Tag: JTF
Opinion: Boko Haram rejects amnesty offer – now what? I have 4 suggestions
by Zainab Usman “Mr Shekau said his group had done no wrong and so an amnesty would not be applicable ...
Okey Ndibe: Dancing with ghosts, ignoring the dead
by Okey Ndibe In an ideal situation, the government would insist on prosecuting those who make it their business to ...
JTF kills 4 suspects in foiled Easter Day terrorist attack in Kano
by Rachel Ogbu Innocent lives were spared after the Joint Task Force (JTF) aborted an Easter day terrorist planned ...
Opinion: President Jonathan’s visit to Borno and Yobe – The real issue
by Kayode Komolafe The issue is not who goes to Maiduguri first; the important thing is that timely steps should ...
4 gunmen, including a woman, killed during JTF attack on hideout
by Rachel Ogbu The Joint Military Force, JTF and police team has confirmed the killing of four gunmen, including a ...
Pharaoh arising: “I can no longer stand security operatives being killed” – President Jonathan
by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has said he would remain idle while a group of people held any part of ...
Opinion: When will the president visit Maiduguri?
by Kayode Komolafe Anyone who is literate in Nigeria’s post-colonial history would remember that it would be politically unwise to ...
Maiduguri: JTF kills 2 suspects, 3 others arrested
Suspected militant Islamists have beheaded five people in Nigeria’s north-eastern city of Maiduguri, a resident has told the BBC. The ...
Opinion: Nigerian troops and the Malian crisis: The issues to consider
by Theophilus Ilevbare Actually, Nigeria does not share its border with Mali. In-between there is Burkina Faso, Niger republic and ...
Plateau crisis: 4 men killed, 2 others injured by unknown gunmen
by Isi Esene Four people were killed on Monday by unknown gunmen in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. ...
The sad count continues: Boko Haram kills 34 since Christmas Day
by Olorunwa Lawal Terrorists in Nigeria have taken the lives of 34 people since Christmas, including 27 Christians attending church ...
Boiling Maiduguri: 14 dead JTF-Boko Haram gun battle
by Soji Lawal Soldiers from the JTF clashed with militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram in the Borno state ...
“It wasn’t me, gunmen made me do it” – Captain of vessel nabbed with stolen crude oil tells JTF
by Tari Tamuno The Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in the Niger Delta has impounded a vessel suspected to be ...
Sting operation: JTF destroys bomb making factory in Kaduna, kills 5 ‘Boko Haram’ suspects
by Isi Esene Men of the Joint Military Task Force yesterday in Kaduna killed five people suspected to be members ...
JTF arrests a senior police officer, others for operating illegal fuel depot in Calabar
by Isi Esene An illegal fuel depot containing nothing less than 8,000 drums of petrol and diesel has been discovered ...
Report: Armed security agents arrest journalists in Kaduna
by Akan Ido Nigerian security operatives earlier today stormed the homes of two journalists arresting them. The two journalists write ...
We foiled Boko Haram’s ‘Operation Black Christmas’, JTF says
The JTF said it carried out successful operations against the insurgent group. The Joint Task Force in Maiduguri said it ...
Blast injures traffic warden, 2 others in Kano
by Akan Ido A bomb which exploded this morning at Kantin Kwari junction near the famous Kantin Kware Textile Market ...
4 killed and 1 missing in gun duel between Boko Haram and JTF
by Isi Esene A gun battle between men of the Joint Military Task Force and insurgent elements in Maiduguri, the ...
Win N290m Promo: JTF releases lists of ‘Most Wanted’ Boko Haram leaders, offers N290m reward
by Rachel Ogbu Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri in its newest effort to get rid of the Islamic militant ...
Shocking: Reuters reveals videos showing ‘the killing of unarmed men by Nigerian solidiers”
by Isi Esene An international news agency, Reuters, has revealed that it is in possession of a video purportedly taken ...
Ethno-religious violence: FG deploys soldiers to Taraba
by Akan Ido Witnesses have reported an escalation of violence in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State in an ...
Borno under siege as terrorists target public officers, kill Water Resources director
by Isi Esene The director of design and construction in the Borno State Ministry of Water Resources, Mallam Ali Mohammed ...
#WhenShallThisEnd: Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Yobe
by Isi Esene Three policemen were reportedly killed today at the Divisional Police in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of ...
What ceasefire? Another set of terrorist attacks rock Yobe Tuesday morning
by Isi Esene While the federal government is busy tweaking its terrorism engagement strategy, the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have ...
TICKER: JTF killed 40 young men in Maiduguri – Residents
Nigerian soldiers shot dead dozens of young men in an embattled northeastern city during raids in four areas considered strongholds ...
Maiduguri murder: Gunmen assassinate PDP BOT member and his guest
by Isi Esene Four gunmen earlier today attacked the home of Retired General Mohammed Shuwa killing him. The men were ...
Report: Another bomb blast hits Catholic Church in Kaduna
by Isi Esene Reports coming in indicate that a suicide bomber has hit St. Rita Catholic Church at Ungwar Yero ...
Danger ahead: Boko Haram plans to “launch massive attacks” during Sallah – JTF
by Hauwa Gambo The spokesperson of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in Borno, Colonel Sagir Musa, has announced that ...
“JTF killed 15 boys playing football,” says Sen. Zannah, as Army asks him to “just confess”
by Isi Esene Senator Ahmad Zannah (Borno Central) who was accused by the Joint Military Task Force of sheltering a ...
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