Members of the Taraba State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, expressed concern over the activities of armed bandits and terrorists which they said have taken over some villages and communities in the state. The members who raised the alarm on the floor of the House in a motion jointly sponsored by members from both Taraba … Read more
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and Hybrid forces, have neutralized eleven ISWAP terrorists in an extreme intrusion into the insurgents’ enclaves in Sambisa forest in Borno State. According to reports, the terrorists met their Waterloo during the intelligence-led offensive between May 31st and June 4th, 2023, … Read more
Terrorists have again killed two persons and abducted about 30 others in communities in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A survivor, Mallam Isa said the communities affected were Shiwaka, Unguwan Bagudu and Sabonlayi. According to Isa, more corpses would be found in the bushes if a thorough search was conducted. The locals, according … Read more
No fewer than 82 Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters and their families have drowned in a river in the North East axis of Damasak in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. It was gathered that the terrorists and their families from the Lake Chad axis drowned in a desperate attempt to escape massive troop … Read more
Following renewed military onslaughts by troops of Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, 73 ISWAP terrorists, including their family members, reportedly surrendered their weapons to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. It was gathered that 42 of the insurgents and their family members, comprising four males, 10 females, and 28 children, from Bula Bello, Zaramari and … Read more
The Katsina State Police Command said its operatives killed two terrorists and recovered one Ak-47 rifle along with five rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition when it foiled a kidnap attempt in Tani village in Bindawa LGA. The new spokesman of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq who disclosed this in a statement said the terrorists, armed … Read more
No fewer than 55 terrorists from the Islamic State of the West African Province, ISWAP, including several top commanders, have been killed by the troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in the Fringes of Arege in Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. According to the Niger Ministry of … Read more
Locals in Birnin-Gwari town in Kaduna State have said that fleeing terrorists from neighbouring state, Zamfara, encircled the town on Thursday night and abducted many residents. A source told DAILY POST that the sad event happened at Gobirawa area of Birnin-Gwari main town, close to NTA Birnin-Gwari, not more than 500 metres to the Air … Read more
Airstrikes carried out by the Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), fighter jets have reportedly killed an unconfirmed number of ISWAP terrorists in Turo and Ambia villages, Gujba local government area of Yobe State. The terrorists were said to have been eliminated on Monday afternoon after the fighter jet bombed the ISWAP position in an intelligence-led operation. … Read more
The Force Commander (FC) Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj Gen GU Chibuisi, has charged the troops to ensure total eradication of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists hibernating in the Lake Chad Basin region. Lieutenant Colonel Kamarudeen Adegoke, Chief Military Public Information Officer, MNJTF, in a statement, said the Force Commander stated this at Djouguia N’Djamena during … Read more
A member of the House of Representatives representing Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency in Plateau State, Solomon Marren, has alleged that in the last few months, about 200 people have been killed in his constituency by terrorists. In a statement he personally issued on Wednesday night, he appealed with President Muhammadu Buhari, to, as a matter urgency, … Read more
A combined team of security operatives, including the Department of State Services, DSS, the army and the police combed criminal hideouts in Kaduna, Kano and arrested terrorists, recovered arms and ammunition This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer, DSS National Headquarters, Abuja. He said the terrorists deployed Improvised … Read more
Barely 13 days before the May 29 inauguration of new administrations, security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force have arrested five suspects during raids of insurgents/terrorist hideouts in parts of Kaduna and Kano states. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, said this … Read more
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have continued their exploits as gallant officers and soldiers of 21 Armored Brigade have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from ISWAP terrorists after dislodging them in Sambisa forest, in Borno State. Impeccable sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region … Read more
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating in the Lake Chad Basin Region have neutralized some terrorists and recovered heavy weapons. A statement on Sunday by the MNJTF spokesman, Lt. Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, said the latest successes were recorded under the renewed onslaught on the terrorist, code-named “Operation Harbin Kunama, (Scorpion sting)” “The … Read more
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have attacked the Plateau State University (PLASU) to abduct students. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr John Agams, who confirmed the incident to NAN, said the terrorists invaded the school on Tuesday night. According to him, the security operatives of the institution were able to repel the gunmen … Read more
Two out of the three humanitarian workers recently abducted by ISWAP terrorists in Gamborun-Ngala, Borno State, have reportedly been rescued by troops of Operation Desert Sanity 2. The rescued aid workers are staff of Family Health International, (FHI360), an international non-governmental organization providing humanitarian support to Internally Displaced Persons, (IDPs) and resettled communities in Borno … Read more
The Nigeria Police, Katsina Command, says it has neutralised two terrorists after it foiled a kidnap attempt on a businessman. In a statement by PPRO Katsina Police Command, CSP Gambo Isah, he said the success was recorded after it received a credible information about the suspect, and the command in joint operations with other security … Read more
The Katsina State Police Command on Thursday said its anti-kidnapping squad killed two terrorists while intercepting a notorious gang of kidnappers on the command’s wanted list, A businessman was also rescued during the operation. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Isah Gambo who disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday, did not … Read more
Four of the remaining 11 kidnapped students of the Federal Government College in Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, have been released. A notorious bandit, Dogo Gide freed them and two babies after the payment of an unspecified ransom, reportedly in millions. The kingpin had issued a list of conditions the state government must meet before the … Read more