Nine civilians died in western Chad after a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in an area targeted in the past by jihadist group Boko Haram, the army and officials said on Monday. Chad is one of the countries struggling with the jihadist violence that has spilt over from Nigeria’s decades-long Islamist insurgency. The attack […]

Intense gunfire between two rival jihadist groups in northeast Nigeria has left several fighters dead, two sources with close knowledge of the incident told AFP on Monday. Fighters in pickup trucks from a Boko Haram faction loyal to Abubakar Shekau stormed a camp belonging to rival IS-aligned Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), resulting in […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said on Monday the counter-insurgency operations in the North East and other efforts to tackle insecurity across the country are on course. Buratai gave the assurance in a statement issued by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in Abuja. He said current indicators had […]

  Over 17 soldiers have been reportedly killed in an attack on Friday and Saturday by Boko Haram insurgents on Bama-Gwoza highway. It was gathered that the attack was between the military and Boko Haram insurgents, and many others were also abducted. However, according to reports, the number of casualties on the Boko Haram side […]

The recently released Jennifer Ukambong Samuel has confirmed she met with Alice, who was abducted by members of the Boko Haram sect about two years ago.