Tag: boko haram
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Plateau pastor regains freedom after 12 days in Boko Haram captivity
A pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations in Jos, Plateau State, has been reportedly released from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents. The pastor, identified as Reverend Polycarp Zango, had been held for 12 days after he was abducted by the terrorists on October 19, 2020. Zango was on a journey to a…
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BREAKING: Jubilation in Jos as Boko Haram frees Rev. Polycarp Zongon [VIDEO]
Members of the Church of Christ in all Nation’s (COCIN) in Jos, the Plateau State Capital are currently in a celebration mood following the release of one of its clergy men, Reverend Polycarp Zongon by Boko Haram sect, the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reported few days ago that the clergyman…
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20 killed in failed Boko Haram attack on Army Camp
No fewer than twenty two terrorists were killed when Boko Haram fighters attacked Army Super Camp in Damboa. In a statement by the Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, the terrorists were subdued by the superior firepower of the troops. According to the statement, “troops of Operation FIRE BALL under Operation LAFIYA DOLE…
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BREAKING: Another captured Christian cleric speaks on ISWAP Video [Video attached]
Boko Haram terrorist sect, the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) have released a video of their latest hostage, Pastor Polycarp Zongon of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN), Wild Life Park, Jos LCC. Pastor Zongon was kidnapped by ISWAP on Monday 19th October while on his way to Gombe for a meeting.…
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BREAKING: Gov Zulum asks IGP to deploy abled SARS to fight Boko Haram in Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to deploy able men in the recently dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squard (SARS) to his state to combat terrorism. Zulum made the call in Maiduguri on Tuesday when he received the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Argebesola. Zulum said the SARS had…
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Military arrests foreign Boko Haram/ISWAP arms, logistics supplier
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole has arrested a foreign arms and logistics supplier for the Boko Haram /Islamic States of West Africa States Province (ISWAP) terrorists. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while giving updates on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Eneche…
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Sunday attack: How Gov Zulum’s convoy was ambushed with donkey
Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday used a donkey strapped with explosives to ambush the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum as he was returning from Baga to Maiduguri. According to reports, Zulum had departed Baga around 10:30am, as suspected Boko Haram terrorists were said to have opened fire on his convoy. Sunday’s attack came…
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Boko Haram launches another attack on Zulum’s convoy in broad daylight
Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday attacked Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum’s convoy again as he was returning from Baga to Maiduguri. According to reports, Zulum had departed Baga around 10:30am, as suspected Boko Haram terrorists were said to have opened fire on his convoy. It was gathered that military operatives engaged the terrorists in shootout…
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BREAKING: After attack on Gov Zulum, Boko Haram killers surrender in Borno
The Defence Headquarters says 13 Boko Haram terrorists alongside six women and 17 children from Kodila village have surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion at Banki Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Enenche said…
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(Video): Air Force hits Boko Haram targets, scores of terrorists killed
Air strikes by the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE under subsidiary Operation HAIL STORM have hit several Boko Haram targets, the Defence Headquarters said on Saturday. Major General John Enenche, coordinator of defence media operation, said the strikes massively destroyed Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) Camps, with scores of their fighters killed. One of…