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B’Haram Explosives Kill Army Commander, Soldiers In Borno

December 10, 2019 10:07 am
An army commander and two soldiers have been feared killed by explosives buried on a road by Boko Haram in the northern part of Borno.
The vehicle conveying the commander and two other soldiers on patrol at Marte a community around the Lake Chad shores ran over explosives buried on the way at the weekend.
An army officer, a major believed to be the commander of the 153 Task Force Battalion in Marte in the patrol vehicle was killed. Two other soldiers were also feared killed, two military sources said.
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Anti-Graft: Borno, Enugu Govs Laud Buhari, EFCC

December 10, 2019 6:33 am

Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu and Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno, yesterday, applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his administration’s determined fight against economic crimes and corruption.
Ugwuanyi, who spoke at the event commemorating this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day, held at the South East zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Enugu, also appreciated the genuine efforts of the acting Chairman of the commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu and his team, in the enthronement of transparency and prudence in the management of public finances.
The governor while acknowledging the contributions of the commission in the South East zone …

NAF Jet Destroys Insurgents Gun Trucks At Borgozo In Borno

November 29, 2019 11:31 am
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed two Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs) gun trucks and killed some fighters at Borgozo in Borno.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

He explained that this was achieved when NAF Jets and a helicopter gunship were scrambled to provide close air support to ground troops as they repelled a BHT attack on the location.

“The aircraft, upon arrival overhead the

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Troops Dislodge Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno

November 16, 2019 7:23 am

The Nigerian Army says its troops have again successfully dislodged Boka Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Malam Fatori in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno.

The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Iliyasu said that the terrorists attempted to launch an attack on the location of the troops of 64 and 98 Task Force Battalions and elements of the Armed Forces Special Forces Battalion on Friday.

He said that the terrorists who were in a revenge mission had on Wednesday been humiliated by the troops in their …

Deploy SARS To Borno To Fight Boko Haram - Zulum Tells FG

Borno Bans Illegal Motor Parks To Curb Crimes

November 12, 2019 2:39 pm

The Borno State Government has banned the operations of illegal motor parks in the state to curtail criminal activities.

The Commissioner of Justice, Mr Kaka-Shehu Lawan, announced the ban while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

Lawan said that the government took the measure following intelligence reports that cases of robbery and kidnapping were linked to the parks.

The commissioner also alleged that operations of some illegal motor parks in the state were aiding and abetting insurgency.

“Criminal elements with dangerous weapons can come into the state through illegal

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Court Martial: Army Arraigns Over 80 Soldiers In Borno

November 8, 2019 11:53 am

The Nigerian Army has arraigned over 80 soldiers at a General Army Court Martial in Maiduguri over various offences.

Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Brig Gen Abdul Ibrahim while inaugurating the General Court Martial at Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, yesterday, said success of military operations was largely dependent on discipline of troops.

“Acts of cowardice, desertion, unsoldierly behaviour and other forms of undiscipline has no place n any army, more so am army executing war, “ the GOC said.

President of the Court, Brig Gen Wisdom Etuk has already commenced trial processes with the presence of …

Boko Haram: Where Are Nur Alkali And the Borno Elders Now?

Boko Haram: Where Are Nur Alkali And the Borno Elders Now?

October 12, 2019 5:53 pm

By Yemi Adebowale

In early March 2013, former President Goodluck Jonathan was in Maiduguri to engage Borno elders on the Boko Haram scourge. It was the final day of his 48-hour on-the-spot assessment of Yobe and Borno, the epicenter of the insurgency. The Borno elders openly, and rightfully too, confronted Jonathan over the escalating assault by the terrorists. They challenged Jonathan to rise to the occasion as Nigeria’s Chief Security Officer and tame Boko Haram. At the town hall meeting, the Borno elders blamed the federal government for the terrorism and also accused the soldiers of the Joint Task Force …

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

Civil Defence nabs Borno 7-man forgery syndicate

August 26, 2019 9:10 am

The Borno State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven people, who specialised in forging fake school certificates and security documents.

The Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Monday.

He said that the suspects were arrested on Aug. 21 at the Post Office area of Maiduguri by the anti-fraud unit of the command.

Ibrahim explained that the suspects specialised in forging fake diploma and degree statement of results as well as National Youth Service Corps certificates.

The commandant said the suspects …

Why war against Boko Haram may not end soon – Borno Gov.

July 31, 2019 5:37 am

Governor Babagana Umara of Borno State has said that the war against Boko Haram may not end soon, as the terrorists have started deploying drones to monitor military operations in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad region.

The insurgency-affected states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe have lost many lives and property in the last decade.

Umara raised the alarm yesterday at the Government House, Maiduguri, while briefing the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other National Assembly members on the security situation in the state.

“This Boko Haram war may not end soon because the [terrorists] now deploy drones …

Save the Children, an NGO, on Monday said 300,000 people have benefited from its N3, 500 cash transfer project to help them recover from the effect of crises in Borno.

300,000 Borno residents receive ₦1bn aid from NGO

July 9, 2019 12:16 am

Save the Children, an NGO, on Monday said 300,000 people have benefited from its N3, 500 cash transfer project to help them recover from the effect of crises in Borno.

Mr Chachu Tadicha, the Head, Food, Security and Livelihood, Save the Children said this at a Household Economic Analysis media meeting tagged: ‘’Strengthening Community Resilience through Improved Early Earning and Response Systems in Nigeria’’, organised by the NGO.

According to Tadicha, the 300,000 people that benefitted in Borno where drawn from 56, 000 households and were being given N3, 500 monthly cash transfers to buy food and 28,000 households were …

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