Tag: sambisa
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There is no elephant in Sambisa forest – official
The Borno government says there is no presence of elephants in the Sambisa forest. Mr Ayuba Peter, Director, Forestry and Wildlife in the Ministry of Environment, told N
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Video: Feast in Sambisa as troops destroy Shekau’s farm, invite locals for harvest
Troops of the Nigerian Army in Bama, Maiduguri, Borno State has taken over the farm allegedly belonging to Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau. In series of pictures and videos release by the Nigerian Military on Saturday afternoon, the troops where seen jubilating in the terrorist leader’s farm alongside locals who where invited to help themselves…
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PHOTOS: Army troops tour Sambisa, other recaptured communities
In continuation of its onslaught on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, the Nigerian Army has embarked on a victory tour around recaptured communities. The gallant troops were pictured enjoying a smooth sail from Sambisa to Damboa and Alagarno all in Borno State. In one of the photos which has gone viral on social, the troops showed ingenuity,…
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Boko Haram: Army to convert Sambisa Forest to Ecosystem Resort Centre
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army intends to convert Sambisa Forest and 13 others into an Ecosystem Resort Centre where war relics in the North East will be maintained as historical sites for tourism. Buratai also revealed that the army had also commenced Exercise Harbin Kunama IV to chase…
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I stayed in Sambisa for three years – Says arrested female bomber
A 19-year-old lady, Shaidatu Adamu, has been arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the Operation Lafiya Dole, while allegedly trying to detonate her suicide bomb vest in the Gonikalachari area of Borno State. According to reports gathered by TheNewsGuru, TNG, Adamu was nabbed by troops of the 251 Task Force Battalion, Maiduguri,…
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I can make Shekau surrender – Ex-Boko Haram commander
A 32 year-old former Boko Haram Commander, Rawana Goni, has appealed to the Nigerian military authorities to allow him make a phone call to the elusive leader, Abubakar Shekau and at least 137 other terrorists to make them surrender. Goni, who is undergoing rehabilitation at a military detention camp in Maiduguri, said this in an…
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Troops kill four Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa
…neutralise four other suicide bombers Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops killed four Boko Haram insurgents at Malumti village in the fringes of Sambisa Forest. Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure in a statement in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu stated that the insurgents were killed by troops…
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Troops kill 5 Boko Haram insurgents, cleared more enclaves in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops killed five Boko Haram insurgents in the ongoing clearance operation in Sambisa Forest. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, said in a statement issued in Maiduguri, that the troops also cleared various enclaves of the insurgents. Nwachukwu disclosed that the troops…
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[New video] Shekau mocks Nigeria army, says Boko Haram still owns Sambisa
Boko Haram leader, Shekau has appeared in a new video, days after the military said the sect has been completely defeated. Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, had made the claim last weekend. He disclosed that hundreds of insurgents surrendered, several others fled their enclave, while over 100 civilians were rescued. “My…
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Army, NAF invade Sambisa, kill several terrorists
…destroy sophisticated arms Troops of the Nigerian Army has neutralised seven remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists in the Sambisa forest and Northern Borno on Friday in an operation supported by the Air Force. According to a statement by Sani Usman, the Director of Army Public Relations of the Army late Friday, troops also destroyed…