By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Theater Command, have rescued 277 women and children from Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists’ enclaves. Major General Ken Chigbu, Deputy Theater Commander, disclosed this while handing over the rescued individuals to the Borno State government through the State Ministry...
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Yobe State Government on Wednesday said repentant Boko Haram members are assisting in counterinsurgency operations in the state. Retired Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam, the Special Adviser on Security to Gov. Mai Mala Buni, made this known while briefing newsmen in Damaturu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Boko Haram Commander, Adamu Muhammad and 5 other fighters have surrendered to the military authorities in Borno State. The Chief Military Public Information Officer, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Maiduguri. Lt....
The Divisional Police Officer of New Marte in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State has been killed by members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP). It was gathered that the DPO, a Superintendent of Police, was killed on Monday night while defending the police...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has intensified operations to eradicate remnant of Boko Haram terrorists and ISWAP on the shores of Lake Chad basin. The Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Wednesday....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is laying solid foundation to address the problems of the nation. Ribadu, who spoke at the joint convocation lecture of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto on Thursday, stressed that...
The Defence Headquarters has said the release of 313 terrorism suspects to Borno Government was on the orders of the Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who made the clarification on Thursday in Abuja, said the suspects were detained on...
The Nigerian nation is a confused state. The protection of people’s lives and property as well as their welfare are the two main reasons that governments are in place everywhere in the globe. Any additional justification is incidental rather than central. This implies that any nation with a...
Two weeks ago, this column in a piece entitled “Neither at War Nor in Peace” lamented that Nigeria has entered a new normal. We are neither a nation at peace or in a declared war. Instead, we are perennially in a state of psychological and physical siege. Even in...
At a programme in honour of the reconstituted North-East Development Commission (NEDC) recently, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, warned that Nigeria risked being wiped off the map in the near future if no proactive steps were taken to stop young people and children from being recruited by Boko Haram...
The Defence Headquarters says troops of the Nigerian armed forces have eliminated 191 terrorists, apprehended 184 and rescued 91 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who made this known while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a former soldier suspected to be supplying weapons to Boko Haram members in Bauchi State. The Nigeria Army authority disclosed this on Friday in its ‘Report On Joint Task Force Operational Activities. “On 18 July...
The Multi National Joint Task Force is unable to sustain large-scale operations against the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), due to inadequate, inconsistent, and insufficient funding. Amb. Mamman Nuhu, Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission and Head of Mission, of the MNJTF, made this known on Wednesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says the state government would beef up security for her citizens particularly farmers and ensure the remaining terrorists are eliminated from the state. Governor Zulum stated this while reacting to the brutal killing of eight farmers by suspected...
The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS), on Monday in Abuja emphasised the need for urgent actions against the increased terrorist activities in the Central Sahel. The ECOWAS Commissioner in charge of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. AbdelFateh Moussa, made the call at a five-day training. It...
The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, has called for sustained efforts to end the activities of terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region. MNJTF Spokesman, Lt.-Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, in a statement on Saturday, said Ibrahim made the call during a ceremony to usher...
The Defence Headquarters says, troops of the armed forces eliminated more than 50 terrorists in various operations in North East and North West theatres of operation in three weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Search For Common Ground has organized a two day training workshop for Borno and Yobe State journalists and social media influencers on sensitive conflict information and communication strategies and programing at the grassroots level. The capacity building training workshop...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has killed a terrorists leader, Alhaji Shanono, and 18 of his foot soldiers in Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters,, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Air...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed fear over the state of the returnee Internal Displaced persons (IDPs) being exposed to the possibility of Boko Haram terrorists attack. The governor’s concern is coming barely few day after the state government shut down the Dalori-1,...