At least 12 loggers were killed in Borno State near the border with Cameroon when their vehicle hit a landmine in an area where Boko Haram jihadists are active. According to AFP, two non-government organisations working in the area in a report said the loggers were on their way to the bush to collect firewood…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a customs house in Geidam town, Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, killing one officer identified as Usman Gombe. It was gathered that the insurgents stormed the customs house along Maine Soroa road in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover around 10pm on Saturday, October 21,…
Terrorist group, Boko Haram, also known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād has vowed to recapture the territories recovered by Nigerian troops. This was confirmed by a video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter by a security analyst and a counter-insurgency expert on Lake Chad, West African region, Zagazola Makama on Sunday. BOKO…
Five persons have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents who attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying goods and passengers in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents also abducted seven women in the attack which took place on Thursday, August 10, very close to the Nigeria-Cameroon border town of Banki in the…
The Boko Haram group, also known as ‘Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād’, has reportedly executed one of its top leaders, Abou Hassana, along with three of his alleged accomplices. These actions were taken in response to accusations of rebellion within the group. The executions took place in front of other fighters at the Mandara Mountain in the…
Two of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have escaped after spending nine years in Boko Haram captivity. Sources told Daily Trust that the girls escaped from Sambisa forest, on Sunday, April 23, 2023, as a result of intense military operations. A security source said the escapees were identified as Hauwa Mutah and Esther Markus….
Twitter on Thursday evening, December 15 banned the accounts of several high-profile journalists from top news organizations, a significant attempt by new owner Elon Musk to wield his authority over the platform. Accounts belonging to CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The New York Times’ Ryan Mac, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell and other journalists who have…
The Federal Government of Nigeria had said that no fewer than 1,600 “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists have learnt trades and are reintegrated into society. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in London during his engagements with international media houses in the government-sustained oversees image laundering. Lai Mohammed He said that contrary…
Suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) have reportedly abducted no fewer than 15 people in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that the Boko Haram faction had struck near Gumsuri village in Damboa where the waylaid motorists and forcefully took them into Sambisa forest. According to Daily…
The secretary to Niger state government, Ahmed Matane, says Boko Haram and a faction of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) are setting up camps in the state. Matane disclosed this at a press conference in Minna, the Niger state capital today November 24. The SSG said these groups have been telling communities that they…
