A total of 158 Women and children abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from Katarko village in Yobe have been reunited with their families in Damaturu, Yobe. The victims were released by the sect members after three weeks of captivity. Alhaji Ahmed Goniri, the state Commissioner for Justice and Chairman of the State Committee on Rehabilitation of Victims of Insurgency, said this [...]
More terrorists die as Nigerian Air Force launches airstrikes in Sambisa & Gwoza
A concerted air campaign by the Nigerian Air Force is ongoing in furtherance of the mission to clear terrorists from all their enclaves. The air strikes which today targeted the training camps and logistics dumps of the terrorists in Sambisa forests and parts of Gwoza have been highly successful as it achieved the aims with required precision. The death of a large number of [...]
Photos: Nigerian Military kill over 300 Boko Haram members and capture their weapons
Nigerian Military have killed over 300 Boko Haram members and captured Several weapons and equipments in an highly coordinated air and land operations. The Nigerian Military stated this in a press statement they released today. Read below... Mopping up operation of some of the communities where terrorists have been cleared in the course of ongoing air and land operations [...]
Blood-soaked truck symbolizes Boko Haram’s war without borders
A Nigerian armored personnel carrier spattered with blood, riddled with bullets and towed into an army base in northern Cameroon is a potent reminder of Boko Haram's ability to strike across borders in its six-year war for an Islamic state. Islamist militiamen captured the vehicle when they overran Gwoza, a town in northern Nigeria, last year. It still bears the insignia "PMF [...]
Multiple blasts hits Borno town, Biu 14 people killed many others injured
At least three explosions struck a military checkpoint in the northeast Borno town of Biu on Tuesday, witnesses and a security source said. Witness Auwalu Ibrahim, a local pro-government vigilante, said there were children around the checkpoint when the blasts went off. The cause was unclear, although the town has been repeatedly attacked by Islamist militant group Boko [...]
No country alone can fight and defeat Boko Haram – Chad president
"No country alone can fight and defeat Boko Haram. Not a single metre of Cameroon is controlled by Boko Haram" Chadian President Derby says President Derby made the declaration less than 5 minutes ago as he prepared to leave Yaounde Nsimalen airport [...]
Military captures BH members, food stuff and others in Monguno, Borno State
Troops in a Military operation spearheaded by highly coordinated air assaults have completed the mission of clearing terrorists from Monguno and environs. A number of terrorists as well as truck loads of rice, beans and other logistics meant for resupply to the terrorists operating around Baga have been captured in the course of operation. Casualty inflicted and arms recovered [...]
Nigeria Air Force: We are capable of combating insurgency
The Nigerian Air Force in Lagos on Sunday, said it had incorporated some new systems and ammunition aimed at winning the fight against insurgency in the country. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists at the National Air Defence Corps in Ikeja. Amosun said the new systems and ammunition were currently being [...]
Ten Boko Haram members captured by Chadian forces
International investigative journalist Chief Bisong Eta just tweeted this. Ten Boko Haram members has been captured today by Chadian forces. [...]
Female suicide bomber kills 10, injures 32 in Yobe attack
A Female suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Damaturu on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 30, police said, in a region that is frequently attacked by Islamist militants. Witness Adamu Muhammad said he heard a loud blast and the people at the Damaturu's central motor park "descended into panic." No one claimed [...]
UN to deploy aid workers to assist victims of Boko Haram
The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Adrian Edwards. "We are working with authorities to deploy aid workers as soon as [...]
Boko Haram launch first attack on Chad
Boko Haram militants have launched their first attack in Chad, in a village of Ngouboua, Boko Haram has expanded its attacks against neighboring countries over the past week following threats to punish any nations contributing to the fight against the terror group. [...]
A female suicide bomber blew herself in Borno, killing at least 7
A suspected female suicide bomber blew herself up in a market in the town of Biu, the largest town in Southern Borno state this afternoon. Seven people has been confirmed dead an d 17 people injured. Eyewitness said the suicide bomber was wearing a hijab and was trying to buy clothes in the market. Nobody was suspicious of her intention until a loud sound was heard. [...]
Niger Republic approves 750 troops to help fight Boko Haram
Niger's parliament unanimously approved late on Monday the deployment of troops to northern Nigeria as part of a regional offensive against Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has launched several cross-border attacks in recent days. Niger is joining a new regional force to combat the Nigerian radical Islamic militia. On 6 February, Boko Haram struck across Nigeria’s [...]
