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About eight soldiers have been confirmed dead and five others missing after insurgents suspected Boko Haram insurgents ambushed troops of the Sector Three in Lake Chad area on Friday, a security source said. The incident happened around Gasarwa general area on Gajiram-Monguno road. The troops Read More …
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday fired back at Borno communities that wrote President Muhammadu Buhari that they had lost confidence in the military following successive attacks by insurgents, which led to the killing of civilians and soldiers, saying it needs their Read More …
Four people have been feared killed and 12 others missing in the aftermath of Boko Haram attack on a town in the northern part of Borno State. Boko Haram struck at remote Gajiram, headquarters of Ngazai Local Government Area of the state at the weekend, Read More …
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has attributed the renewed onslaught by Boko Haram terrorist group to the decision of the military to establish “super camps.” The insurgents attacked Gubio and Magumeri Local Government Areas of Read More …
About 101 buildings comprising 73 houses and 28 shops were on Thursday burnt by Boko Haram insurgents in three villages around Konduga local government area of Borno, officials of the state emergency management agency said. This was made known on Saturday by the executive chairperson of the Read More …
The Governor of Borno State, Babangida Zulum has argued that foreign elements have now hijacked the activities of Boko Haram, though the insurgents started in the state. Governor Zulum who revealed that much after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, on Read More …
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, Friday in Abuja held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the waves of attacks recently carried out by Boko Haram. The insurgents carried out various attacks around Borno State during the week, some of which led to the Read More …
Obi AnyadikeEditor-at-Large Anyadike has reported regularly on Boko Haram and recently spent months researching the group and its recruitment methods. In the decade-long war between the Nigerian government and the jihadist group Boko Haram, few places have suffered more than Baga, a fishing town on Read More …
Three days after Boko Haram killed 60 mourners, presidency insists group ‘defeated’ Premium Times Nigeria / Abdulkareem Haruna / 7 hours ago The presidency on Tuesday restated its often repeated claim that the Boko Haram insurgency has been defeated. The presidency’s stance is contained in a statement by presidential Read More …
An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a local official said Sunday. Dozens more bodies were discovered following the assault Saturday by gunmen on a village close to Read More …