‘‘This is a major contradiction as no religion advocates hurting the innocent. You can’t kill people and say Allahu Akbar. You either do not know what you are saying or you don’t believe it,’’ President Buhari said.
Chairman of Damboa Local Council of Borno State, Yaga Yarakawa, has said that two members of a vigilante group from the council, and several Boko Haram insurgents were killed in a fierce encounter between the two groups, during a patrol in Shawa village on Thursday.
Boko Haram jihadists have raided three villages in northeastern Nigeria, killing five people and setting fire to several homes and fields, residents told AFP on Thursday.
The Nigerian Army Wednesday launched an operation tagged: ‘Operation Rescue Finale’ targeted at rescuing the remaining Chibok schoolgirls from Boko Haram insurgents.
*Mubi, Nuhu, other Boko Haram leaders killed By Fidelis Soriwei Abuja The Nigerian Air Force has killed an undisclosed number of Boko Haram leaders during a raid on the Sambisa Forest hideout of the insurgents. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement Tuesday that the leader of the group, […]
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The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has embarked on surveillance to locate and destroy a radio station allegedly operated by the Boko Haram insurgents.
Authorities say gun trucks and other sophisticated weapons were recovered from the insurgents.
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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, on Wednesday reaffirmed that the military would intensify its offensive in the Sambisa Forest until the area was completely rid of terrorists.
The Nigerian Army on Monday said its clearance and rescue operations in the North-East, have broken the command structure of the Boko Haram sect.
Military chiefs yesterday met in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to reappraise the ongoing anti-insurgency war in Sambisa Forest —believed to be the last stronghold of the Boko Haram insurgents. Yesterday’s meeting was presided over by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Gabriel Abayomi Olanisakin. It was attended by Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. […]
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