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Suicide bombers suspected to be loyal to Boko Haram insurgents  on Saturday  morning detonated bombs along Maiduguri Damboa road in the fringes of the metropolis. The explosions killed no fewer than nine persons and injured 24, but still counting as casualty figures could rise. The second explosion occurred close to an Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) camp. A witness said “Bomb blast in Bakassi IDP Camp of Maiduguri and the second bomb blast at NNPC Depot Damboa Road.” As the security and response agencues moved to the two scenes of the explosions,  PRNigeria gathered that 9 dead bodies and 24 injured victims have been recorded so far. The Spokesperson of National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) in Maiduguri, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, only confirmed the efforts of rescue and health workers in the  evacuation of wounded victims to hospitals for treatment while the dead bodies have been deposited in the mortuary.

Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE with assistance of Civilian JTF have arrested quite a number of infiltrating Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri and Mafa, north-east Nigeria. Confirming the report  on Friday , Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, said a presumed kingpin of the group, Abur Modu Magaji, was apprehended by Civilian JTF  on Thursday  afternoon, at Kasuwar Shanu (Cattle Market) and handed over to troops.   “Preliminary investigation shows that he admitted to rustling 45 cows from Saleh Mohamed with 20 other Boko Haram terrorists at gun point. He however cooperated and assisted in pointing out 7 other suspected terrorists at Mafa road checkpoint” Usman said.  

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), during a night operation conducted  Tuesday , successfully destroyed a new Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) Camp located between Malam Fatori and Kangarwa in Northern Borno. Director of Public Relations & Information, Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, said the new camp is about 4-6km away from the BHT location attacked earlier on 20 August 2016 by NAF Mi-17 helicopter within the same vicinity in a similar night operation that led to the death of about 300 insurgents. He said the post-strike Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) mission had revealed that surviving BHTs converged at the new location. “The information was later confirmed to be true by series of follow-up Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions that led to the latest strike. Recall that the general area around Malam Fatori and Kangarwa is infested with BHTs hence the need to clear the remnants of BHT in the area. “The air assault is therefore expected to further degrad...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF)    has dismissed the claim by Boko Haram group that some of the abducted Chibok Schoolgirls were recently killed by fighter jets. The high command of the Nigerian Air Force in a statement on Tuesday, by its spokesman, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, said the claim by the terrorists group is a ruse and another mischievous effort by sect to draw public attention It added that there is sufficient evidence to believe that the casualties showed in the latest video released by the insurgents were arranged and the positioning of the bodies clearly defiles any natural setting of a location that has undergone aerial bombardment.  “The attention of the Nigerian Air Force has been drawn to the latest video released online by the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) group alleging the killing of some of the abducted Chibok school girls by Nigerian Air Force fighter jets. “It is pertinent to state that the video is not only a ruse but another misch...

Nigerian government on Monday accused a British newspaper,  The Telegraph , ‎of strengthening activities of Boko Haram insurgents in the country through its editorial content. Reacting to an article, titled: “Children Face Death by Starvation in Northern Nigeria”‎, Presidential media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, frowned at the write-up and decried the newspaper’s continued negative stories against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. ‎Shehu in a statement, said: “The London Telegraph’s article “Children Face Death by Starvation in Northern Nigeria” (30th July, 2016) repeats a claim from an earlier piece “Nigeria Using UK Aid to Persecute President’s Political Foes” (12th April, 2016) – that Nigeria is diverting UK aid monies away from defeating the Islamist terror group Boko Haram towards those the newspaper identifies as political opponents of the Administration. This is as incorrect as it is unhelpful. He regretted that: “These claims in both articles are attri...

Dimeji Akinloye   The allegations have necessitated the Presidency to carry out thorough background checks and minor reshuffle of security in the State House One of the suspected  Boko Haram members arrested in Kogi State in April 2016 is a brother to one of President Muhammadu Buhari's  body guard. According to ThisDay, the allegations have necessitated the Presidency to carry out thorough background checks and minor reshuffle of security in the State House. A newspaper quoted a Presidency source to have said none of the Presidential body guards who are mostly from the Nigerian Army, including the one whose brother was apprehended, is a member of any terrorist organisation. “Yes, a suspected Boko Haram member was arrested in Kogi State but he is not one of the BGs (Body Guards) in the villa,”  the source said. It had been reported that a member of Buhari’s security guard linked to Boko Haram was arrested. The report said the suspected terrorist...

Nigerian Army Captures A Boko Haram Spy, 3 Others Involved In Madalla Bombing [Photos] The Nigerian Army yesterday stated that it has arrested a man accused of spying for Boko Haram, along with three suspected accomplices who were involved in the deadly church bombing in Madalla over five years ago. The four Boko Haram informants arrested by the headquarters of 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Bauchi The headquarters of 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Bauchi paraded the suspects as Victor Moses, Abubakar Shettima, Salisu Mohammed Bello and Umar Sadiq Madaki. READ ALSO:   Troops Rescue 1,890 Hostages From Boko Haram Enclaves According to information gathered, one of the arrested informants, Moses was said to have carried out surveillance at the Madalla church before it was bombed. One of the men accused of spying for Boko Haram Brigadier-General Abraham Dusu, who commands the Bauchi artillery brigade, said Moses “confessed to conducting surveillance fo...

It was the hashtag that turned the spotlight on the crisis of Nigerian girls and women being abducted by Boko Haram: #BringBackOurGirls. But now that government and humanitarian efforts are resulting in some women being rescued from the Islamic militant group and returned to their homes, it seems not all Nigerians are welcoming them with open arms. According to a joint report released Tuesday by UNICEF and human rights group International Alert, many women and teen girls who were once held by Boko Haram are being rejected by their families and communities. People treat the former captives with mistrust over fears the women have become radicalized supporters of the extremists. But the suspicious behavior of family members tends to become explicit persecution if the former captives bore children after being sexually assaulted by members of Boko Haram. The babies may be innocent, but they are seen by locals as being infected with “bad blood” from their rapist Boko Haram fathers,...

Boko Haram 100,000 Nigerians live outside Nigeria as refugees - US More than a million Nigerians have been forced from their homes. Close to 100,000 Nigerians are living outside of Nigeria as refugees. » more 100,000 Nigerians live outside Nigeria as refugees - U.S.  (PM News Nigeria) Ms  Linda Thomas-Greenfield , the  U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, on Thursday said that about 100,000  Nigerians were currently living outside  Nigeria  as refugees in neighbouring countries. Thomas-Linda, who announced this to Journalists from across Africa in a tele-press conference, said that  Boko Haram  attacks had forced more than one million Nigerians out of their homes. According to her, these people have serious concerns that urgently need to be addressed. “ More than a million Nigerians have been forced from their homes. Close to 100,000 Nigerians are living outside of Nigeria as refugees. “Thou...

Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, has faulted claims by Senator Kaka Garbai representing Borno Central in the senate, that most of the Local governments areas in the state are still in the control of Boko Haram members. Garbai while speaking to newsmen after a condolence visit to Dalori community over the weekend, said “From my count, only three local government are fully liberated, 21 local governments partially occupied by insurgents, that is there is still some level of Boko Haram occupation side by side the military or any other constituted authority”. Reacting to this, the state Governor, Kashim Shettima, said the statement credit to Garbai was either as a result of emotional outburst or he was misquoted.  ‎Kashim said this while speaking to newsmen after he returned from Saudi Arabia yesterday February 8th “It is either the senator was emotional or misquoted. The military has recorded tremendous successes in the fight against Boko Haram in the last six mo...