeria’s military said on Friday that it had uncovered a Boko Haram bomb-making factory in the northeastern town of Buni…
Boko Haram erased completely from Adamawa – DHQ
Nigerian troops on Thursday succeeded in clearing terrorists out of Madagali, the last place held by Boko Haram terrorists in…
APC applauds military onslaught against Boko Haram
The Presidential Campaign Organisation of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday applauded the Armed Forces recent victories in the fight…
36 towns now reclaimed from Boko Haram – FG
Nigeria said on Wednesday that 36 towns had been retaken from Boko Haram since the start of a four-nation military…
Boko Haram member escapes arrest at Buni Yadi
A suspected Boko Haram member, who feigned madness, narrowly escaped arrest at Buni Yadi town in Gujba Local Government Area…
Troops recapture Buni Yadi from Boko Haram
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday captured Buni Yadi town, the headquarters of Gujba Local Government Area and Buni…
Troops recapture two strategic territories from Boko Haram
Nigerian troops have recaptured two territories held by Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast of Nigeria. In a statement issued…
Nigerian troops recover arms, destroy Boko Haram flags
The Defence Headquarters says troops on cordon and search along Djimitillo-Damaturu road on Friday night encountered some terrorists and captured…
Military operations force Boko Haram back to urban warfare
Bomb attacks in Nigerian towns and cities look likely to increase in the run-up to forthcoming elections, despite the military…
The tide has turned against Boko Haram, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the military was gaining the upper hand against Boko Haram, despite two bombings in…