Boko Haram has up to 6,000 hardcore militants -U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, which is fighting a violent insurgency in northeast Nigeria, has about 4,000-6,000 "hardcore" fighters, U.S. intelligence officials said on Friday. In an assessment of the group, whose five-year uprising has included massacres and kidnappings and spread from Nigeria into neighboring states, the officials said they [...]
Boko Haram attacks Niger Republic
Islamic extremists from Nigeria attacked a town inside the neighboring country of Niger on Friday, marking the second foreign country attacked by Boko Haram this week. The attackers were later repelled by forces from Chad and Niger, witnesses said. The incursion comes as Niger and several other African countries are planning to send troops to battle the Islamic extremists, [...]
Boko Haram slits civilians throats and burn mosque in Cameroon border town
Cameroon base International investigative journalist, Chief Bisong Etahoben, has tweeted on how Boko Haram is killing civilians by throats slit and burning mosque in Cameroon border town. Chief Bisong also tweet that numbers of the body of those slaughtered by Boko Haram will shock the world after counting. See his tweets below: [...]
France lending a helping hand in the fights against Boko Haram
Amid efforts by African countries to coordinate a response to the threats posed by the Boko Haram, French military aircraft are also carrying out surveillance mission to assist countries bordering Nigeria to handle the militants. We recall that the African Union (AU) has authorized a force of 7,500 troops from the affected Countries to fight the sect. Hopefully, it is expected [...]
Chadian troops enter Nigerian town in pursuit of Boko Haram
Chadian troops clashed with Boko Haram fighters in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gambaru on Tuesday in a bid to break the Islamist insurgents' grip on the town bordering Cameroon, Chadian military sources said. Chad has deployed some 2,500 troops as part of a regional effort to take on the militant group that has waged a bloody insurgency to create an Islamist emirate in [...]
Nigeria Army repel terrorists attacks in Maiduguri
The Military on Sunday said that it had captured armoured vehicles, artillery guns, ammunitions and many vehicles in overnight battle with terrorists in Borno. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by Maj-.Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information. The statement said that the terrorists, who in their disarray strayed towards Bama, Ngom, Alou, Delwa and [...]
Six disguised suicide bombers arrested in Yola
The military has apprehended six suspected suicide bombers in Yola, the capital of Adamawa state. This arrest was made few hours to the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled rally in the state on Monday. Witnesses said that the suspected male bomber was seen entering an uncompleted building around 5:45pm on Sunday evening, but later came out wearing female dress to [...]
Chad army kills 120 Boko Haram members in Cameroon
Chad army says they have killed about 120 Boko Haram millitants in a battle in north Cameroon that started when Boko Haram attacked it troops the army said this in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of it soldiers were killed. Chad and Cameroon have stepped up troop deployments to fight the militants and on Saturday Chad's army said it bombarded Boko Haram [...]
AU has endorsed a regional task force of 7,500 Army to help fight Boko Haram
The African Union (AU) has endorsed a plan for a regional task force of 7,500 Army to fight the Islamist Boko Haram militants in Nigeria. The leaders meeting during the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) agreed to the plan after its session on Thursday to bring to an end to the killings and maiming of residents of the North East part of Nigeria by the militant [...]
New Boko Haram’s mode of operation uncovered
New tactics of the Islamic sect's mode of operations have been uncovered. The Nigerian government said on Thursday that it had uncovered plans by Boko Haram to use cobblers, and livestock to bomb public places. This was disclosed by the Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, who said that the group was planning to start using the new method to inflict [...]
We Saw Helicopters Dropping Arms, Food For Boko Haram – IDPs
Displaced residents of Monguno, in Borno State, which was recently taken over by Boko Haram, have said they saw helicopters dropping arms and food items for the insurgents in the bushes. The IDPs, who said they spent about 48 hours in the bush running towards Maiduguri, expressed worry that the Boko Haram sect was not the only ones involved in the insurgency, but that there [...]
53 more terrorists killed by Nigerian soldiers in Konduga
More 53 members of the Boko Haram members who attacked Maiduguri and Konduga has been killed by the military following their mop up activities in the area. This happened when the members of the Islamic sect opened fire on the soldiers while the troops were combing the area aftermath the fresh attacks of Boko Haram there. Several machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, as well [...]
Monguno residents flee to Maiduguri for refuge
Following the Boko Haram attacks on Sunday at Monguno northeast Maiduguri, NEMA has reported that about 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has been registered by them on Monday. This was contained in a statement by the NEMA North-East Zonal Information Officer, Mallam Abdukadir Ibrahim, in Maiduguri on Monday. “The North-East office of NEMA in conjunction with the [...]
