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Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has asked the people of Borno state to repent and seek the face of God, TheCable reports.In an audio he released on Sunday, the sect leader said there were a lot infidels among the people of the state which has come under serious attacks in the last decade.He also tackled Babagana Zulum, governor of ...
'Repent And Seek God's Face' - Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Blows Hot, Tells Borno Residents -
A Boko Haram commander and nine other terrorists have been apprehended by soldiers in Borno. Gallant troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have captured a wanted Boko Haram commander and nine others as artillery bombardments of the terrorists enclaves and hideouts intensified. The wanted commander who had been on army watchlist for several years was ide ...
Soldiers Capture Wanted Boko Haram Commander And 9 Other Terrorists In Borno (Photos) -
The Nigerian Army has arrested a top Boko Haram commander specialised in driving vehicles mounted with anti-aircraft guns.Bukar-China otherwise known as Abdullahi Bukar Modu, was arrest alongside nine other members of the group at Pulka in #BornoState during a clearance operation by the army and Civilian Joint Task Force on Wednesday.In a statemen ...
Video: Nigerian Army Arrest Top Boko Haram Driver, Abdullahi Bukar And 9 Others In Borno -
Despite popular views that the Boko Haram has been defeated according to the leadership of the military, terrorist group is still very much on ground and strong.A Nigerian soldier named Ijoba has shared a rare video of Boko Haram fighters battling the troops yesterday. The heated battle left gunshots and other explosions renting the air. According ...
Nigerian Soldier, Ijoba Shares Rare Video Of Nigerian Soldiers Battling Boko Haram In Borno -
The Nation reports that the Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has engaged over 1,000 hunters with supernatural powers to battle Boko Haram.This follows last week’s engagement of Imams from Saudi Arabia to pray against the continued attack by Boko Haram on the state.Zulum, a professor of engineering, has become apprehensive over the resurgence ...
Borno Government Engages Over 1,000 Hunters With 'JuJu' To Battle Boko Haram -
Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, the #BornoState Governor, has entered an arrangement with 30 residents of Makkah who will, on permanent basis, offer daily ‘Dawaf’ (circumambulation of the holy Ka’aba ) to offer prayers for the return and sustenance of peace in Borno State and the rest of Nigeria.The 30 persons, all of Nigerian origin, from B ...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum Contracts 30 Islamic Prayer Warriors In Saudi Arabia -
The Nigerian Army on Sunday in Borno arrested a suspected Boko Haram insurgents’ logistic supplier and seized a car stacked with motorcycle used tyres.Brig.-Gen. AK Ibrahim, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, paraded the suspect at the Gubio Super Camp in Maiduguri.Ibrahim disclosed that the suspect, Samuel Chukwudon, was ar ... Alleged Logistics Supplier To Boko Haram, Chukwudon Arrested By Nigerian Army In Borno -
Spokesman for the theatre said in a statement on Monday that the operation was already yielding results in the region with the arrest of the five Boko Haram logistic suppliers.Troops arrested five Boko Haram logistic suppliers on Sunday following the commencement of Operation Positive Identification for residents of Borno, Yobe and Ada ... Nigerian Army Arrests Five Boko Haram Logistic Suppliers In Borno, Yobe And Adamawa States -
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, says it has arrested a 46 year-old man, Mohammed Pantami, for alleged defilement of his 15 year-old daughter. The Commandant of the Corps, Abdullahi Ibrahim, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Maiduguri. Ibrahim said that the s ... Man With Two Wives Arrested For Sneaking In To Sleep With His 15-year-old Daughter In Borno -
Worried by the increasing Boko Haram attacks on Gubio town and its environs, the Caretaker Chairman of Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, Hon Zanna Modu, has hired the services of 200 special hunters from some parts of Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina and other states in Northern Nigeria to complement effort of the military and other security agen ... Govt Hires 200 Special Hunters To Fight Boko Haram In Borno -
At least 20 soldiers of the Operation Lafiya Dole are reportedly missing, while the bodies of nine others have been recovered in Gudumbali town of Borno State. This followed a fierce battle between the troops and Boko Haram insurgents who were said to have planned a massive attack in the axis. We gathered that the soldiers were ambushed by the ter ... TRAGIC: 9 Soldier Dead And 20 Missing After Clash With Insurgents In Gudumbali In Borno State -
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed two ammunition–laden gun trucks in Northern Borno, belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.Daramola said the trucks were destroyed by the Air Task For ... NAF Destroys Two Ammunition–Laden Gun Trucks Belonging To Terrorist In Borno -
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had arrested four Boko Haram insurgents’ suppliers in Borno State, as part of a renewed campaign to stifle the insurgents’ economy, Punch Metro reports.The Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, made the disclosure during the destruction of four vehicles and essential commodit ... Busted! How Nigerian Army Nabbed Four Men Who Supply Logistics To Boko Haram In Borno -
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised scores of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in air strikes at Yuwe “C” in Borno.Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Infomation, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday said the operation was conducted on Saturday. ... Nigerian Air Force Kills Scores Of Boko Haram Terrorists, In Aerial Bombing In Borno -
The 26-year-old Nigerian DJ went in her capacity as an ambassador for Save The Children – a nonprofit that works to “improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.” ...
