A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber, Ibrahim Mohammed, arrested by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in collaboration with local hunters in Yobe State, has revealed how he was recruited, funded and deployed to carry out deadly attacks on worshippers in Maiduguri, Borno State. Mohammed, who confessed to his role in the December 24 suicide […]
Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, has criticised the country’s prolonged battle against Boko Haram and other insurgencies, claiming the conflict has dragged on so long that it has become “an industry” benefiting certain actors within and outside government. Speaking on Sunday during a live-streamed session of the Toyin Falola Interviews, Obasanjo highlighted that the […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed reports suggesting he implicated late President Muhammadu Buhari in Boko Haram’s insurgency against his government, describing such claims as misleading. Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan’s media aide, in a statement on Saturday, clarified that the former president’s remarks during a recent discussion on Nigeria’s security challenges were misrepresented by some media […]
More than 5,000 residents have fled to Cameroon after Boko Haram insurgents overran the border town of Kirawa in Borno State on Thursday, torching homes and a military barracks. Reuters reports that the fighters set fire to the barracks while chanting “victory belongs to God” in a video claiming responsibility for the assault. The attack […]
Garba Shehu, former spokesperson to late President Buhari has lashed out at ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan for using the deceased’s name to maintain political relevance. Goodluck Jonathan, former president, revealed that the terrorist group Boko Haram once nominated the late former President Buhari to represent them in peace negotiations with the federal government during his administration. […]
SBM Intelligence, a geopolitical research consultancy firm, said at least 4,722 people were kidnapped in 997 incidents across Nigeria between July 2024 and June 2025, with no fewer than 762 victims killed. The report, titled “Locust Business: The Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry”, showed that kidnappers demanded about N48 billion in ransom during the period […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka The Nigerian Military has busted the filling station supplying fuel to Boko Haram in Borno State. The military has been closing up on suppliers of various items to the terror groups, placing Hadiza and Sadiq Filling Station on its watch list as revealed by security intelligence. The illegal filling station based in […]
..Repel attack on Kaduna community, neutralise 2 terrorists in Kaduna, 2 bandits in Zamfara The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that its troops had neutralised a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorist fighters in an offensive operation on Saturday. This was made known in a post on the Nigerian army’s official X […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA No fewer than 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers have been convicted in the resumed mass trial of suspects held over two days in Kainji, Niger State. They were convicted of charges bordering on terrorism, terrorism financing, rendering material support and cases relating to International Criminal Court (ICC) criminality. A statement signed […]
No fewer than 10 persons including an aged woman and a female househelp have been confirmed dead in a recent attack in Kofa town in Borno State by Boko Haram members while 5 children were also reportedly kidnapped on January 29th. The incident, it was gathered, started at about 1pm in the afternoon as the […]
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked an office of the Nigeria Customs Service in Geidam town, Geidam LGA, Yobe State, killing one operative, Usman Gombe. According to a report, the insurgents stormed the Customs office along Maine Soroa Road in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover around 10:00 pm on Saturday and started […]
A suspected Boko Haram member was reportedly arrested on Sunday at the residence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Yola, Adamawa State. The suspect, Jubrila Mohammed, was allegedly apprehended after he was seen acting suspiciously. He was taken to the police station and interrogated, where he confessed to being a member of the terrorist […]
…as Osinbajo directs harmonisation of needs, prices By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal government has released N15 billion for the implementation of exit strategy and the immediate commencement of repatriation of the Nigerian refugees in the neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Niger and Chad. The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Committee […]
At least five Boko Haram terrorists including a Commander of Jama’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihad (JAS), Boko Haram, Malam Isa, have laid down their arms and surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in the North East of Borno State. An Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in […]
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops killed six Boko Haram terrorists in gun battle at Sabon Gari in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. Brig.-Gen. Abdulwahab Eyitayo, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Eyitayo said […]
Theatre Commander of “Operation Hadin Kai” Major-General Christopher Musa has accused repentant Boko Haram members of being insincere in their surrendering to the government. Mr Musa disclosed yesterday that 20,000 fighters in the Northeast had surrendered their arms. The commander said the challenge then was to decide what to do with them. “We have over […]
A Kaduna State Governorship election hopeful, Shehu Sani, has stated that the killing of terrorists leaders will not end insurgency in the Northeast. The former Senator who represented Kaduna Central in the National Assembly was reacting to the killing of the leaders of Boko Haram and ISWAP, Abubakar Shekau and Abu Musab Al-Barnawi respectively. He […]
ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that troops and other security agencies have sustained their kinetic and non-kinetic efforts in the fight against insecurity in the last two weeks and in the progress neutralised 112 terrorists and arrested 35 other criminal elements in the North East of the country. Their operations also […]
The Nigerian Government on Thursday refuted reports by a publication that terror group, Boko Haram was carving Caliphates in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made the rebuttal said there was no Boko Haram Caliphates in the country. He accused The Economist of lying over its recent claim of Jihadists in […]
The Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF), led by Force Commander, Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim, on Thursday, confirmed that some key leaders of Boko Haram and ISWAP have been eliminated. Speaking at the MNJTF Headquarters in Camp Farcha, N`Djamena, Republic of Chad during the medal parade ceremony for the outgoing Military Staff Officer (MSOs) who have […]