Tag: Borno state

The president also called on Nigerians and the media to support the Armed Forces, cautioning against narratives that undermine ongoing ...

This confirmation was disclosed in a statement issued by defence spokesperson Micheal Onoja.

Multiple sources, including intelligence sources and jihadi researchers, said the attacks targeted military formations in Benisheikh, Pulka and Mungono.

Residents also told PREMIUM TIMES that the attackers raided several neighbouring settlements, causing an exodus of displaced people seeking safety.

Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, monitored in Damaturu, on Friday

Their visit came less than 24 hours after President Tinubu ordered the relocation of military chiefs following multiple suicide bombings ...

The visit occurred hours after President Bola Tinubu ordered service chiefs to move to Borno State. The Inspector-General of Police, ...

In a State House statement on Tuesday, the president expressed deep sorrow over the attacks, mourning those killed and sympathising ...

The Nigerian Army says multiple suicide bombers may have been deployed into Maiduguri to carry out coordinated attacks at crowded ...

“The gallant troops responded with exceptional manoeuvre and firepower," an army spokesperson said.

The meeting follows the resurgence of insurgency in the North-east, including attacks on more than three military bases in less ...

In a statement, the army spokesperson in the region, Sani Uba, said the Theatre Commander of Operation HADIN KAI, Abdulsalam ...

The incident occurred when the commander's convoy was en route to visit frontline troops deployed in the state.

Items recovered from the suspect included two aerial drones, drone accessories and 20 solar power banks.

In a statement on Monday evening, Samaila Uba, the spokesperson for Defence Headquarters, said the US troops and associated equipment ...

Residents said women and children were advised to relocate to the nearby Kidlindila community, while the men kept vigil in ...

The spokesperson for OPHK, Sani Uba, in a statement on Sunday, identified the newly killed terror leader as Abu Khalid.

The terrorists had attacked local labourers repairing a bridge that the insurgents had destroyed

VP Shettima described Ms Usman as a public servant whose rise was “earned through clarity, courage and excellence."

The heavily armed attackers, numbering 20, invaded Ipele in Owo LGA at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday.

A bomb blast has been reported in a mosque in Maduguri, Borno State.

The president, who was on a three-state official tour of Borno, Bauchi and Lagos States, arrived Maiduguri at 12.30 p.m.

The Borno State government said the agency had not responded to its enquiries about the outcome of the operations.

The airstrikes suspectedly killed fishermen and commercial drivers at a T-junction in the area to transport their products.