Boko haram

Before the Chibok girls, there were the Buni Yadi boys. Four years ago, Boko Haram insurgents attacked and killed 58 male students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe state, for receiving “western education”. Abdulkadir…

The Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, has faulted the claim that the Nigerian Army rescued some of the girls of the Government Girls Science Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe state who were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on…

Ninety four students are still missing following attack by suspected Boko haram members on Government Giris Secondary School Dapchi, in Yobe state on Monday. A source in the school told Daily Trust that the number of…

Suspected militants have allegedly beheaded a soldier attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Etim Ekpo Local Government of Akwa Ibom State on Sunday February 18th. The Nation reports that the militants during a gun battle with the…

Fleeing members of Boko Haram last night attacked Dapchi town in Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State. Details of the attack were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report, but THISDAY confirmed that the insurgents carted…

Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have launched yet another attack on the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). A source told TheCable that a suicide bomber struck close to one of the hostels in the university around 7:50pm on…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops to capture Abubakar Shekau, the factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorists group, alive or dead. The Army Chief gave the charge when he paid a visit to Camp…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully been clearing Boko Haram camps in Sambisa forest including Camp Zairo. The concerted efforts of troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on the ongoing clearance of the Boko Haram terrorists…

The Boko Haram sect has released the 3 lecturers alongside the policewomen that were abducted last year in Maiduguri during an oil exploration trip in the Northeast part of Nigeria. A security source revealed to newsmen that the women…

A Nigerian soldier identified as Engr Daniel Ndubuka Ekpo on Facebook, has accused the Nigerian army of neglecting him after he lost his left leg while fighting Boko Haram insurgents. Daniel who sent in a prayer point to a virtual…

The Nigerian Military has destroyed a Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making-factory while several terrorists were killed in the process. The Deputy Director of Public Relations at the Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya…

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has released another video. According to Sahara Reporters, Shekau in the new video, threatened more violence in the region, insisting that his men are still in Sambisa. Shekau said if his men were not…

Following the ongoing onslaught by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole conducting Operations DEEP PUNCH 2 in the Sambisa forest, additional 26 insurgents have surrendered to troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE. The insurgents who surrendered…

Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE involved in Operation DEEP PUNCH II have continued to deal decisively with the remaining members of the Boko Haram terrorist group hiding out in Sambisa forest and other parts of Northern Borno State with…

A Nigerian man suspected of being a member of Boko Haram and killing people in Nigeria during attacks on schools and a village has been arrested in Germany, the federal prosecutor said on Friday. According to Reuters, the 27-year-old…