Zulum said the attack happened despite earlier intelligence reports warning that the area was at risk. Speaking after visiting the affected community, he said the use of drones by the terrorists shows a dangerous new threat to national security. “We had credible intelligence that Mafa would be attacked, and it was shared with all relevant […]
The military said the assaults happened between midnight and early morning in Dikwa, Mafa, Gajibo, and Katarko. The soldiers reportedly fought back strongly, supported by air strikes, and inflicted heavy losses on the attackers. According to military spokesperson Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, several terrorists were killed and many others injured. Troops recovered dozens of weapons, including […]
Abubakar disclosed this in a chat with newsmen, saying that the Armed Forces had maintained operational dominance, denying terrorists freedom of movement and access to critical logistics. “The lingering insecurity in the North-East is closely linked to broader regional and global developments, including instability in the Sahel, the Middle East, and the Russia–Ukraine war.” He […]
According to Zagazola Makama, counter-insurgency expert, the dialogue, which took place at Kakumi Village in Bakori LGA, brought together representatives from Bakori, Kafur, Malumfashi, Kankara, and Funtua LGAs, alongside known bandit leaders operating within the Funtua zone. According to reports, the meeting aimed to restore sustainable peace and security across communities that have been affected by […]
Acting on intelligence about criminal groups terrorising communities and destroying farmlands, the troops launched simultaneous clearance missions around Tarhembe, Tornyi, TY Farm, and Kando in Takum, as well as parts of Ussa. During the operation, troops engaged the terrorists in a brief gun battle, forcing them to flee. They recovered four rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, […]
In his new book, Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, Irabor argued that the absence of political will had hindered Nigeria’s response to the insurgency. He said a state of emergency backed by the National Assembly would mobilise all elements of national power, economic, political, social, diplomatic, and military, to end the war. […]
Obasanjo disclosed this at the public presentation of Scars, Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor (retd.). Obasanjo said, “Boko Haram is now virtually becoming part of our life. Should we accept that? If we should not accept it, what should we do? […]
In a statement released to journalists, security chiefs in Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states confirmed this to journalists, saying that they had activated various containment plans to prevent the infiltration of their states by bandits fleeing the ongoing military operations in Kwara. This came as the Federal Government uncovered the movement of the bandits […]
Gazal disclosed the incident in a telephone interview with journalists. “The three armed men broke into my residence at Ijebu-Ode GRA at about 2 a.m. They collected all the cash with me after which they forced me to open my bank apps on my phone and transfer everything there to an account they provided. They […]
The operation comes barely a week after suspected armed herders and local bandits, numbering about a thousand, ambushed and killed 11 security personnel drawn from the police and the Civil Protection Guards, known by the code name Anyam Nyom, within Katsina-Ala LGA. In a statement issued in Makurdi, the Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, […]