Tag Archives: Borno

The Defence Headquarters has made a clarification, stating that a Federal High Court in Borno ordered the release of 313 suspected terrorists arrested by the military.   Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Buba Edward said on Thursday, March 28, that the court ordered their release for lack of …

Nigerian Army troops have neutralized three terrorists in Borno and Katsina State.   The Army in a statement on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, said the troops recovered arms and rustled cattle, arms and ammunition.    “Nigerian Army troops deployed for counter terrorism operations in the North East in conjunction with …

Two people were injured when a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) strapped to his body near a mosque in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.    Spokesperson for the State Police Command, ASP Nahum Kenneth Naso, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria …

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the heinous incidents of abduction involving very vulnerable victims, internally-displaced persons in Borno State, and students in Kaduna State.   In a statement released by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President has directed security and intelligence agencies …

Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted a large number of female internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ngala, the headquaters of Gambarou Ngala in Borno State.   Leadership reports that a security source confirmed the abduction but denied that 319 IDPs were abducted.  “What we had was around 113.”the source was …

The Borno State Government has stated that more than 95 per cent of people with Boko Haram ideology, especially the founding members, are either dead or have surrendered.    The Special Adviser to the Borno State Government on Security Affairs, Brig. Gen. Ishaq Abdullahi (Rtd) made this known in an …

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a car snatcher, Ahmed Mohammed, who stole his employer’s Toyota Highlander in Maiduguri, Borno State.     A suspected Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, said the suspect stole the …

Suspected terrorists believed to be fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province attacked a police station in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State.   Four policemen were reportedly killed after the terrorists stormed the police station in Gajiram town and opened fire on the policemen on duty. …

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists on the Pulka/Firgi road in Gwoza Local Government of Borno State has killed seven farmers in a commercial vehicle.    Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, that the incident occurred in the early …

Tragedy struck in Tsangaya community in the Gubio Local Government Area of Borno state after six pupils of the Tsangaya Quranic Centre in Gubio town were killed by an Improvised Explosive Device on Saturday, January 27.   According to reports, the incident happened when a metal scavenger unknowingly collected and …