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 [...]
More sophisticated weapons from Czech arms dealer to fight Boko Haram
Czech arms dealer Excalibur Group will sell weapons to Nigeria’s government forces for fighting with the militant group Boko Haram, local media reported on Friday. Excalibur Group’s spokesman Andrej Cirtek confirmed the weapons include modernized Soviet-made tanks T-72 M1 and 16 other vehicles, armored infantry fighting vehicles BVP and rocket launchers and the destination for [...]
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 [...]
Boko Haram vents their anger on Adamawa town, killed scores of people
After some hectic and fierce battles with the Nigerian troops in Maiduguri on Sunday, during which scores of Boko Haram members were killed, Suspected militants believed to be Boko Haram fighters, in a reprisal attack,went on rampage in Michika, Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa, killing the residents with mass executions and burning down buildings, according to local [...]
We are pleased with international community to help fight Boko Haram – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday in Lagos said Nigeria was pleased with the international community’s agreement with it on the multinational task force initiative in fighting the Boko Haram insurgency. This is contained in a statement in Abuja by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. "We are pleased that the international community is [...]
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 [...]
Nigeria Army released photos of yesterday operation
Nigeria Army released some graphic pictures of yesterday operation in Biu, Borno State. In that operation, Boko Haram Terrorist were repelled by the Nigeria troops. In the aftermath of the attacks, two Anti Aircraft guns were seized from the terrorist. However operation is ongoing as terrorist were seen fleeing the attacks while 5 terrorists have so far been captured [...]
Julius Malema calls President Goodluck “Irresponsible” over his silence on Baga attack
Commander in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema has launched a blistering attack on Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan over his silence on recent Boko Haram attacks in the town of Baga. Malema was Addressing journalists in Johannesburg, where he described Jonathan as an "irresponsible" leader and urged the South African government to intervene and [...]
The upcoming election is the cause of the increased attacks by Boko Haram
U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf said Boko Haram increased attacks in the north recently could be as result of the upcoming election in the country. Marie Harf, urges for the the continuity of the February 14 election irrespective of the violence that have killed thousands of Nigerians in the North, saying that Boko Haram are doing all these to stir up tensions in [...]
Boko Haram launches attack on Biu, routed by Nigerian troops
The Islamic sect, this morning launched an attack on a checkpoint near the Army Barracks in Biu Local Government Area of Borno state. Biu is said to be the second largest council area in Borno state and is about 185 kilometres south of Maiduguri. According to the residents, the militants came through the Garkida-Yimirshika-Biu road and made efforts to invade the military [...]
143 Boko Haram fighters killed by Cameroon soldiers
The Cameroon army has killed not less than 143 Boko Haram fighters, the highest number of the Islamist sect to have fallen in single encounter since the group began attacks in the country. The government spokesman, Issa Bakary, made the announcement on Tuesday in Yaoundé. Issa said that the insurgents were killed after they attacked a military camp in Kolofata, in the [...]
Boko Haram attacks Cameroonian city of Kolofata
Boko Haram have attack military base in the northwest Cameroonian city of Kolofata, police and government officials say. The attack occurred early Monday, about a week after Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, threatened attacks on Cameroon after the country’s military launched repeated assaults against the sect.As soon as people heard the first gunfire, they fled the city, "a [...]
Bodies still liters the roads and in bushes days after the massacre in Baga
As terrified residents scattered into bushes in Baga town and surrounding villages, the gunmen unloaded motorcycles from their trucks and chased after them. Some Residents hid under scanty bush, while some decided to wait in their homes but they were later burned alive. By the time the weapons went quiet, local officials reported death tolls ranging from hundreds to as many [...]
Two female suicide bombers hit Potiskum Yobe state
Potiskum, Yobe state on Sunday got rowdy as two female suicide bombers payed a visit to the Global System Communication (GSM) market. Witnesses to the incident confirmed that two female suicide bombers on tricycle came to the market, one came down and proceeded to the market an the other was left inside the tricycle, and before they knew what was happening, two explosions went [...]
