Tag: Boko Haram

The rescued victims include eight men, 12 women and 13 children.

Security operatives have been placed on a high alert after the threat was detected.

At least 70 per cent of the displaced people are farmers according to the FAO officials.

“We’re extremely concerned by the dire living conditions of families in Dikwa who’ve recently fled military operations."

The suspects are a driver and an assistant filling station manager in Gombe State.

A resident suggests more people were killed.

Some 15 people were injured.

The officer was on deployment against Boko Haram in the North-east.

“There’s a convention on the rights of the child that protect these children and more needs to be done."

The police said the attackers were repelled.

"They should clear the two bases for us to have peace. These are the two reported bases of the insurgents ...

The U.S. said it stood firm with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.

The world body urges Nigerian government to further step up protection of people

Damboa is the closest local government area to Sambisa forest in Borno State.

The explosion occurred at Abachari town, in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno.

Over 2,000 returnees celebrated the Islamic festival, the army said.

Residents of Shekau village also told a journalist the Boko Haram leader did not attend his father’s funeral.

Mr Shekau's mother speaks of how his son left for Maiduguri in search of Islamic knowledge.

The commissioner said security forces later repelled the attackers

The bomber was allegedly targeting Muslims performing midnight prayers of the last 10 days of Ramadan.

"...the Nigerian military has fallen back on its usual hostile tactics of denials and threats."

Falz had earlier defended the content of the video.

The tragedy was perpetrated by at least three suicide bombers.

The Nigerian soldiers were supported by their Cameroonian counterparts.

18 LGAs receive N2.97 billion as April allocation from Joint Account and Allocation Committee