Otedola's Daughter, DJ Cuppy Pays Visit To Victims Of Conflict In Borno State -
Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed 11 casual workers of a telecom firm in Borno state yesterday Tuesday August 27th.Confirming the incident, members of the state civilian Joint Task Force and some residents, told newsmen that the sect members stormed the place where the workers were laying teleco ... ISWAP Members Kill 11 Telecom Workers Laying Optic Cables In Borno -
Two Local Government Areas of Gubio and Magumeri in Northern Borno Senatorial District are currently under the control of Boko Haram when the insurgents in their large number launched a coordinated attack on the communities beginning from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning without confrontation.Both Gubio and Magumeri have no military pres ... BREAKING: Scores Dead, Secretariat, Houses Razed As Boko Haram Recaptures Two LGAs In Borno -
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday August 19, went spiritual in Monguno where he has so far spent two days, coordinating, supervising and trying to sanitize the distribution of food items to one hundred and ninety thousand and fifty internally displaced persons, majority of them from Marte, Kukawa, Mobbar, Guzamala and Monguno ... Borno State Governor, Raises Qur'an Against Anyone Who Diverts Food Items, Aids Meant For IDPs -
A young soldier Ifeanyi Sunday and two others have reportedly died on Wednesday August 14, when troops of Operation Lafiya Dole averted a Boko Haram attack on Molai village in Borno State.According to a friend of the slain soldier, they had chatted on Tuesday August 13 and on the said day he was killed. “It is very difficult for me to believe w ... Photos Of Promising Young Soldier, Ifeanyi Sunday & Two Others Killed By Boko Haram In Borno -
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara, has donated some parts of the enclave of the Boko Haram, Sambisa forest, for the controversial Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) programme.The governor also mobilised the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Agro Rangers and hunters to secure the large expanse of the forest and make it safe for ... Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Donates Sambisa Forest For RUGA. -
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) on counterinsurgency operations in the North East has destroyed a command and control centre belonging to Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWA) at Dusula on the fringes of the Lake Chad.Director of Public Relations and Information Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola ... Counter-Insurgency Operations! Air Force Jets Bombard ISWA/Boko Haram Headquarters In Borno -
According to a report by The Nation, there is serious panic and anxiety among doctors on the employment of Borno State Government following the late night visit of Gov. Babagana Zulum on Monday to hospitals within Maiduguri metropolis. Many of them, especially those on duty call who couldn’t respond to the governor’s anonymous distress calls, ... Surprise Visit! Borno Doctors In Trouble As Governor Couldn't See Anyone On Duty During His Visit -
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condemned the dastardly attack on a funeral procession in Borno State, which led to the death of over 60 mourners.Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu in a statement on Sunday, said the President had received assurances from the armed forces that the terrorists who committed the killings would pay a “big price ... Boko Haram: Buhari Assures Immediate Hunting Of Attacker Who Put 60 Mourners To Death In Borno -
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that Boko Haram insurgents have attacked its 330/132kv transmission substation at Molai in Maiduguri, Borno State, throwing residents into darkness.A statement by the General Manager (Public Affairs), TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said that during the attack, two post isolators porcelain units were affec ... Borno Residents Thrown Into Darkness As Boko Haram Destroys Power Station -
At least 20 people have died with about 30 more critically injured after Boko Haram suicide detonated at a viewing centre in Konduga, Borno state. A military source who spoke to SaharaReporters said the suicide bombers, a male and female, detonated their Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the viewing center/joint opposite a clinic in Mandarari w ... Boko Haram Female Suicide Bombers Attack Viewing Centre In Borno, Kill 20, Injured 30 -
The Borno State Police Command has imposed a restriction of vehicular movement in the state.Restriction of movement starts from 7 a.m. to 12. 15 p.m. during the Eid celebration in Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Areas of the state.Mr. Abubakar Usman, the spokesman of the command announced this in a statement in Maiduguri.The statement read: ... Police Announce Restriction Of Movement In Borno During Eid Celebration -
Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly captured Marte, the headquarters of Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.Daily Trust reports that the insurgents stormed the Marte military base, 153 Task Force Battalion, shooting sporadically and in the process razed “everything”.It quoted a military source as saying on Monday: “The insurgents se ... Boko Haram Reportedly Captures Borno Town -
John Achagwa, the Chief Steward of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, has committed suicide at the Presidential Lodge, Government House, Maiduguri.Achagwa killed himself by hanging on a Neem tree at about 1.44pm on Tuesday. His close associate said the deceased has been complaining about the attitude of his daughter, adding that the late ste ... BREAKING: Governor Kashim Shettima’s Chief Steward, John Achagwa Commits Suicide In Borno Govt House -
Lovers who were caught having sex in the public in Borno state have been arrested by Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.Speaking to the media, The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim disclosed that the suspects were a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl.He said the pair were arrested after they were seen engaged in the illicit ... Lovers Caught Having Sex In Public Arrested In Borno State -
The Boko Haram sect has released videos of some military men believed to have been captured on the battlefront in the north-east, according to a report by TheCable. The insurgents paraded some of the captives before cameras and they identified themselves with their military service numbers, units and names. Personnel of the Nigerian army, Nigerian ... Boko Haram Releases Video Showing Nigerian Soldiers They Captured During Battle In Borno (Video)
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