Scores Feared Killed As Boko Haram Ambushes Oil Workers, Civilian JTF In Borno
Several oil exploration workers, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and members of Civilian JTF have been feared killed and many missing in a…
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Tag: Borno
Suicide Bomber Hits Borno IDPs Camp, 3 Feared Dead
The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of three persons in a suicide attack at the Dalori Internally Displaced Person’s camp in Maiduguri…
Bomb Blast Kills Four Soldiers In Borno
The army has confirmed that it lost an officer and three soldiers in Borno state on Thursday when their patrol vehicle encountered IED buried on…
Eight Killed By Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Near IDP Camp At Maiduguri
Eight people have been killed while 30 were injured when three suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Devices at Kofa, near Dolori Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) camp…
Confusion In Borno As Boko Haram Hijacks Bags of rice from UN body
Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect broke loose in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Friday, hijacking bags of rice which the World Food…
Borno Deputy Governor Escapes Death, As Soldiers Threaten To Kill Him
Some aggrieved soldiers held Usman Durkwa, deputy governor of Borno state, to ransom at a military checkpoint in Yobe state on Sunday. A source who…
7 killed In Another Suicide Bomb Attack
The Borno Police Command on Friday confirmed the killing of seven persons after two suspected female suicide bombers attacked Mandarari ward in Konduga Local Government…
Female Suicide Bombers Killed At Military Outpost
Again suicide bombers struck last night May 3, 2017 at 10.05 pm in Maiduguri, Bono State. The three female teenage suicide bombers attempted to attack…
Breaking News: Suicide Bomber Kills Five Troops In Borno
At least five soldiers were killed and another 40 injured when a Boko Haram jihadist rammed an explosives-laden pick-up truck into a military convoy in…
4 Suicide Bombers, CJTF Member Killed As Explosion Rocks Borno
Suicide bombers Wednesday morning detonated explosives at three different locations in Muna area of Borno State. The areas affected were Muna Usmanti, Muna Garage and…
Boko Haram Bomb Kills 2, Injures 3 In Borno
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), reports from Borno State…
Nigeria Soldiers Overpower Pregnant Suicide Bomber, Other In Borno
Security operatives and members of Civilian JTF volunteer group have intercepted a pregnant suicide bomber and another woman in Borno State. The two female suicide…
Senior Boko Haram Commander Killed In Borno As 1,000 Militants Surrendered In January
A top commander of Boko Haram terror group has reportedly been killed in an apparent bombing attack in Bama area. The Boko Haram commander, named…
Nigerian Army Hands Over Rescued Chibok Girl, Rakiya, Baby To Borno Governor
Nigerian Army has handed over one of the missing secondary school girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Chibok, Borno State, and rescued on Thursday,…
Suicide Bombers Target Worshipers At Church In Nigeria
Two suicide bombers today targeted worshipers at a church in Maiduguri, Nigeria, but were stopped at a checkpoint by security forces, according to local media.One…
NAF Fighter Jets Bombard Boko Haram Locations In Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in continuation of its efforts at finishing the remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT), have conducted several air strikes…
Nigeria Air Force Wipe Out 300 Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno
Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, the chief of air staff, has reported about a series of successful airstrikes against Boko Haram in the last few weeks.…
Suicide Bomber Kills 10 At Maiduguri Market
A suicide bomber killed about 10 people at a crowded market early Friday in a blast that thundered across the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri,…
Boko Haram Kills 45 Villagers, Travellers In Bid To Seize Borno Highway
Barely 48 hours after they attacked Mainok town in Borno state, which left over 30 persons dead and most part of the village burnt, Boko…
Breaking News: Boko Haram Insurgents Seize Damaturu-Maiduguri Road
The presidential order asking the military checkpoints across the country to be dismantled may have taken its toll on the security situation in the country…
Borno Residents Caution FG Against Dialogue With Boko Haram
Some residents of Borno on Monday cautioned the Federal Government against rushing into dialogue with the Boko Haram insurgents as a way of ending their…
Boko Haram kills Council Chairman, 53 others in Borno
Boko Haram insurgents have launched fresh attacks at Askira/Uba, Biu and Hawul local government areas, resulting in the death of 54 persons, including a former…
