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By Duku JOEL, Maiduguri The death toll in Thursday’s mortar attack in Maiduguri by Boko Haram has now risen from two to six, Borno State Police Commissioner Mohammed Aliyu said Friday Aliyu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that 27 persons were Read More …
File photo of terrorists By Kingsley Omonobi No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead and 16 others fatally injured, as gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, fired several mortars in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State on Thursday. A source told PRNigeria, that Read More …
Duku Joel, Maiduguri BORNO State Governor Babagana Zulum on Thursday accused the military of sabotage in Tuesday’s attack on his convoy. The governor was on routine inspection when his convoy was attacked by suspected Boko Haram fighters between Baga and Munguno. He was whisked Read More …
There have been at least two bomb blasts within Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, within the last 10 minutes. A resident told TheCable that the first blast occurred around Gunge, a resident area, around 6pm. According to a security source, the other blast happened around Read More …
Special Adviser to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Media, Isa Gusau, said his principal embarked on a trip to the Baga area of the state based on information provided by soldiers that they have liberated the town from the hold of Boko Haram Read More …
Abdulkareem Haruna The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, today survived an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen, sources and his spokesperson said. The governor was on a trip to Monguno and Baga towns to distribute food to IDPs. A source said the governor’s convoy came Read More …
No fewer than nine local government areas in Borno State cannot be reached with humanitarian aid due to the suspension of air operations by the United Nations, following a Boko Haram terrorist attack on one of its helicopters. A top official at the UN Office Read More …
Alhaji Usman Kadafur is the Deputy Governor of Borno State and also Chairman of the state’s COVID-19 committee. In this interview with KAYODE IDOWU, he speaks on how the state has been coping with the pandemic and the recent attack on members of the committee Read More …
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has said that many civilians were killed during the Saturday attack on Monguno by members of ISWAP, a breakaway faction of Boko Haram. Mr Kallon also said 37 others were injured while properties at a major Read More …
At least one person has been confirmed dead and many others injured after Nigerian soldiers attacked officials of the COVID-19 Committee in Borno State. The soldiers, disregarding ongoing interstate travel ban, forced their way through the entrance gate to Borno and allowed hundreds of illegal Read More …