Police in Edo State on Thursday said they had arrested four suspected members of Boko Haram who escaped into the state after perpetrating heinous crimes in neighbouring Kogi State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed DanMallam, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin. DanMallam said
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Troops kill seven Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
Nosa Enobhayisobo Troops of 22 Brigade, 7 Division Nigerian Army (NA) on Operation HARD STRIKE in collaboration with some members of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), has killed seven Boko Haram Terrorists during a gun battle in Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa confirmed this in a
Special Report: Ripples as Army redeploys battle-fatigued soldiers back to Boko Haram war
•Traumatized soldiers cry out for help •Allege favouritism over shielding of some soldiers from battle •Affected officers, soldiers should approach their Corps Commanders--DHQ Senator Iroegbu The latest decision by Nigerian Army to send about 388 soldiers most of whom were only rotated few months ago, back to the battlefront in the ongoing
Boko Haram terrorists don’t earn more than Nigerian soldiers–Army
•Comment unfortunate attempt to demoralise soldiers Senator Iroegbu and Nosa Enobhayisobo The Nigerian Army has dismissed that claim that Boko Haram terrorist fighters earn more than the soldiers engaged in the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in parts of Nigeria's North East region. A member of the Nigeria's Presidential Committee on
MNJTF crushes Boko Haram attack, kills 39 terrorists
•20 soldiers wounded, evacuated •Captures equipment as Chadian CDS visits troops Senator Iroegbu The Mult-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in continuation of the ongoing Operation Yancin Tafki in the Lake Chad Area, has inflicted heavy casualties on the Boko Haram terrorists and killed 39 of their fighters. The Chief of Military Public of MNJTF N'Djamena - Chad, Col.
Seven soldiers, 63 Boko Haram fighters reported killed in overnight attack
Boko Haram militants killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack in which 63 “terrorists” were also killed, an army spokesperson told AFP on Monday. “The terrorists attacked our forces at midnight in Bohama … in the Lake Chad region,” Colonel Azem Bermandoa told AFP. In a statement, Bermandoa said
Recently acquired NAF platforms crucial to war against Boko Haram, bandits–Air Chief
•Vows to sustain efforts on peace, security in the country Senator Iroegbu The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has disclosed that the newly acquired Nigerian Air Force (NAF) platforms have been useful in the ongoing offensive against Boko Haram terrorists, armed bandits and other security threats across
MNJTF kills 10 Boko Haram terrorists, three others surrender
•Destroys terrorists' logistics base Senator Iroegbu The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in has in its determination to deal with the violence orchestrated by Boko Haram Terrorists in the Lake Chad Area, killed seven of them with three others surrendering voluntarily. The Chief of Military Public Information, MNJTF, N'Djamena, Chad, Col. Timothy Antigha, in
Troops kill 50 Boko Haram Terrorists, destroy 6 gun trucks along Lake Chad
Godsgift Onyedinefu Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), comprising Air and Land Components from Chad, Cameroon, Niger Republic and Nigeria have dealt a deadly blow against Boko Haram Terrorists along the lake Chad Basin. The MNJTF Chief, Military Public Information Officer Colonel Timothy Antigha in a statement on Saturday revealed that
Nigerian Troops inflicts more casualties on Boko Haram Terrorists in Madagali
..Soldier, civilian killed as troops kill five terrorists Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Army said it has recorded another great feat against Boko Haram as it successfully repelled an attack by the terrorists in a fierce battle at Madagali, Adamawa State. Col. Ado Isa, Deputy Director Public Relations, 7 Division Nigerian Army Sector