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August 11, 2017

DSS arrests Boko Haram cell leader, kidnappers of German, others

As part of efforts to consolidate efforts to degrade, contain and deter the activities of terrorists and insurgents, kidnappers and other criminals, the Department of State Services (DSS) on July 3, arrested one Haliru Hassan and six other members of a notorious kidnap gang operating along the Abuja–Kaduna High Way. The arrest was made at... Read More

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August 10, 2017

Airforce releases aerial video of attack on Boko Haram

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has released a video of ambush which has been known to be the main base of operations of the Boko Haram terrorists. The video was published by the Force on YouTube.

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Troops kill 13 Boko Haram terrorists

The Nigerian Army, Operation Lafiya Dole, reportedly killed over 13 terrorists on Saturday in various areas in Borno and Adamawa during clearance operations. The spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, confirmed in a statement that 12 were neutralised when the troops laid ambushed for them at Miyanti-Banki junction in Borno and one at Kafin Hausa in Madagali... Read More

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Boko Haram will forever remain technically defeated – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has said that the Boko Haram insurgents will forever remain technically defeated. He made this known while speaking in Damaturu the Yobe state capital shortly after a closed door meeting with the state governor Ibrahim Gaidam, Channel Television reports. [Read Also: Army Chief, Buratai begins training with... Read More

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Fake news now influences outcome of elections – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said with advances in technology, Nigeria has to adjust its realities. Osinbajo said this at the course 25 graduation ceremony of the National Defence College in Abuja on Friday. He said with the internet, fake news now influences election outcomes and terrorists are able to release propaganda videos. “We have... Read More

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8 killed, 14 injured in bomb attack in Borno

About eight persons were killed and 14 others injured in Friday night suicide bomb attack in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Friday when two female suicide bombers hit an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the area. The Chairman of the council,... Read More

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Boko Haram releases video of helpless UNIMAID staff

The terrorist group Boko Haram have released a video footage of the staff members of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), and an NNPC staff under abduction. In the video, the men cry for help from the Federal Government, urging FG to listen to a purported demand from the terrorists whom they said would free them if... Read More

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48 corpses of soldiers, NNPC, JTF officials killed in Boko Haram attacks arrive Maiduguri

Corpses of 18 Soldiers, 15 Civilian JTF, 5 university staff and 4 NNPC drivers, killed by Boko Haram terrorists during an oil exploration to the Lake Chad Basin have arrived Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Borno. According to Punch, Sources at the UMTH and the Maimalari Army Barrack confirmed that the corpses were brought into Maiduguri from... Read More

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Army arrests fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists in Yobe

Troops of 233 Battalion, 27 Task Force Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE On Monday July 25, in conjunction with vigilantes on routine patrol arrested 4 confirmed fleeing Boko Haram terrorists at Kurnari village and Nayinawa, outskirts of Damaturu, Yobe State. This was confirmed in a statement by Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman saying... Read More

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Army arrests 4 fleeing Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe

The Army said it has arrested four fleeing Boko Haram terrorists at Kurnari village and Nayinawa in Yobe. According to a statement issued by Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman on Tuesday, the terrorists included a father and son. He gave their names as Bukar Waziri, 25, Mammade Lawan, 20, and father and son, Muhammadu Damina, 40, and Isah... Read More

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Peregrino Brimah: Impeachable – Did the National Assembly assent Buhari’s Amnesty Program for Boko Haram terrorists?

by Peregrino Brimah In the news, the Nigerian army announced the transfer of a further 43 surrendered Boko Haram terrorists to a “de-radicalization and rehabilitation” camp. Making the announcement, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Public Relations Theatre Command, Maiduguri said, “the penitent insurgents will be given a new lease of life as they commence their journey back into... Read More

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Troops capture injured Boko Haram terrorist

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have rescued a Boko Haram terrorist, Abba Mustapha who was injured and abandoned after a heavy exchange with soldiers. The aemy said in a statement, “Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in strict adherence to Rules of Engagement and international conventions on armed conflict especially as it relates to prisoner of... Read More

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4 high profile Boko Haram commanders reportedly surrender

It has been reported that a high profile Boko Haram insurgent, Konto Fanami, and three others have surrendered to the Nigerian army on Monday. According to NAN, Army Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Usman said that the four terrorists voluntarily came out of their hideouts, to meet... Read More

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Troops kill 6 terrorists, arrest 2 others

The Nigerian Army said it has killed six Boko Haram terrorists. In a statement signed by Deputy Director Public Relations 8 Task Force Division, Col. Timothy Antigha on Tuesday, the army said troops also arrested two terrorists and recovered various weapons and ammunitions from them. The statement reads, “In continuation of ongoing efforts to rout... Read More

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“Boko Haram insurgents pretend to have epilepsy before attacking” – Adamawa Govt

The Adamawa State Government has said Boko Haram insurgents use disguise as one of the tactics to attack their victims. In a statement released at a press conference in Yola on Sunday by the Adamawa State Commissioner of Information, Ahmad Sajoh, DailyTimes reports. He said the terrorists now pretend to be epileptic or suffering from... Read More

