The ‘operation take over north eastern Nigeria’ campaign embarked on by members of the noxious Boko Haram group seems to be gaining grounds by the day. For some months now, the terrorists’ group have invaded some communities in the northern region of Nigeria, taking full control of day to day activities of the seized towns.…
The Boko Haram scourge has become a cause of worry for the Nigerian government and its people. Several thousands of people have been killed since the group started its full onslaught in the north eastern region of Nigeria in 2009. Government, private and religious facilities have been destroyed by the deadly terrorist group for over…
boko haram According to BBC Hausa Service, members of the dreadful Boko Haram group have attacked Chibok town in Borno State again after they first attacked the quiet town in April 2014. At the April 15 invasion of the town, the insurgents kidnapped over 200 students of the Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno…
The Nigeria Police has said henceforth, vigilante groups in the country would be screened and their activities monitored. This information was contained in a press statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu. The police image-maker disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, directed that an officer be appointed…
The biggest town under the control of militant Islamist group called Boko Haram, Mubi in Adamawa State, has been recaptured and now in control of the Nigerian government, Aproko247 has learnt. In October 2014, the Islamic group captured Mubi, the second largest town in Adamawa, and declared it a caliphate, chasing Nigerian security forces out…
Barely 48 hours after the Nigerian Army handed over 42 suspected members of Boko Haram to the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, another set of 125 suspected members of the Islamic sect have been released. At the handing over ceremony held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, in Maiduguri, Borno State, the Nigerian Army 7 Division…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said it has increased its efforts in fighting terrorism in northern part of Nigeria. In a statement released on its website on Saturday, DHQ said the deployment of troops in the troubled regions has already been yielding meaningful results and stressed that the war against insurgency in the country would be…
Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, supposedly killed by both the Nigerian and Cameroonian security forces in ‘two’ different gun battles, has rubbished claims by the Nigerian Army that his group sealed a ceasefire deal with the Nigerian government. In a new video released on Friday, the Boko Haram leader, in his usual style, insists…
The trial of Senator Mohammed Ndume, an alleged sponsor of Boko Haram, will now be conducted in the secret, an Abuja court has directed. The lawmaker was accused of having links with the Islamic sect, which has carried out deadly attacks in some parts of northern Nigeria. The Federal Government moved to have Ndume tried…
Barely 48 hours after news went viral that the Nigerian government and Boko Haram Islamic sect have sealed an agreement to end ceasefire in north east Nigeria, members of the deadly group have launched an attack in Borno, which has claimed several lives, according to latest reports. It was gathered that the group stormed Maikadiri…