By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force(JTF) North East(NE) Operation HADIN KAI(OPHK) have dealt decisively with Boko Haram(BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province(ISWAP) terrorists, who made frantic attempts to infiltrate the ancient town of Biu, Borno State. The Army’s spokesman, Brig. General Onyema...
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BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has revealed that Abadam and Guzamala Local Government Areas are still under the control of Boko Haram terrorists. This followed the recent statement of the Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abdulkarim Lawan who also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has expressed strong concern over the increasing presence of terrorists from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in some parts of the state, and called for urgent security measures to curtail their growth. Governor Zulum disclosed this on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, while consolidating on their dogged push to deplete Boko Haram(BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province Terrorists (ISWAP) in Borno State, have recorded a decisive victory against the terrorists in Damask on Friday 7 January 2022. This is according...
After sustained aerial bombardments and elimination of terrorists, surviving fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have no fewer than 77 members in Marte axis, PRNigeria can authoritatively reports. The terrorists, were eliminated in coordinated air strikes by the Nigerian military on three camps of the Islamic...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Army has debunked the purported abduction of Maiduguri bound commuters by members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) along Mainok and Borgozo in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. The Deputy Director Public Relations, 7 Division Nigerian Army/Joint...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 3 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have been killed by troop in an ambush staged at one of the terrorists’ notorious crossing points along Kwadal-Agapalwa- Amuda axis. This is according to statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by...
Coordinated aerial strikes from the Nigerian military have eliminated a notorious ISWAP commander, Abou Sufyan, and scores of his fighters along the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno state. PRNigeria gathered that the strikes from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of the Operation Hadin Kai launched a series...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Monday night visited soldiers injured during a fierce battle, on Friday, between troops and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon, in Kala Balge LGA of the state....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has dismissed reports that an explosion rocked the Maiduguri airport in Borno State. In a statement issued on Saturday, The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, said the information was false as there was neither an explosion...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maiduguri city, the capital of Borno State was early morning woke up by multiple heavy explosions that destroyed property worth millions of naira and left few residents injured including an infant in 1000 Housing Estate area of the capital city. NATIONAL ACCORD reliably gathered...
Nigerian military troops in the North-East yesterday eliminated no fewer than 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremist sect. The terrorists, PRNigeria gathered, met their waterloo after attempting to attack a military base in Rann, a town ravaged by insurgency, in Borno State. Two...
Terrorists affiliated to The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 5 government officials supervising some project in Borno State. It was learnt that the victims were said to be supervising the construction of Chibok-Damboa road when they attacked and forcefully whisked away...
A Super Tucano jet in the Nigerian Air force (NAF) fleet have eliminated ISWAP terrorists and destroyed their gun trucks in Gajiram, Borno State. PRNigeria gathered the terrorists in several gun trucks attempted to overrun the town when the aircraft arrived at the scene. During a coordinated military offensive...
The Nigerian Army on Friday repelled an attack by the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno. Brig.-Gen. Abdulwahab Eyitayo, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a phone interview with the News...
…As COAS’ pays condolence visit to fallen heroes’ families By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Joint Task Force, North East(NE) Operation HADIN KAI(OPHK) have neutralized over 50 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and destroyed several of their combat equipment in a fierce counter offensive in Askira...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum has postponed his scheduled commissioning of projects across LGAs in southern Borno, to honour the Commander, 28 Task Force Brigade, Chibok, Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers who died on Saturday. The gallant fallen heroes died during a battle with...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Deputy Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.Engr Abddullahi Musa Askira has sympathized with the people of his constituency, Askira Emirate who are mourning the brutal killing of Brigadier General D. K. Zirkushu, the Commander of 28 Task Force Brigade in Chibok...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A senior officer and three soldiers have been killed in a fierce battle with Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP terrorists) a splinter Boko Haram group in Borno State. A statement issued by the Army spokesperson, Brigadier-General Nwachukwu, said the encounter took place in...
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Terrorists belonging to The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have engaged in a heavy gun duel with troops at a military base in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the ISWAP terrorists were sighted in a long convoy of...