Tag: ISWAP

The government, however, ordered a full investigation into the reported civilian casualties during the operation.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that suspected fighters of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a military formation, killing a colonel, ...

A military source says the arrest provided further insight into the operational and logistics network of ISWAP.

Mr Boulos described the mass trial of the suspects as an important step toward accountability and justice.

Mr Ndume said Nigerian soldiers lack adequate ammunition, hence they ran away from Ngoshe and Pulka because the terrorists overwhelmed ...

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

The alert follows recent deadly incidents in Maiduguri, where coordinated explosions targeted busy locations, including a market, post office, and ...

"It is not enough to issue strongly worded statements,” he said.

It is not clear yet what caused the explosions, but residents said they suspected bombs planted by Boko Haram insurgents ...

The group claimed that a Nigerian Army officer, Major U.I. Mairiga, and two other soldiers were killed during the assaults.

“The Secretary of State should work with the Government of Nigeria to counteract the hostile foreign exploitation of Chinese illegal ...

Mr Uba said the operation followed a failed midnight attack by ISWAP fighters on the Forward Operating Base, Auno, on ...

Yet, despite all your unrelenting wickedness and unprecedented cruelty, not just in Kaiama but everywhere else that you and yours ...

The deployment comes amid a long-running insurgency in Nigeria, particularly involving Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province ...

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the operation’s spokesperson, Sani Uba, on Saturday.

DHQ said 44 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops in January as sustained military pressure degraded terrorist networks ...

Suspected members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have captured 13 soldiers, killing seven of them, including a commanding ...

DHQ said the military troops also rescued about 29 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across the country in one week.

In Nigeria’s long and blood soaked tragedy, profit, propaganda, and scapegoating have once again triumphed over truth. That an institution ...

ISWAP, which broke away from Boko Haram in 2016, has emerged as one of the most lethal armed groups in ...

This year should mark a new beginning for Nigerians in holding public office holders to account.

The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the State Security Services (SSS).

Nigeria and other governments in the Lake Chad Basin region must target and dismantle terrorist groups’ information-gathering and processing systems.

The agreement comes as Nigeria confronts multiple security threats and seeks stronger international support to rebuild its defence capabilities.

The NHRC demanded government's action agaisnt growing insecurity in the country.