Shekau, Boko Haram Commanders reaching out to mediators for a ceasefire
There seems to be a crisis in the Boko Haram camp as credible sources have confirmed that the leader of the sect, Abubakar Shekau, has been making frantic efforts to seek a soft landing as he prepares to surrender. This much was gathered from top intelligence sources in the Theatre of Operations in North-East Nigeria. […]
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Boko Haram: Pro-democracy group berates PDP, opposition over Deby’s role
The National Democratic Front (NDF) believes the Peoples Democratic Party has once again exposed the height of its hypocrisy and dangerous ignorance by comparing President Muhammadu Buhari to Chadian President, Idriss Deby. The PDP had insinuated that President Buhari should be physically present at the war front like his Chadian counterpart recently did. In a […]
Troops kill another top Boko Haram commander in Borno
The Defence Headquarters said on Monday troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have killed another top commander of Boko Haram, Abu Usamah in an encounter at Gorgi area of Borno State. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said Usamah was killed on March […]
Why ex-Boko Haram combatants can’t join military — OPSC commandant
None of the repentant former Boko Haram members currently being trained under the federal government de-radicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme will be recruited into the Nigerian Army, the commandant of Operation Safe Corridor, Brig. Gen. Musa Ibrahim, has said.
Troops kill Boko Haram fighters, destroy logistics facilities in Borno
The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday several Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in airstrikes executed by the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole at Valangide in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said in a statement in Abuja that the terrorists’ structures and […]
‘Only defeating Nigeria will guarantee peace, progress’
The compound wears the toga of any normal military barracks. It remains quiet all the time and is flustered with the aura of being forlorn. But the Malam Sidi Camp of the Nigerian Army has many buildings scattered in the massive compound tucked away in a conspicuous roadside in Lawanti town, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State.