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Troops kill four terrorists in Borno

by Azeez Adeniyi Troops of 145 and 158 Task Force Battalions, 5 Brigade on Friday night smashed a fish smuggling ring operated by Boko Haram terrorists. According to a statement from the Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 8 Task Force Division, Col. Timothy Antigha, the success was recorded during a joint ambush operation conducted in... Read More

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‘Troops kill Boko Haram members, foil attack on Maiduguri’

by Azeez Adeniyi Troops of the Nigerian Army on Thursday clashed with some Boko Haram insurgents trying to invade Maiduguri through Aloa Dam Village, TheCable reports. A witness, Dan Hajia said a large number of the insurgents were killed. “We were fishing at Aloa Dam when we started hearing gunshots from Boko Haram insurgents. They... Read More

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US state department issues travel alert for citizens heading to Europe

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The US State Department has issued a travel alert for its citizens going to Europe, in the wake of the threat of continued terror attacks. The alert said “While local governments continue counterterrorism operations, the Department nevertheless remains concerned about the potential for future terrorist attacks,”. “U.S. citizens should always be... Read More

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Boko Haram faction ‘abduct 22 girls, women’

Boko Haram insurgents have abducted 22 girls and women in the Northeast, AFP reports. According to the news network, the terrorists on Thursday raided Pulka village in Borno and kidnapped 18 girls. “Boko Haram fighters from Mamman Nur camp arrived in pickup vans around 6:00 am and seized 14 young girls aged 17 and below... Read More

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Osinbajo relaunched Nigeria’s economy – French Prime Minister

The French government has promised to assist Nigeria in its fight against terrorism. French Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, made the promise at a bilateral meeting he had with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in Paris on Friday. In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, Cazeneuve was... Read More

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Never again will terrorists occupy any part of Nigeria – Buhari

by Dolapo Adelana President Muhammadu Buhari has said, the nation’s territory will never be occupied by terrorists again. The President made the vow on Monday when he declared the 2017 Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship (NASAC), holding at the Sambisa Forest open. The president, who was represented by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, noted... Read More

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‘Nigeria spent $2.6bn on Boko Haram humanitarian crisis in 2016’

Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin has said Nigeria spent $2.6 billion to address the humanitarian challenges caused by Boko Haram terrorists in 2016. Olonisakin made this known at the meeting of the ‘global coalition working to defeat ISIS’ in Washington, DC, United States. “After over $2.6 billion was spent by the Nigerian Government to address... Read More

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DSS arrest Boko Haram commanders, kidnappers

by Dolapo Adelana The Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested high profile terrorists, kidnappers and hoodlums. In a statement on Wednesday by Tony Opuiyo for the service, the agency also arrested two men, Ibrahim Sule and Bello Shehu on March 13 at Nasarawa town, Nasarawa LGA of Kaduna State for their suspected involvement in the... Read More

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Don’t forget my friends under Boko Haram captivity, Chibok girl says

A Chibok girl who escaped from Boko Haram insurgents has urged the Nigerian government and the world not to forget her friends who are still in captivity. The girl who spoke under the pseudonym – Sa’a –made the plea during the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai. “These girls are human beings, not something... Read More

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9 Boko Haram terrorists surrender to troops

by Dolapo Adelana Nine members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military. In a statement by Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman, the “repentant suspects” claimed to be tired of the situation in the sect. Usman added that the suspects are being investigated. The statement said, “While some... Read More

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Boko Haram kills army Lieutenant in Borno attack

A Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army has been killed after Boko Haram terrorists attacked Magumeri town in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday evening, SaharaReporters reports. According to the news medium, Lieutenant AC Oguntoye and his colleagues were ambushed by the terrorists on their way to Gubio from a shooting range competition... Read More

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Borno attack: Villagers in unholy alliance with terrorists – Army

by Dolapo Adelana The Nigerian Army has accused villagers in Magumeri town of engaging in an unholy alliance with Boko Haram terrorists. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman. Earlier on Thursday terrorists attacked the village leaving many people feared dead. Reacting to the account, Usman... Read More

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‘Many killed as Boko Haram attack Borno town’

by Dolapo Adelana The terrorist sect, Boko Haram Wednesday night attacked Magumeri, a town in Magumeri local government area of Borno state, The Cable reports. According to a resident, who managed to escape the attack, many people were killed by the terrorists. He said many residents of the town fled as they headed for Maiduguri, the... Read More

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Air Force destroys Boko Haram logistics base in Sambisa forest

The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday said it has destroyed a logistics base in Sambisa concealed by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists. In a statement, the NAF said it tracked two insurgents who had gone to retrieve something to the location. The statement said the attack on the location was carried out by two Alpha Jet... Read More

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Troops neutralise Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, recover 4 gun trucks

Troops of the 8 Task Force Division, Operation Lafiya Dole on Saturday were involved in a gun battle with terrorists at Chikun Gudu in Borno State while on clearance operations. According to a statement by Army Spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, the soldiers captured 14 terrorists, killed some of them while others escaped with gunshot... Read More

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