Terrorists Release Three Train Passengers
Three passengers of the Kaduna-bound train that was attacked in March have regained freedom. They were freed 24 hours after terrorists released a disturbing video where the victims were seen being flogged. ABN TV confirmed that the released passenger...
Zabarmari Massacre: Boko Haram Has Addressed Nigerians While Buhari Hasn’t – Aisha Yesufu
Human rights activist and co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls Movements, Aisha Yesufu, has decried the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to address the country on the gruesome killings of at least 43 farmers in the Zabarmari area of Borno State. Yesufu on Twitter lamented that a Boko Haram leader from the Abubakar Shekau faction had addressed the country on Tuesday while...
Insurgency, Terrorism May Continue For 20 Years – Buratai
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...
Hasten Efforts Before Boko Haram Moves Students Across Border – Sani Tells FG
Shehu Sani, the former Kaduna lawmaker, has warned the federal government to step up its effort in rescuing kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Sani said this following the statement by Boko Haram leader, Shekau claiming responsibility for the abduction of the schoolboys The former lawmaker asked the government to step up efforts to secure the release...
Troops Raid Terrorists Hideouts In Bwari Abuja, Neutralize 30 – Army
The Defence Headquarters says the military troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists who attacked troops of the Guards Brigade in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Ber...
Shekau Is Crippled – Captured Boko Haram Fighter
A captured Boko Haram fighter says Abubakar Shekau, leader of the sect, can no longer walk effectively. Mohammed Adam, a teenage fighter, who is currently in the custody of troops of 195 battalions of the Nigerian army, said Shekau got injured during an aerial bombardment on an insurgents’ camp in Timbuktu, Sambisa forest, a Boko Haram stronghold in Borno state. In...
All Missing Katsina Students Will Return Home In Few Hours – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi, has given an assurance that all the schoolboys missing in Katsina State will return home in the next few hours. He gave the assurance on Sunday when he led a delegation of the Federal Government, including the service chiefs to Katsina to sympathise with the parents and teachers of the victims, as...
Boko Haram Attack Adamawa Community, Many Feared Killed
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Dabna, a community in Adamawa State, killing many people. Dabna is a village close to Garaha, the home district of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. Local sources said the suspected Boko Haram terrorists stormed Dabna in the early hours of Wednesday and set about destroying human lives and valuable properties. A...
Gunmen Kidnap DPO In Nasarawa, Demand N5m (PHOTO)
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government of Nasarawa State, CSP Haruna Abdulmalik have been reportedly kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination in the state. The DPO was said to be on patrol off Nasarawa Eggon
Governor Zulum Recommends the Use of Mercenaries to Defeat Boko Haram
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has recommended the recruitment of foreign mercenaries by the federal government to help in ending the Boko Haram war. The previous Goodluck Jonathan administration utilised foreign mercenaries, including South Africans, against Boko Haram; mainly in the build-up to the 2015 general elections. The mercenaries are believed to have contributed to the successes the military...
