Tag Archives: ISWAP

Members of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist group have dumped the use of naira for the collection of ransom and dues, fresh reports indicate. It is understood that the terrorists have now adopted the use of the West African CFA Francs so as to bypass …

Troops have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Kaduna state.    Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region said the suspect who was identified as Nasiru Mohammed,  allegedly provides secret shelter for the terrorists escaping from the north-east.   The shelter helps …

Scores of terrorists suspected to be Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) fighters have been neutralized by the Nigerian troops after a failed attempt to free their leaders in a concentration camp located in New Bussa, Niger State. According to PRNigeria, a defence intelligence source revealed that the military …

The Zamfara State Government has said that members of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) have been setting up camps around Mutu village in Mada District, Gusau Local Government Area of the state. The Chairman Committee on Prosecution of Banditry-Related Offences, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, made the disclosure during …

At least two worshippers were shot dead while three others were injured… The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a franchise of the Islamic State (ISIS), has claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in Kogi State.

The Islamic State in the West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly whisked away no fewer than seven security men in Borno State in a recent attack. Reports reaching Naija News at the moment revealed that the assailants in the early hours of Saturday stormed the North Eastern Gubio Local Government …

Terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have confirmed they were responsible for the attack on a police checkpoint in Edo State yesterday, Naija News reports. Reports had emerged earlier that some unknown gunmen attacked the officers who were carrying out their official duty in the South-South state …

An enclave of leader of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), Fiya Ba Yuram in Sambisa forest has been bombed by the Nigerian Air Force with fighter jets.   Many terrorists were killed in the airstrikes carried out on some specific targets in Tunbuns and Sambisa.   NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward …

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Kuje Prison in Abuja on Tuesday night, July 5.   In a video shared online on Wednesday evening, the terrorist showed some of its men shooting their way into the facility. Tens of fighters were seen marching …

At least 16 people, including three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have been killed multiple attacks coordinated by suspected members of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno State.    According to Daily Trust report, 13 metal scavengers were shot dead by ISWAP fighters in …