Tag: ISWAP
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Nigerian troops repel ISWAP attack in Borno
Nigerian troops reportedly repelled an attack by fighters of the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno state. It was gathered that the terrorists attacked the town around 2am on Monday from the Sambisa forest axis through Yarimari Gana but met stiff resistance from the Nigerian Military.
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ISWAP commander behind Kogi bomb blast, Kuje prison attack arrested by DSS
An Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) member responsible for the blast near the Palace of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State and the Kuje prison attack has been arrested by men of the Department of State Services (DSS).
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Troops eliminate 103 Boko Haram members in Northeast
…nab four commanders Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated 103 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa State Province (ISWAP) in the past three weeks in the Northeast. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami stated this while reviewing progress of military operations on Thursday in Abuja. He said the troops…
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Dozen of terrorists killed in Boko Haram, ISWAP clash
The clash between Abubakar Shekau’s faction of the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), has left many terrorists dead in the northern part of the country. According to counter-insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama revealed that the notorious leader of Boko Haram, Ali Nguide led…
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ISWAP, terrorists opt for CFAs , ban Naira transaction in Lake Chad
The Shura Council of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) has banned naira transactions from farmers and fishermen following the recent move by the Federal Government of Nigeria to redesign the nation’s currencies. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the move by the Nigerian government has thrown the terrorist organization into a state of…
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Nigerian Military kill two ISWAP leaders, Ali Kwaya, Bukar Mainoka in Lake Chad
The Nigerian Military says it has killed the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders Ali Kwaya and Bukar Mainoka during a bombardment. The two powerful ISWAP leaders were eliminated in an operation by Nigerian military fighter jets at Lake Chad on Saturday,
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Nigerian military bomb ISWAP leaders Ali Kwaya, Bukar Mainoka in Lake Chad
The leaders of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), Ali Kwaya and Bukar Mainoka, have been killed. According to monitored reports, they were killed during an operation by Nigerian military fighter jets at Lake Chad late Saturday. Influential members of the ISWAP Shura (Consultation) Council included Kwaya and Mainoka. They died after the…
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Terrorism: Army captures ISWAP commander, kill many fighters in Niger state
Many members of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed by operatives of the Nigerian Army on Sunday in Niger state. They met their waterloo while trying to free their leaders detained at the Nigerian Army base in Niger state. A defence intelligence officer mentioned that the military had expected the terrorists…
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Just In: Troops clash with terrorists, scores allegedly killed, ISWAP Commander nabbed
Scores of terrorists suspected to be ISWAP fighters have got killed by Nigerian troops after a failed attempt to free their leaders in a concentration camp located in New Bussa, Niger State. An online medium quoted a defence intelligence source to have said that the military had been anticipating the terrorists who met a…
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Enemy at the Door – By Chidi Amuta
On the matter of ensuring national security by all means necessary, I accept being called a hawk. But on the concomitant cautious fear that bad things could happen to the nation if our defenses are lax, I will accept the title of coward. In short, a nation is entitled to deploy maximum force to ensure…