Nigerian military loses Monguno to Boko Haram
A senior military officer, who asked not be identified because he was not authorized to talk to the media, simply puts his frustrations this way concerning the latest attack of Boko Haram in Maiduguri: “Monguno has fallen, Monguno has fallen,” “We fought them all night long but they took over the town, including the military barracks there,” he said. Another security source [...]
President Jonathan has no links with Boko Haram – Turaki
The Minister for Special duties, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, on Saturday refuted the claims of those who said that the Federal Government had links with the activities of Boko Haram, as illogical and unpatriotic statements. He unequivocally described the individuals going about with such rumors as "most unpatriotic". “It is an open secret that government does not have a hand in the [...]
Nigeria set to recall its soldiers abroad to help fight Boko Haram
Nigeria has announced it may bring home its soldiers deployed abroad to help fight the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a move that could have significant security implications across Africa. “There is a need for a ‘troops’ surge’ in operational areas, which may require recalling Nigerian troops from peace missions abroad to enhance the operational capabilities of the [...]
Cameroon troops battle with the insurgents near Nigerian border
It was another heavy clashes again on Tuesday, when Cameroonian troops engaged the Islamic militants in battle near the border with Nigeria. The fighting was on while a security summit on how to clear the insurgents from African region was taking place. Boko Haram insurgents from neighboring Nigeria attacked the far northern Cameroon border village of Bonderi, a source told [...]
Boko Haram launches deadly attack on Cameroon, kidnaps 60
As if the least has not been heard of the Islamic sect Boko Haram, the group has struck again, this time around, not in any Nigerian towns but in Cameroon, killed many people and abducted about 60 others in Sunday attack. Police said. The Islamist militants “burst into two villages in the Tourou area… torched houses and left with around 60 people. Most of them were women and [...]
Chadian Soldiers arrive Cameroon to help fight Boko Haram
A contingent of soldiers from Chad has arrived in northern Cameroon where it will deploy to the Nigerian border as part of efforts to contain the Boko Haram insurgency, a spokesman for Cameroon's defence ministry said on Sunday. Boko Haram, which aims to carve out an Islamist state in northern Nigeria, has stepped up attacks in the region as Africa's biggest economy prepares [...]
Suicide bomber kills four, injured many in latest attack
A suicide bomber on Sunday killed four people and wounded dozens others in attack at a bus station in Potiskum, northern Nigeria. The town has come under frequent attack by the Islamic sect. Just last Sunday, two female suicide bombers attacked a crowded market in the same Potiskum that left many people dead and others with various degrees of injuries. A police officer at the [...]
Militants Attack Kayamula Village Near Maiduguri
Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck unscheduled visits to Maiduguri the Borno state capital, the attacks in Borno has intensified tremendously. The invaded villagers reported that the militants killed several villagers and burnt down homes and shops. The attack that was initially resisted by vigilantes known as “Civilian Joint Task Force” affected Kayamula, a village [...]
Boko Haram shot and killed a woman midway through giving birth to baby boy
As more facts continued to emerge from the latest attacks of the Islamic sect, Amnesty International has reported that a woman in labor was among the victims who lost their lives during the latest deadliest attack in the country. A witness to the mass killings in the town of Baga, in northern Nigeria, was quoted as saying that the woman was shot by indiscriminate fire. "Half [...]
West African Leaders considers to help in fighting Boko Haram
(Reuters) - West African leaders are considering creating a military force to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants and will hold a regional summit next week to discuss the issue, Ghana's President John Mahama said on Friday. Regional bloc ECOWAS will seek the support of the African Union (AU) for its plans, said Mahama. "Nigeria is taking military action and Cameroon [...]
Boko Haram’s use of young bombers is barbaric – Gordon Brown
UN special envoy for education, Gordon Brown, on Thursday called on the international community to dissuade and condemn the use of young girls as suicide bombers by the Islamist group Boko Haram. Mr. Brown called it "barbaric of the highest form". “The whole world must unite to condemn Boko Haram’s new barbaric low with their evil use of young girls as suicide bombers to carry [...]
About a million Nigerians are now refugees in their homeland
The Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), says that the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country as at January 15, 2015, is 981,416. NEMA's Director Search and Rescue, Air Commodore Charles Otegbade, gave the figure on Thursday in Abuja while briefing the newsmen at the National Information Centre. Otegbade said that out of the number, [...]
President Jonathan visits Borno State
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan undertook a surprise visit to Maiduguri Thursday on the occasion of Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day to meet with officers and men of the Armed Forces currently in the frontline of the war against terrorism and insurgency in the country. Accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, the National Security Adviser and the [...]