Tag Archives: Boko Haram

It has been revealed that one of the bomb blasts that killed a professor at the University of Maiduguri moments ago was caused by a seven-year-old. The bombers were laced with improvised explosive devices and that he stormed a prayer ground as early as 5 am. Revealing how the incident …

Troops of eight Task Force Division Nigerian Army on Thursday intercepted a group of Boko Haram terrorists suspected to be on a mission to get logistics supplies in surrounding villages along Monguno-Brimari road, Borno State, It was gathered that the extremists, on sighting the military patrol, engaged them in a …

The UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Bosso, in southeastern Niger, Fode Ndiaye, has called for international mobilisation to remedy the humanitarian crisis in the region, as the population flee following violent attacks from Boko Haram . 26 Nigerien soldiers were killed on June 3, following an attack by Boko Haram militants. …

The Nigerian government says it has agreed to Cameroon’s voluntary return of some 80,000 Nigerian refugees who fled the Boko Haram insurgency. Nigerian officials had said Cameroon was threatening to force the repatriation of tens of thousands of Nigerians. Cameroon has previously dumped thousands on the border with Nigeria. Nigerian …

At least two people were killed on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of an official building in Maiduguri, Nigeria’s military has said. NTA News Verified account ‏@NTANewsNow The IED explosion at the Maiduguri Borno State Govt Secretariat killed the suicide bomber, 2 policemen and 18 …

Boko Haram’s seven year insurgency has caused $9 billion of damage in six northern Nigerian states since 2011, according to the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Earlier in March, a report by the world bank estimated the jihadists had caused $5.9 billion worth of damages in Borno state in …

PRESS RELEASE Boko Haram Now Gives Loans To Youth As Bait For Membership It has come to the knowledge of the Defence Headquarters that Boko Haram terrorists have now devised another means of recruiting unsuspecting youths into their fold. In this clandestine dispensation, Boko Haram terrorists have resorted to providing …

By Dibie Ike Michael with REUTERS, AGENCY  NIGERIA Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday accused South African Telecommunication company MTN of fuelling the Boko Haram insurgency as a result of failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards. Buhari made the comment in a joint news conference with his South African counterpart, …

Mobile phone giant MTN fuelled the Islamist-led insurgency in Nigeria by failing to disconnect unregistered sim cards, the Nigerian president has said. muhammadu Buhari made the comment during a visit to Nigeria by his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma. Last year, Nigeria fined the South African-owned firm $3.4bn (£2.7bn) for …