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I heard that the Nigerian troops have taken over Sambisa Forest – Joe Igbokwe

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2021 0

The war against insurgency in Nigeria has been going on for years in the north eastern part of the country. Many people have lost their livelihood due to this insurgency in the region, while many people have lost their lives. The men of the Nigerian military have been working tirelessly since

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Military airstrike kills terrorists, destroys facilities in Sambisa forest – DHQ

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

The Defence Headquarters says Boko Haram terrorists in the Sambisa Forest of Borno have been set in disarray, following massive air strikes conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) on Friday. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Enenche said the […]

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Air Force destroys Boko Haram’s Camp in Sambisa Forest (Photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2020 0

The Nigerian Air Force says its air strike has destroyed Boko Haram’s camp at Alafa ‘C’ in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. In a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the action followed sustained onslaught by the Operation Decisive Edge of the Force against the terrorists. […]

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NAF neutralises scores of insurgents in Sambisa Forest

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2020 0

Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised scores of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibukunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said […]

Features

What Does Amnesty International Wants From The Nigerian Military?

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2018 0

According to Sir Winston Churchill “Do your worst and we will do our best “ The Nigerian Army had never had a good public image for several years until the present COAS, Lt Gen TY Buratai, took the mantle of leadership and the strong hold of Boko Haram at Sambisa forest ((camp zero) in Borno […]

Opinion

Buratai and the human side of a military

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2018 0

Bad news spreads like wildfire. A growing body of evidence illustrates the human tendency to prioritize negative over positive news content. But why is this? “Humans may neurologically or physiologically predispose towards focusing on negative information because the potential costs of negative information far outweigh the potential benefits of positive information.”

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Nigerian Army’s re-assuring victory over terrorism

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2018 0

Overtime, I have observed the character of terrorism as a complex, unpredictable and dynamic phenomenon. Terrorists are very determined rebels, who hardly flinch like Lucifer in perpetrating evil and atrocities. They have a resolve that is almost unbreakable and exhibit empty boldness even in the face of defeat. Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) embody all of […]

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Video: Freed Boko Haram Commander issues fresh threats against Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

Shuibu Moni, a Boko Haram commander who was freed in exchange for some 82 kidnapped Chibok girls in a deal facilitated by the Swedish government last May has issued fresh threats against the Nigerian state. A video exclusively obtained by Saharareporters shows Moni and some members of his team displaying firepower in Sambisa forest. Shuibu […]

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Why Boko Haram may not end soon -Sambisa Forest insider

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2017 0

…Accuses commanders of turning insurgency into ‘ATM’ war …Wants Buhari to overhaul Army rank and file …50 worshippers killed in Mubi mosque bombing An insider operating at the frontiers of the Sambisa Forest to Talala and Ajiri area of Borno State has disclosed why Boko Haram war may not end soon. The insider, who spoke […]

Opinion

Nigerian Army And The Audacity Of Victory

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2017 0

All over the world, soldiers are reputed as fearless and courageous professionals who mortgage their lives in strange climes for the service and salvation of humanity. But Nigerians have added a peck to it. Nigerians now perceive Nigerian soldiers as the most fearless, courageous and engagingly combative breed of officers in the protection of the […]

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Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship will hold in Sambisa Forest – Buratai

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2017 0

Lt.-Gen.Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff, says this year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship will hold in Sambisa Forest to consolidate the army’s grip on the area. Buratai announced this while speaking with newsmen on the final arrangements for the event on Saturday in Maiduguri. “We have been in the North East, fighting the […]

Opinion

Why has Boko Haram refused to leave Borno?

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2017 0

  In the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, not a few Nigerians had concluded that Boko Haram and its brand of terrorism had come to stay and that it will even spread to other parts of the country. That impression was reinforced by the trend whereby any news about the terrorist group was about […]

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Sambisa forest hosts arms championship

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2017 0

The 2017 Nigeria Army Small Arms Championship (NASAC 2017) will hold in recently captured Boko Haram’s fortress, Sambisa Forest. The Nigeria Army Engineers (NAE) Corps has mobilised to site and commenced access roads clearance and construction of range and other facilities, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director Army Public Relations, has said. He said that […]

Opinion

Who Is Afraid of Peace in the North East

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2017 0

There is an ugly development that should give all truly patriotic Nigerians concerns. It has to do with the turn of events in the North East of the country, which has been the hotbed of the Boko Haram insurgency. What is at stake here is the seeming indifference – if not active undermining – to […]

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Osun lawmakers urges air force to avoid further errors

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2017 0

Osun State House of Assembly has condoled with families of victims involved in the accidental bombing of a civilian community in Rann IDP camp in the far north of Borno by the NAF. The House Committee Chairman on Information and Strategy, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, in a statement in Osogbon said the death of the innocent […]

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Osun hijab crisis: Muslim group hails Aregbesola, faults workers

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2017 0

A faith-based women organisation, Al Mu’minaat, has warned government functionaries who often discriminate against hijab-wearing ladies to desist from heating up the polity. This is as the organisation commended the Osun State government for its quick intervention in preventing another religious conflagration. The Amirah of the organisation, Hajiyah Mulikat Abiola

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PDP lauds Buhari, military for clearing Sambisa forest

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2016 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and the military for their dogged pursuit of the war against insurgency which led to the clearing of the dreaded Sambisa Forest of Boko Haram terrorists. The PDP, in a statement on Tuesday by its national Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, described the feat as […]

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Capture of Sambisa Forest: Buhari hails Nigerian soldiers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 December 2016 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended gallant Nigerian soldiers for finally crushing the remnant of Boko Haram militants and capturing the last enclave of the insurgents. The President in a statement he personally signed and which was made available to Daily Times in Abuja, Saturday morning, expressed delights over the development describing it as ” the […]

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Military Captures 10 Boko Haram Camps in Sambisa-DHQ

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2015 0

  According to the Defence Headquarters, scores of Boko Haram insurgents fell to the superior power of the military in the ongoing offensive in Sambisa forest. This was made known in a statement released by the ‎Director of Defence Information, Maj-.Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Sunday in Abuja Olukade said that the army on Saturday captured […]

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Rescue Chibok Girls before May 29, BBOG Tells Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2015 0

  Leaders of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group have tasked the outgoing Jonathan administration to make good its declaration that the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, would be rescued before May 29. The group maintained their belief that, the return of the girls remained […]