Dozens killed as Boko Haram, ISWAP factions clash in Borno
A violent confrontation between Boko Haram’s Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunna lid-Da‘wa wa’l-Jihād (JAS) faction and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) reportedly left dozens dead in Toumbun Gini, an island community in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.
Boko Haram: US approves $346m arms sale to boost FG’s counter-terrorism capabilities
The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale worth an estimated $346 million to improve the Federal Government’s capability to counter terrorist organisations and illicit trafficking in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.
Armed herders, Boko Haram kill soldiers, others in Benue, Borno
“It is clear that the perpetrators of this heinous crime with dark objectives are trying to chase the people out of their ancestral homes for possible occupation, which has happened in parts of the local government and other parts of the state.”
Boko Haram attacks Kirawa community, Emir, police confirm; residents blame military absence
The Emir of Gwoza, HRH Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Timta, and the Police Public Relations Officer, Borno State Command, ASP Kenneth Daso, have confirmed a Boko Haram invasion of Kirawa, a border community with Cameroon, last Saturday night.
Troops neutralize 17 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, detonate 14 IEDs
Troops of the North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have killed 17 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and safely detonated 14 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a series of coordinated operations across multiple local government areas in Borno State and parts of Adamawa State.
Again, troops neutralise Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
Last week, the same troops killed a notorious and top Boko Haram Commander, Ibn Khalid and 17 other terrorists.
