Tag: ISWAP
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Terror alert: Arrest of terrorists in Abuja not joint ops with foreign soldiers -DSS denies report
…but confirmed there was a sting ops The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied a joint operation with American soldiers after the United States alerted of planned terror attacks in Abuja. DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya said that the security agency did not embark on any physical combat alongside foreign troops. “We did not…
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Just In: ISWAP terrorists ambush security operatives, kill, injure officers in Borno
Terrorists of the Islamic State backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, have killed two Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members in Borno State. According to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad, the two other…
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Army arrest Soldier collaborating with terrorists
The Nigerian Army has arrested another soldier said to be involved in collaborating with terrorists in the country, The soldier whose name has been given as Iorliam Emmanuel, reportedly in his 30s and hails from Benue state. Emmanuel is a member of the 156 Task Force Battalion (Operation Hadin Kai) in Mainok town.
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Insecurity: Terrorists abscond, abandon captured soldiers in Borno
Seven security operatives abducted by suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Gubio LGA, Borno state were freed when their abductors reportedly fled for safety on Saturday.
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ISWAP neutralises Boko Haram commanders in Borno
Two Boko Haram commanders in Gaizuwa community of Bama Local Council of Borno State have been reportedly killed by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. Reports monitored by TheNewsGuru com, (TNG), indicate that the terrorists, Abou Hamza and Abou Ibrahim were killed after ISWAP fighters stormed their hideout camp by midnight on September…
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Eight Killed, several injured in Boko Haram, ISWAP clash in Borno
No fewer than eight terrorists were killed in fierce battle between members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram fighters. According to reports, a middle rank commander known as Kundu was killed in the attack.
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Embattled super cop, Abba Kyari again denied bail in drug case
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT) has dismissed the fresh bail application filed by embattled super cop, DCP Abba Kyari.
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Revealed: Terrorist planning to marry 21-year-old victim of Abuja-Kaduna train attack
It has been revealed that one of the leaders of the ISWAP terrorists that attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28 is planning to marry 21-year-old Azurfa Lois John.
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Nigeria, Going, Going…? – By Magnus Onyibe
Imagine a man standing at the edge of a cliff and a demon is standing behind him wielding a bazooka firearm menacingly, with the intent to blow the man off the cliff, or simply just give him a kick from behind so that he would fall to his death.
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IGP orders tight security as fear of terrorists grips Abuja
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has ordered a beef up of security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in order to fortify the nation’s capital against terrorists. In a statement on Tuesday, Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the IGP had charged the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) to collaborate with residents in order to ward…