*Says nowhere is safe worldwide if terrorism thrives The Federal Government has disclosed why surrendered Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) members cannot be killed. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, said granting amnesty was the best thing to do. Mohammed explained that prosecuting and killing repentant insurgents was against […]
Sources have confirmed that terrorists loyal to the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) have rejected the ‘ceasefire offer’ by the Nigerian Army. It was also revealed that the over 1,500 terrorists that have so far surrendered to the Army are all members of the Boko Haram sect. Naija News reports that the Boko […]
At a market in Borno State, Nigerian Army troops assigned to Operation Hadin Kai apprehended a food supply for the Islamic State West African Province as well as Boko Haram soldiers and their commanders. Wida Kachalla, the suspect, was apprehended in Benisheikh Market by troops from the 154 Taskforce Battalion working with local vigilantes, according […]
ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI in conjunction with the Air Task Force on Sunday, June 20, 2021 inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists groups in Borno State killing over 20 of them. The terrorists who […]
The military on Sunday claimed it has killed several Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State. The Director of Public Relation and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed this in a statement, said the terrorists were heading towards Mainok, a community in Borno town, when they intercepted […]
The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Tuesday attacked a military formation in the southern part of Borno State, carting away weapons after a fierce gun battle with the troops. Naija News gathered that ISWAP fighters stormed the military base at Kwamdi village, Damboa local government area in 10 utility vehicles. The insurgents […]
Dilibe Michael The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militant group said in an audio recording heard by Daily Times on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, was dead. Shekau died on May 18 after detonating an explosive device while being followed by ISWAP militants during a skirmish, […]
Nigerian Army troops operating as part of Operation Hadin Kai in conjunction with the Air Component of the Operation have today Wednesday 2 June 2021 inflicted heavy casualties on the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorist group who launched a futile attack on Damboa LGA of Borno State. The terrorists attacked the town in […]
825 packets of food worth N3.4million, 353 bundles of clothes were distributed to the poor during Ramadan, Says ISWAP, the Islamic state-backed faction of Boko Haram. READ ALSO: Students beg Gov el-Rufai over 500% tuition fees… Often ISWAP exploits gaps in governance by trying to prove that it can provide essential services in the areas […]
Over 300 fighters loyal to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) trained in Libya and other countries joined their colleagues in a long battle that led to the final fall of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau on Wednesday. According to a report by Daily Trust, a fierce battle that lasted several days between the […]
The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) will not receive the $7 million bounty placed on Abubakar Shekau, the Boko Haram sect’s head, according to the US State Department. In response to allegations of the terrorist leader’s death, the State Department stated that the bounty is not intended for an ISIS-affiliated outfit. “According to […]
The military says it has eliminated 92 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and 104 bandits in its ongoing counter -insurgency and anti-banditry operations across the North East and North West in the last one week. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while giving update on the Armed Forces of Nigeria operations between July […]
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole eliminated 75 Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in 17 encounters within the North-East theatre in June, Defence Headquarters has disclosed. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday, said the sustained onslaught by the troops also resulted in surrendering of a number […]
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have intensified the onslaught against Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, eliminating more fighters in recent encounters in the North East Zone. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Enenche said the recent onslaught was […]
The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche said troops of the Nigerian Army have eliminated 20 members of Boko Haram and Islamic State in the West African Province, ISWAP at Baga in Borno State. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Coordinator and made available to Newsmen in Abuja. According […]
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ on Saturday, killed scores of Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in an encounter at Buni Gari village in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to go all out on final showdown with the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists from the country. Buratai gave the charge in his message to the officers and men of OPLD on […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout and neutralised some of the insurgents’ fighters at Mina along the Gulumba Gana-Kumshe axis in the northern part of Borno state. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a […]
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Liberation (CALSER) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to investigate and prosecute Boko Haram sponsors in the Northeast. The centre said this has once again confirmed the FG’s “ unalloyed commitment to preserving the sanctity of lives and properties of all Nigerians”. Speaking at a press conference on […]
The Coalition for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has saluted the Nigerian Army’s Super Camp Strategy as the perfect morale booster in the final push to victory against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. CALSER’s gave this commendation after deploying a team of researchers to transverse the length and breadth of the northeast. Speaking at a press […]