The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists clashed Wednesday in the axis of Chinene/Barawa, killing Ummate Ma and dozens of fighters in Borno State. Ma was the Governor of Boko Haram in the axis, before ISWAP staged an ambush against the killed Commander in the Mandara Mountains, east of Sambisa…
The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Antonio Guterres has pledged to support the disarmament, de-radicalization and reintegration (DDR) of repentant Boko Haram terrorists into Borno communities. According to Governor Babagana Zulum, over 50,500 combatant and non-combatant terrorists have surrendered along with their families since 2021. Guterres made the pledges Wednesday, when he visited the Governor…
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have neutralized 25 Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Lake Chad region. The terrorists were killed, while they attempted to attack a fuel depot in Soudeye village of Borgogorou Community in Niger Republic. A counter-insurgency and terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama, yesterday (Sunday),…
The Air Components of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have rained multiple missiles at the abodes of ISWAP Commanders and their training camps in the Lake Chad axis A military intelligence source told PRNigeria that the coordinated attacks spearheaded by the Nigerien air taskforce were conducted on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Tumbun Rego…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state, has urged Boko Haram terrorists to lay down their arms and surrender to the military for reintegration into communities. Zulum made the call at the weekend in Waraveh, while resettling 680 IDP returnees’ households into the border community with Cameroon. “The terrorists’ lay down of arms and eventual surrender…
… Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon officials attend Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the UK and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office. The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps Towards Comprehensive…
The Boko Haram terrorists who killed four operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State earlier this week have attacked Chubadi, Mangoro and Argida communities in the State. Local sources told PRNigeria that the terrorists invaded the three communities within the Shiroro axis on Monday evening in an attempt to…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that Boko Haram has been recruiting 8, 000 boys and girls into child soldiers in the Northeast since 2009. The 13-year insurgency has also killed 40. 000 people with the destruction of property worth $9.1 billion {N3.42 trillion) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. UNICEF Chief of…
Leah Sharibu, a Christian girl remains in Boko Haram captivity since 2018 because of her refusal to convert to Islam. Years after, attention to her plight and others in the same situation is waning. Temitope Bademosi examines the issues surrounding Leah’s continued captivity and the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The scorching sun hit…
