At least 21 mourners, mostly children and women, were killed when a tricycle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe State. According to Daily Trust, the bomb exploded in Goni in Mittiri village near Gumsa town in Geidam local government area of the state, on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, killing 18 persons instantly. The attack occurred after the victims attended the burial of the youths killed by the terrorists …
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Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed 17 youths in Nguro Kayayya, a community under Kusur Damakarwa Ward in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, over ‘failure to pay tax.’ According to Daily Trust, the insurgents stormed the village around 10pm on Monday, October 30, 2023, gathered the residents in one place and executed selective killings. “They selected 21 youths who were between the ages of 20 to 30 and shot them at close range, while young children …
One of the schoolgirls who escaped after Boko Haram invaded Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in 2014, Joy Bishara, recently got engaged to her Caucasian lover in the US. Recall that on April 14, 2014, Boko Haram members invaded the school and abducted a total of 276 female students aged from 16 to 18. 57 of the schoolgirls escaped immediately following the incident, by jumping from the trucks on which they were being transported. Ms Bishara was …
A suspected Boko Haram leader was on Sunday July 31, arrested by operatives of Department of State Services in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. Daily Trust reported that the suspected Boko Haram leader was arrested at Ijaye area of Abeokuta. It was also learnt that the suspect initially put up a resistance before bowing to the superior power of DSS operatives during the operation carried out at night. A security source told the publication that the suspected terrorist …
Leader of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno State has died from injuries he sustained from an explosion which was reportedly triggered by mines planted by Boko Haram insurgents. The incident which occurred at Maliya village, Mandaragarau ward in Biu Local Government Area of Borno, also left 5 others injured. Ibrahim Maliya Saidu was the planning secretary of CJTF in Biu, before the incident which claimed his life. Top Cjtf member, Mohammed Aliyu who confirmed Maliya’s death, described him …
Former Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi has alleged that the Nigerian government knows those behind the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Olawunmi in an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday August 25, noted that this adminstration announced that it has arrested 400 Bureau De Change (BDCs)-related people that were sponsoring Boko Haram, but now shielding them. Also referencing his time as a member of the military intelligence team in 2017, he disclosed that some of the insurgents mentioned politicians …