At least 10 Boko Haram fighters have been killed in an operation by the Nigerian Army at Ngelkona in Ngala local government area of Borno. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations of the Nigerian Army’s Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, confirmed this on Saturday in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu revealed that the operation was conducted by…
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Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday. The bombers detonated their explosives inside a house and near a mosque in the Mashamari area of Konduga, 35 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of the Borno State capital Maiduguri, on Sunday evening. “Three…
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Nigeria’s presidency in a statement has said that the report of Amnesty International which alleged human rights violations by the military in its offensive against Boko Haram terrorists lacks credibility and not backed by verifiable evidence. Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s spokesman dissed the AI report in late Wednesday statement. The statement reds: “The recent report…
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Mr. Adamu Hassan, a Boko Haram insurgent specialised in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) has been nabbed by the Nigerian army. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, said the military apprehended the suspect in Kaltungo town of Gombe state. The suspect was arrested during a joint operation with Department…
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has approved special promotion for 3,729 troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE who participated in Operation DEEP PUNCH II in Sambisa Forest to crush Boko Haram terrorists. A statement by the army said the promotion “Is in recognition of their valour and uncommon commitment to…
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One of the freed Dapchi schoolgirls, Miss Khadija Grema, has said five of her colleagues died of heart attack caused by stress while in custody of Boko Haram. She also narrated how they were picked from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi in Yobe state on February 19 by the jihadists. NAN reports that Grema said…
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The Federal Government has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the release of the Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, faulted the party’s reaction to the girls’ release on Thursday in a statement by his media aide, Segun Adeyemi. The abducted girls regained freedom on Wednesday,…
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According to Sahara Reporters, Insurgent group Boko Haram has returned the abducted Dapchi Girls to their village. 110 girls were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in Yobe State. Sahara Reporters reports that 105 girls have been returned to Dapchi, with the remaining 5 said to be deceased. The insurgents reportedly returned in the 9-vehicle convoy…
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The Borno State Police Command has warned that islamic sect Boko Haram have plans to attack Maiduguri, Borno State, The Cable reports. The state’s assistant commissioner of police, Ahmed Bello, revealed this in a statement. He warned residents of the state to stay alert and report any suspicious persons. He said: The command, therefore, wishes to call upon Borno people and…
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The United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP) has rebuilt infrastructures that were destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgents in Ngwom village, Borno State. The UNDP under its Integrated Community Stabilization of the North East programme undertook the project which gulped over a million dollars and was executed with co-funding from the Government of Japan. Locals living…
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