Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Zabarmari rice farmers in the Mafa local government area of Borno State and killed over 15 of them. A rice farmer, who confirmed the incident yesterday to LEADERSHIP in Maiduguri, Awali Casa, said there was fear among the rest of the farmers as they were still searching for the bodies of their members killed …

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has announced the conversion of Mustapha Umar Elkanemi Arabic (Teachers) College in Maiduguri to a specialised institute for teaching of Arabic and Islamic education that will aim to counter the ideology of Boko Haram. According to a statement by media aide, Isa Gusau, the governor made the announcement on Tuesday while on inspection …

A suspected Boko Haram member planning to attack the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in Yola, Adamawa State, has been arrested. The suspect was among three others apprehended in Atiku’s residence in Yola and handed over to the police. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Jubrila Mohammed, is a native of Damboa in Borno State. Mohammed said …

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an application by the Federal Government to protect the identity of the witnesses lined up to testify against an alleged terrorist collaborator, Tukur Mamu. The Kaduna-based cleric and publisher is facing trial in connection with the terror attack on a Kaduna-Abuja train in March last year, leading to the death of …

In a devastating skirmish in Gudumbali, Borno State, the Islamic State of the West Africa Province (ISWAP) is said to have killed 200 Boko Haram members, including women and children. Sources said the ISWAP insurgents targeted hundreds of the Boko Haram terrorists and their families at Choliye village while fleeing ISWAP attacks. Counter Insurgency Expert and Security in Lake Chad, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he suspects international groups that want to destroy Nigeria are behind the plight of Boko Haram we have faced, adding that it is fraudulent even by the name given to the terror group. He stated this while delivering a keynote address at a lunch organized by the Kano state government on Monday after the …

A peace advocate, Rev. Gideon Para-Mallam has berated the Federal Government for its inability to secure the freedom of Leah Sharibu, who celebrated her fifth Christmas in the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents. On Monday, the activist called on President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress-led administration to fulfill his promise to release the victim from Boko Haram den. …

For the first time in 12 years, Borno State celebrated Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary with a parade. Boko Haram insurgency made previous celebrated impossible, as the state became the contest ground between the terrorist group and government troops. Governor Babagana Zulum, who presided over the ceremony at Ramat Square in Maiduguri, said the event was made possible by the return of relative …

Over 90,000 members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have surrendered in the last one year, according to Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, who described the development as the first time anywhere in the world. At an event organised on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York, the Governor said …

Boko Haram insurgents and their families are reportedly deserting their camps in large numbers following the wreckage caused by the flooding of their enclaves. Last week, over 70 suspected Boko Haram members got drowned in a river following air bombardment by Operations Hadin Kai in Borno State, according to sources. Over 200 insurgents, including five commanders, were also said to have been …