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We’ll Not Help Nigeria Fight Boko Haram Again, Buhari Rubbished Us After Jonathan Left – Foreign Military Contractors

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Days after North-East Governors urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use mercenaries to fight Boko Haram, the foreign military contractors earlier engaged by Nigeria have vowed never to return. The fighters took the battle to terrorists in Sambisa forest and other enclaves during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Then, Nigeria covertly brought in ‘military-technical advisers’ regarded as mercenaries from South Africa...

FG Has Final Say On Mercenaries, Says DHQ

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The defence headquarters says the federal government will decide if mercenaries will be hired to assist the military in the fight against Boko Haram. When he hosted a federal government delegation which visited him over the killing of more than 40 farmers, Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, recommended that mercenaries should be hired to assist the military in tackling insurgents. Darius Ishaku, governor...

Insurgency: What Governor Zulum Told New Service Chiefs In Borno

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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has pledged the support of his administration to the new Service Chiefs in their fight against insurgency. Zulum made the pledge while receiving the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor and other service chiefs, who paid him a courtesy visit on Sunday in Maiduguri. Zulum lauded the new security chiefs for their concern...

Boko Haram Slaughters 40 Farmers In Borno State

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Boko Haram Slaughters 40 Farmers In Borno State

Boko Haram fighters have killed 40 civilians in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State. Our correspondent gathered that a large number of the insurgents surrounded the harmless civilians and began to slaughter them on Sunday. The federal law...

How Shekau Died Leaving 83 Concubines — Surrendered Boko Haram Fighters

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Some surrendered fighters have disclosed that late Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, left behind 83 concubines. Shekau died during the battle of supremacy with another insurgent faction in Sambisa forest, Borno State in May 2021. Speaking in Maiduguri on Saturday, Special Adviser to Borno State governor on Security, Brig Gen. Abdullahi Ishaq (rtd), said some of the late Shekau’s associates told...

Abductors Issue Fresh Threat In New Video, Says Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers May Not Leave Here Alive

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Abductors Issue Fresh Threat In New Video, Says Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers May Not Leave Here Alive

Terrorists who abducted passengers on a Kaduna-bound train have released yet another video. Six passengers, including a Pakistani, were seen in the footage exclusively obtained by ARISE TV. The victims, who were obviously traumatised, appealed to the...

Insurgency, Terrorism May Continue For 20 Years – Buratai

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has hinted that insurgency and terrorism may continue in Nigeria for another 20 years. Buratai made the remark on his verified Facebook handle few days after Boko Haram massacred rice farmers in Borno State. Boko Haram had beheaded about 110 rice farmers in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State. However, Buratai...

FG Says It Has Identified 100 High Risk Sponsors Of Terrorism In Nigeria

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FG Sets New Deadline, Says All Terrorists Will Be Eliminated December 2022

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said weekend the federal government has identified 100 high-risk financiers of Boko Haram, According to him, the financiers have links to at least 10 countries of the world. Aregbesola made the disclosure at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing, with the theme, “No Money for Terror”, which took place in India. The minister, who disclosed...

Terrorists Attack, Injure Assistant Inspector General Of Police, Kill Orderly [PHOTOS]

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Terrorists Attack, Injure Assistant Inspector General Of Police, Kill Orderly

Suspected terrorists have attacked the convoy of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12 with Headquarters in Bauchi, Audu Madaki, injuring him and killing one of his police guards. Although the reports are still sketchy as of the time of ...

Terrorism Is Africa’s Major Challenge – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the major challenge Africa faces is the threat of terrorist activities and other crimes. He said the continent must achieve a new trajectory of peace, security and stability. Buhari made the call at the 14th extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) on ‘Silencing the Gun’, held virtually on Sunday. He urged African...

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