Tag: Nigerian troops
Boko Haram captures Banki town in Borno – BBC
Nigeria’s Islamist sect Boko Haram has captured the town of Banki, which borders Cameroun, after government troops fled, residents say.…
Saraki lauds Nigerian troops
Senator Bukola Saraki has lauded the effort of Nigeria’s military men following scathing attack on Nigerian troops by its citizens…
Mixed reports as Boko Haram claims another town in Borno
Nigeria’s militant Islamist sect Boko Haram has seized the key northeastern town of Bama after fierce fighting with government forces,…
Suspect of Kaduna explosion targeted at Buhari arrested
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said that troops in Kaduna have arrested a man suspected to be connected with the…
Nigerian troops chase terrorists from Balmo Forest
Nigerian troops have chased and taken over Balmo forest in a military operation that lasted throughout the weekend. Prior the…
Troops pursue Boko Haram kidnappers of school girls
Nigerian soldiers are on the trail of Boko Haram gunmen who kidnapped about 100 girls from a secondary school in…
Army claims killing 18 Boko Haram terrorists
Nigeria’s military on Monday in Abuja said that it killed 18 suspected terrorists while troops captured more weapons and aborted…
Cameroonian leads Nigerian troops to weapons hidden in church
Nigeria’s military high command said on Friday that the arrest of a terrorist who claims to be a Cameroonian and…
8 Boko Haram terrorists killed in ambush
Nigerian troops operating in the North-East have ambushed a group of terrorists on a mission to attack Goniri Community in…
Boko Haram militants suffer heavy losses in Bama
Suspected Boko Haram militants armed with explosives attacked Bama, a troubled spot in Nigeria’s northeast on Wednesday, sparking a battle…
Nigeria’s troops kill 37 Boko Haram militants
Nigeria’s military said Tuesday it killed 37 suspected Boko Haram fighters in a ground and air assault on an insurgent…
10 Killed In Air Strike On Boko Haram Camps
Nigerian troops launched an air strike and later killed 10 suspected members of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in a…
10 Boko Haram fighters killed in air, land raids
Nigerian troops launched an air strike and later killed 10 suspected members of Boko Haram in a clash in the…
14 Boko Haram insurgents killed, curfew bites hard
Nigerian army’s offensive against Boko Haram militants the north of the country has left 14 insurgents and three soldiers dead,…
US condemns Baga massacre
The United States Monday condemned clashes between troops and Islamist militants in Baga, in Nigeria’s north eastern state of Borno,…
Mali: Nigerian, African troops begin offensive
Nigerian and African forces were moving towards Mali’s centre Thursday, as pressure grew on Malian troops over summary killings and…
Ansaru terror group: ‘We bombed Nigerian troops’
The radical Islamist group Ansaru on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack in Okene, Kogi state in central Nigeria that…
Nigerian troops kill 5 Boko Haram suspects
The Nigerian Army said it had killed five suspected Boko Haram members and destroyed a bomb making factory in Rigasa…
Kaduna Bombing: Expose Terrorists Now-Makinde Tells Jonathan
The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Ola Makinde has called on the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government and all…
Nigerian troops in massive arrests of terror suspects
Explosions rocked parts of the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri Saturday as troops engaged suspected Islamic radicals and raided homes,…