Tag: Borno State
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Breaking: Boko Haram insurgents attack Kaduna market; many feared dead
There is palpable tension in both Borno and Kaduna States as some armed men, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists have struck again, sources confirmed after President Muhammadu Buhari visited Maiduguri, capital city of Borno. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the suspected Boko Haram terrorists in a golf car attacked junction market around Maro in Adara land,…
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Just in: Three killed, two kidnapped as Boko Haram attack aid workers in Borno
Three people were feared killed on Sunday when suspected members of the Boko Haram attacked aid workers in Borno State. According to reports, two others were also reportedly kidnapped by the insurgents. The insurgents carried out the attack along the Maiduguri-Monguno road. Credible sources within the UN system in Maiduguri, Borno State, revealed to journalists…
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Theater Commander seeks community leaders support to restore peace in North East
Maj.-Gen. Benson Akinroluyo, the Theater Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has called on community leaders to support the military in the counter insurgency campaign and peace restoration process in the North East. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri. Akinroluyo made…
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Police foil suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri
The Police in Borno successfully foiled a lone suicide bomb attack on Wednesday night in Maiduguri, the Police Commissioner, Mr Damian Chukwu, has said. Chukwu told News Agency of Nigeria by telephone that the incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on the outskirts of Maiduguri. He said that a teenage female bomber attempted to infiltrate…
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Breaking: Army break silence on slained soldiers, remain mute on casualty figures
The Nigeria Army (NA) has finally broken silence about the attack by Boko Haram insurgents on 157 Task Force Battalion defensive location at Metele. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Boko Haram insurgents unleashed terror on the Army defensive location at Metele in Guzamala local government area of Borno State, leaving scores of soldiers dead. While the media…
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Senators to visit soldiers in Boko Haram battlefield
A delegation of Senators will visit Nigerian soldiers on the battlefield, following the killing of 44 soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno in a deadly attack. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Senate also delegated its Committee on Army to visit families of the deceased soldiers and the Chief of Army Staff. Senate Committees on Defence…
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Boko Haram: CAS visits Maiduguri for progress assessment
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar on Saturday embarked on an operational visit to the Air Task Force (ATF) Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri to assess the progress of the Operation Green Sweep. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Operation Green Sweep is an Air Interdiction Operation targeting selected Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) locations…
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Army denies restricting movement in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday dismissed as ‘false’, social media reports that it had imposed restriction of movement in Maiduguri. Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 7 Division, Col. Kingsley Samuel, made the clarifications in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Samuel said that the military did not enforce restriction on travellers, adding that the report was…
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Breaking: Army eliminate Boko Haram terrorists at Kasasewa
Troops of 122 battalion Gwoza on surveillance patrol have intercepted and eliminated elements of Boko Haram terrorists at Kasasewa check point in Borno state. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the troops intercepted the Boko Haram terrorists on Thursday in the area at about 2200 hours. According to the Nigerian Army, at the end of the encounter 2…
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Victims narrates horrifying killings of loved ones in Borno
Some victims of the horrifying killing that happened in Kalle village of Borno state at the weekend, which left at least 12 farmers dead, have narrated their ordeals. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the victims narrated their ordeal to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) that noted the level of violence registered lately in Northeast Nigeria is alarming.…