Tag: Civilian JTF

Mr Buba said the farmers were buried on Friday morning after an Islamic funeral service.

7/7 is a day set aside by some cult groups to celebrate what they call ‘cultism day’, when they initiate ...

Mr Zulum said the gesture was to show gratitude to the volunteers for their gallantry and sacrifices...

The JTF stormed the area to disperse the hoodlums who were causing unrest during the Sallah celebrations.

The President described the attack as an 'orchestrated sabotage'.

The incident happened four days after an army colonel died after the Boko Haram terrorist group launched another ambush

As the gunmen attacked, the fasting residents who had endured temperatures reaching 42 degrees celsius tried to run but were ...

Two 18-seater passenger buses were heading to Maiduguri from Damaturu, Yobe state capital, when they were ambushed by suspected Boko ...

Governor Zulum of Borno State praises Nigerian soldiers and says several terrorists were killed.

"The attack happened at a location near Kaliyari somewhere far behind our area."

At about 7 p.m., residents of Jiddari Polo, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, began to flee into the city centre.

Among those killed was a 12-year-old boy.

The government of the beleaguered state wants to recruit 10,000 men to join the fight against the insurgents

President Buhari dispatches internal affairs minister to Zamfara to assess the security situation in the state.

Elections: El-Rufai bans civilian JTF, local vigilantes from Kaduna polling units

The 103 new intakes are the latest in the series of batches that have so far been absolved into the ...

Eye-witnesses said at least 12 persons were killed in the attack.

The CJTF is a local militia formed in 2013 by a number of vigilante groups in Borno to tackle insurgency.

Twin deafening explosions were heard all over the Borno capital.

Both the police and the military have confirmed the attack.

The governor outlaws other illegal security outfits.

The army recently offered a N3 million reward for information on the Boko Haram leader.

The army says it lost three soldiers and one civilian in the fight.

The army said six other soldiers were injured as the attackers were repelled.

At least 15 persons were killed in the explosions.