Tag: Madagali

Madagali suicide bomber had a baby strapped to her back – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said a female suicide bomber who attacked Madagali town in Adamawa State earlier this month had a baby strapped to her back. Adamawa…

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UPDATE: Madagali suicide bomber strapped baby to her back

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that one of the three female suicide bombers that died during Friday's bomb blast in Madagali, Adamawa, strapped a baby on her…

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Adamawa blast: Buhari condoles with families, says attack is an act of desperation

President Muhammadu Buhari expresses heartfelt condolences to the families of victims of the twin bomb blasts in the town of Madagali, Adamawa State which claimed some lives and injured several…

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Adamawa blast: Atiku calls for vigilance

Following Friday's bomb blast in Madagali, Adamawa, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called for vigilance among residents of the state. At least 30 people were killed in the explosion reportedly…

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Troops neutralise suicide bombers in Madagali

A male suicide bomber was neutralised by a sharp shooter on Saturday morning in Madagali, Adamawa. In a statement issued by the Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman, the suicide bomber…

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Serah Luka was not kidnapped from Chibok – BBOG holds firm, but praises military

The BringBackOurGirls campaigners, on Friday confirmed that the recently found Serah Luka, who the Nigerian military said was among the 219 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, is…

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30 killed, 16 injured as two female bombers attack motor park in Adamawa

About 30 people were ​killed ​on Monday morning, as two female suicide bombers attacked a motor park, in Madagali, Adamawa state. Premium Times reports that an eye-witness, Danladi Buba, disclosed…

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People of Adamawa can now sleep easy, as the state is finally free of Boko Haram

by Panshak Ibrahim According to the Nigerian Military, Adamawa state is now totally free from the bondage of Boko Haram. The Nigerian Military's victory over the insurgents on Thursday, led…

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Nigerian troops are on a roll, recapture 10 towns from Boko Haram

by Janet Johnson The National Information Centre has said on Monday, February 2, that the ongoing war against insurgency in the North-east was yielding desired result as the military had…

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Boko Haram: Over fifty young women abducted from preaching centre

by James Sambo According to residents of Gulak, Adamawa state, who survived recent attacks by Boko Haram militants, no less than fifty young women were seized from a preaching centre,…

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Battle for Borno: Military shoots Boko Haram commander in Konduga

by James Gambo As the war on insurgents rages on in Nigeria, soldiers have killed scores of Boko Haram members at Konduga, near Maiduguri. Among those killed is a feared Boko…

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Civilians on rampage: Scores of Boko Haram killed by local youths and hunters

by James Sambo Youths, local hunters and vigilante group members have reportedly killed scores of Boko Haram insurgents who had been terrorising residents of Michika and Madagali local government areas of Adamawa…

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Battle for Adamawa leaves many displaced

by James Sambo At least 1,300 refugees have been registered at the Adamawa Internally Displaced Persons Camp, the camp Commandant, Abdulmumini Jauro has said. While speaking on Wednesday, at the…

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Boko Haram has taken over 11 towns in Borno and Adamawa

by Kolapo Olapoju In the last month, the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram has forcefully spread its tentacles beyond its strongholds in the forest to capturing towns and communities. From…

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Editorial: Is Nigeria on the verge of splitting up?

As the battle between the Nigerian Army and Islamists believed to be members of the Boko Haram rages on in the town of Bama, the thought of Nigeria being on the verge…

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Boko Haram have stretched their net into Adamawa, Catholic Church cries

by James Sambo The Catholic Church has raised the alarm over the activities of Boko Haram terrorists who have taken over the Madagali Parish of the Church in Adamawa State…

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