Jihadists have killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in the Lake Chad region, two security sources said Wednesday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province carrying machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades on Tuesday opened fire on a military convoy on a “logistics supply mission”, they said. “The terrorists […]

By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday night met families of policemen and civilian JTF volunteers ambushed on Friday while on their way to Baga as security backup. Zulum was at headquarters of Borno State police in Maiduguri where the bereaved families gathered to receive him. “I am […]

The Patriotic Elders Council (PEC) has charged fellow elders from the north-east to lead the call for Boko Haram terrorists to surrender. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Chief Simon Shango and made available to newsmen on Monday, the PEC challenged leaders and stakeholders from the region to rise up against the terrorists. The […]

By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri At least five soldiers missing during the attack on the convoy of Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, have been found dead in nearby bush around Cross Kauwa axis, sources said. Security sources confided the insurgents abducted the five soldiers in an Armored Personnel Carrier who were later slaughtered and dumped in […]

…Press crew bus tyre shot BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI Barely 48 hours when some members of dreaded Boko Haram ambushed convoy of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum along Cross Kauwa-Baga road in Borno state leaving over 30 people dead including 10 policemen and 4 soldiers, another set of insurgents laid ambush along Monguno- Maiduguri axis and […]

The Defence Headquarters. says 13 Boko Haram terrorists alongside six women and 17 children from Kodila village, have surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion at Banki Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Enenche said […]

The defence headquarters, DHQ, has disclosed that 18 persons—four soldiers, 10 policemen and four civilians— died during the Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Friday, when their vehicles ran over several IEDS while in pursuit of the extremists.

   The Nigerian military said on Saturday that Air strikes being executed in Borno State by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole under subsidiary Operation Hail Storm 2 has killed scores of terrorists and destroyed their camps in Borno state. Also read: Zulum laments death of 11 security personnel ambush by Boko […]

…as death toll rises to 30 ….Buhari, Ortom, ACF shocked, N/East Elders say military at breaking point …Gov laments ambush By Johnbosco Agbakwuru and Joseph Erunke, Abuja, Peter Duru, Makurdi Nigerians are angrily reacting to the jihadist attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Umaru Zulum, which death toll rose to 30 yesterday. Sources told […]

By Adam Bulama The Boko Haram insurgency in North-East Nigeria had indeed festered since 2009 when the group began its violent campaign against Nigeria. Successive governments introduced various initiatives aimed at addressing the scourge but to no avail. Instead of the Boko Haram group losing steam, it gathered momentum and continued to wreak havoc of […]