Nigerian troops destabilize fresh Boko Haram attack near Mubi
The Islamic sect has again met stiff opposition from Nigerian troops as their attempts to occupy Damaturu, the Yobe state capital was foiled. the Defence Headquarters has said. During the encounter on Saturday, 5 Nigerian soldiers were seriously wounded but they are already being treated in the military medical facility, according to the official statement. According to the [...]
Boko Haram fresh attacks in Damaturu
Damaturu again came into heavy attacks on Friday around 6:00pm in the evening leading to residents scrambling for safety. Sporadic gunshots and heavy artillery sounds were heard all over Dmaturu, the Yobe state capital. The intensity of the sounds of the attacks which later spread to the Northern part close to Gujba and Gulani Local Government Areas, made the people to believe [...]
Nigerian troops working hard to recapture Baga, others from Boko Haram
Mike Omeri, the Coordinator, National Information Center, Nigerian troops on Thursday gave some brighter hopes that the military is not resting on its oars in a bid to free Baga and other towns captured by the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. He said that the situation has improved in the area,making the troops advances more permeable. He however declined to make much [...]
SS1 student caught with bombs concealed inside gari
An (SS1) student of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Jalingo was on Monday apprehended for being in possession of two grenades. It took the alertness of the security guards to detect the explosives on the student's luggage. According to ThisDay, The school’s security guards, who were conducting checks on the students’ luggage following their resumption for the [...]
Boko Haram seizes Baga town, kills soldiers and civilians
Dozens of civilians and about 11 soldiers were killed as the militant pushed forward and retook total control of a Nigerian town and army base on the shores of Lake Chad at the weekend. The deadly sects took their arms and faced the northern town of Baga and the barracks on its outskirts at the weekend, potentially creating more rooms for increased attacks in Nigeria and its [...]
Bishop Oyedepo advocates death for the ‘Islamic demons’
The man of God, Bishop David Oyedepo, was practically said to be emitting fires from his mouth as he stood preaching at Living Faith Church on Sunday. Anger was written all over the face of Oyedepo, the wealthiest African clergyman, as he unequivocally advocated death for the 'Islamic demons' in Northern Nigeria. “God has anointed me to lead a revolution against Islamic [...]
Interview: Nigerians will soon know those behind the Boko Haram
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede Olanrewju in an interview on Radio Kwara analyzes the various antics of the government and pleaded with the citizens to always ensure that competent people rule them. According to him, the federal government merely used the the recent National Conference to divert the nation's attention from the forthcoming elections. He also believed that there is a [...]
Boko Haram attacks, now on the increase in Cameroon
Boko Haram yesterday turned their attentions to Cameroon and reportedly sent eleven persons to their early graves. The sect attacked a bus in Far-North Region bordering Nigeria, according to an army sources. All the victims of the Thursday’s attack were male and the attacked bus was taken away by the militants. “There were women in the bus but they were spared the ill fate,” [...]
Suicide bomber blown to pieces in attempt to bomb church
What could have been a disastrous New Year was averted by the Boys Brigade at the ECWA Church III behind Gombe state University. According to one of the members, the suicide bomber arrived on a motorcycle and tried to break the barricade, when he declined to be checked by the Brigades. The Boko Haram was said to have been blown to pieces as he tried to meander through the [...]
Soldiers foil a female suicide’s attempt to attack army barracks
Soldiers openened fire on a woman, who was wearing a hijab after she refused to be searched as she approached the barracks in Bolari, and the shots detonated the explosives belt she was wearing and she died instantly. According to an eyewitness, the Nigerian woman suicide bomber was killed as she tried to enter barracks in Bolari Gombe state. “The woman refused to stop and [...]
Three Boko Haram members died in a road crash
Three persons suspected members of the Boko Haram sect died in a car crash at Bajoga, Gombe, on Tuesday. A source said the incident happened at dusk in one of the security check points in the area. He said the vehicle, a white Toyota Hilux sped into barricades on the road and went off in explosion after security agents at the check point had taken cover. The state’s police [...]