Tag: Sambisa Forest
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[Video] NAF remotely piloted aircraft destroys Boko Haram terrorists gun truck in Sambisa
…as insurgents flee A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), on 30 January 2018, successfully destroyed another Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) gun truck in the SAMBISA general area. The NAF RPA sighted the gun truck around ALAFA while on a routine armed reconnaissance of the area, following the dislodgement of the insurgents from…
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[Video] NAF battles Boko Haram with remotely piloted aircraft in Sambisa
The Air Force on Monday said it has used a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to neutralise scores of the Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa Forest. It added that the air strikes also led to the destruction of the artillery guns and gun trucks belonging to the terrorists. The NAF Director of Public Relation and Information,…
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Build maximum prison in Sambisa Forest for corrupt officials, Magu tells FG
As an effective way of combating corruption in the land, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has called on the Federal Government to build a Maximum Prison in Sambisa Forest specifically for corrupt people who have been convicted by the courts. He said the reason for the appeal…
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Boko Haram sent me on suicide mission for refusing marriage proposals – 14-yr-old victim reveals
A 14 year old female suspected suicide bomber says Boko Haram leaders choose her to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device in Maiduguri because she refused to get married to their members in Sambisa Forest. The suspect is among three suspects arrested by the military when they allegedly came for a suicide mission at a military…
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You have made us proud, Buhari tells Nigerian troops in Sambisa, Liberia
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Nigerian troops presently battling Boko Haram sect in Sambisa forest as well as some troops on peacekeeping in Liberia for displaying unalloyed patriotism in the fight against terrorism in their duty posts. Buhari, who addressed the officers via separate video conferences on Sunday to mark this year’s Armed…
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Army recovers Shekau’s personal Qur’an, flag in Sambisa Forest
…Says no Chibok girl was found Major General Lucky Irabor, Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, on Wednesday, disclosed that, that Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau left his personal belongings, including a Quran and a flag when the army took over Camp Zero in the Sambisa Forest. Irabor also disclosed that no Chibok girl was found…
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Nigerian troops rescue 605 hostages in raids
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday ground troops in different patrols rescued 605 people held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa forest. Lucky Irabor, Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, told a news conference in Maiduguri, the restive northeast Borno state capital, that 69 male adults, 180 females, 227 male children and 129 female…
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End of Boko Haram is here – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal assured the international community that the end of Boko Haram terrorists was in sight, and also hailed the increased cooperation between Nigeria and its neighbours in the fight against terrorism. This was stated in a press release issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media…