Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that the state has reintegrated no fewer than 300,000 repentant Boko Haram terrorists over the past three years. Governor Zulum made the revelation while receiving the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar; the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa; and other top military commanders during their visit to Maiduguri. ‘Borno State has, within …

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted the Dean, Faculty of Engineering of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NUAB) and other passengers near Kamuya village, along Damaturu -Biu road, Yobe State. Some officials of the university who confirmed the incident to journalist, said they were not in position to speak on the development. One of the sources told newsmen that the …

The claim that former United States Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden used United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to fund Boko Haram in Nigeria comes from U.S. Congressman Scott Perry and has been reported by some news outlets. However, there’s no solid evidence to support this allegation. In fact, both administrations actively opposed Boko Haram. For example, in …

United States (US) Congressman, Scott Perry, has said that US aid agency, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled ‘The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper …

Two days after the killing of 20 fishermen in the Gadan Gari fishing community of Bama Local Government Area, Borno State, on Wednesday, another attack by armed terrorists, suspected to be Boko Haram/ISWAP, has reportedly claimed the lives of a military commander, two senior officers, and 17 soldiers at a military base in Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government …

Governor Ademola Adeleke has commended operatives of the Department of Security Service (DSS), for arresting suspected members of Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Ilesa, Osun State. Un a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Saturday, the governor saluted the alertness of the operatives in eliminating the terrorist threat in the state. According to him, the intelligence-gathering …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has strongly condemned Sunday’s deadly attack on farmers and fishermen at Dumba, near Baga in Kukawa Local Government Area, by suspected ISWAP terrorists. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Maiduguri, the state capital. Tar said initial reports indicated that the attackers killed …

Boko Haram/Islamic State’s West Africa Province terrorists have attacked troops at the Gubio Local Government area of Borno State, killing five. Also, 10 soldiers were wounded and four are missing in action. The troops, during the attack, also killed many of the terrorists. In a statement on Tuesday, the Defence Headquarters confirmed the incident. The Director of Defence Media Operations, …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the out-of-school children menace in the country provides a fertile ground for the recruitment of future Boko Haram insurgents if not properly addressed now. Obasanjo said this on Sunday in Bauchi, when he inaugurated the dualised seven-kilometre Awala-Mairuguri Road and 17.70-kilometre Awalah-Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa National Airport Road. He also inaugurated the 30-kilometre …

A repentant female Boko Haram member, who underwent deradicalisation and resettled in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, Fatima Musa, says she regrets shredding into pieces her National Diploma Certificate. Musa made this known in Maiduguri during a community dialogue on understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence organised for the repentants and community leaders of Mafa. The News Agency …