Tag: Operation Lafiya Dole

Olusegun Adeniyi, in a major reshuffle of top army officers, was redeployed after saying troops were poorly equipped.

The Defence Headquarters says the terrorists’ hideout was destroyed in an air strike at Muktu in Northern Borno.

The military say the terrorists were holding a meeting when they were struck

The army says the 25 Task Force Brigade and the civilian JTF unleashed superior fire power on some ISWAP terrorists ...

NAN reports that the 86km road was closed to motorists in 2015 at the peak of Boko Haram activities in ...

The army said some of the Boko Haram members fled with injuries.

ISWAP fighters driving in a seized police antiriot truck opened fire on soldiers at a military base

Boko Haram and it's ISWAP splinter faction have, in the past weeks, stepped up daily attacks on highways and communities ...

According to an official of the Civilian JTF, the insurgents stormed the village last night at about 7.30 p.m.

The air force says its surveillance aircraft spotted a BHT gun truck under a tree along with scores of BHT ...

This latest attack is coming barely three days after a visit by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai ...

Thirty-nine of the slain were bandits killed in Zamfara by Nigerian soldiers, an official said.

The committee's visit to Borno comes at a time soldiers are being killed during attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents.

The statement came barely two weeks after the NAF said it neutralised scores of terrorists and destroyed their hideouts in ...

The three soldiers were deployed to fight Boko Haram but have now been handed over to the police.

The army and other security forces have been battling the Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria since 2009.

The army did not provide details of the 'credible intelligence' it has against Action Against Hunger.

The minister visited the insurgency-wracked state on his first official visit outside Abuja.

“As the aircraft arrived overhead the target area, several BHTs were seen attempting to flee..."

The army denied that it withdrew its troops from the attacked communities.

“Fishing is one of the major source of income that boosts the Boko Haram economy,” the official said.

About two months ago, Mr Buratai described Nigerian soldiers as lacking commitment to the counter-insurgency operation, which entered its tenth ...

At least eight soldiers were gravely wounded and heavy military hardware carted away in the attack, a military source told ...

"The terrorists, in their futile attempt came in with several gun trucks mounted with Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns and motorcycles."

The attack was repelled by soldiers.