Tag: Borno State
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NAF decimates Boko Haram hideout in Bogum, Borno
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has decimated a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) hideout and neutralised several insurgents at Bogum in Northern Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement on Monday. Daramola, who noted that the…
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Birth registrations: Borno dusts Kano, Lagos, others
Borno is leading other states of the federation in the number of birth registrations conducted nationwide in the last five years, the National Population Commission (NPoPC) says. Mr Emmanuel Mark, Head of Department, Vital Registration Department, National Population Commission (NPoPC) in Borno, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday.…
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Boko Haram ambush: Army reacts [Full statement]
The Nigerian Army has reacted to news of attack on soldiers and capturing of military vehicles by Boko Haram in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. TheNewsGuru reports no fewer than 23 Nigerian soldiers were yet to be accounted for after insurgents allegedly ambushed a military convoy at Boboshe village in Bama. “The Nigerian…
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Force HQ denies Police protest in Maiduguri
The Nigeria Police Force has said no police personnel protested as a result of non-payment of special duty allowance and that police officers and men in the State are on their duty posts ensuring public peace and law and order in the State. Force Public Relations Officers, Ag. DCP Jimoh O. Moshood of the Force…
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Troops destroy Boko Haram training camp in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops had destroyed a Boko Haram insurgents’ training facility at Benisheikh, Borno. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said that the troops also killed one insurgent and rescued one person held captive…
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JUST IN: Troops arrest 3 Boko Haram terrorists at Civilian JTF tip off
Troops of 23 Brigade Nigerian Army under Operation Lafiya Dole on 28th March 2018, acting on a tip off arrested 3 suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Ngurore. TheNewsGuru reports the suspects, Adam Yagga, Musa Kamsulum and Abba Djidoum, are all from Darajimal in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. According to the Nigerian Defence…
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US Ambassador to Nigeria meets in closed door with Borno Governor
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington today met in closed door with Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima. The State government made this known in a statement and said the meeting was “towards a better Borno”. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over a completely rebuilt Borno community earlier…