Tag: Boko Haram

Boko Haram: NSCDC deploys officers to guard schools in Borno

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC says it has deployed about 500 of its personnel to guard public schools in Borno state.   Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi the Commandant…

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‘We will limit publicity of our strategies against Boko Haram’ – Military

The Nigerian Military says it would henceforth limit the publicity of its strategies against fighting Boko Haram terrorists as such publicity was jeopardizing the war against the insurgents.   To…

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Yobe school attack: Senate vows to avoid repeat of Chibok saga

The senate at plenary today vowed to avoid a repeat of what happened more than 3 years ago at the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in Borno state, where over…

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Jubilation in Gaidam as army rescues abducted school girls

The Nigerian Army has rescued some of the abducted students of Government Girls Science and Technical College in Yobe state.   A statement by the Director-General, Press Affairs to the…

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Fears as Boko Haram attacks girls’ school in Yobe

The Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Bursari local government area of Yobe State is believed to have come under attacks by the dreaded Boko Haram sect.   Although with sketchy…

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Police reinstate officers accused of killing Boko Haram leader Moh’d Yusuf

Four police officers accused of the extrajudicial killing of late Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf have been reinstated by the Police Service Commission.   Assistant commissioners of police, John Abang…

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Capture Shekau dead or alive – Buratai

Nigerian troops currently fighting insurgency in the north east have been ordered to capture Boko Haram sect leader Abubakar Shekau dead or alive.   The charge was given by the…

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Atiku: Boko Haram is still a threat to Nigeria

Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has observed that the Islamic militant group Boko Haram still remains a big threat to Nigeria’s security even as the government believes that the…

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Male suicide bomber killed 12, 48 wounded at a market place in Maiduguri

According NAN on Wednesday evening at 4.15 p.m. at Alai Fadawu market place of Muna Garage area on the outskirt of Maiduguri the commissioner of Police, Mr Daminian Chuckwu said…

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Five gone in Boko Haram attack in Adamawa

Five people, including two insurgents, were killed in an early Tuesday attack in Pallam village of Madagali in Adamawa, the chairman of the local government, Yusuf Mohammed, confirmed to the…

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