Tag: Terrorists
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350 terrorists killed, 500 wounded by Nigerian military in one month- Centre
No fewer than 350 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have been killed and over 500 wounded by the Nigerian military in the last one month according to the Institute for Peace and Counter-Terrorism Studies (IPCTS). IPCTS made this damning revelation in a well-documented report after a thorough research into the military’s activities in the northeast. In the…
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Nigerian soldiers kill 105 Boko Haram terrorists in Yobe
Nigerian soldiers have killed 105 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists in Yobe State. The operation was carried out by troops of Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE (OPLD) at Buni Gari area of Yobe. This was disclosed by the Commander, Sector 2 OPLD, Brig Gen. Lawrence Araba while briefing the…
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40 Boko Haram terrorists die in prison
Forty four of the 58 Boko Haram terrorists captured recently by Chadian forces have died in prison. Reports said the detainees took a lethal substance that produced ‘a heart rhythm disorder’. Youssouf Tom, the public prosecutor announced this to the N’Djamena High Court on Saturday, the Chadian news platform, alwihdainfo.com reported. All the detainees were…
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Terrorists will pay a heavy price for killing CAN chairman – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of Lawan Andimi, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika local government area of Adamawa state. Andimi was abducted early January when the insurgents attacked Michika. The news of his death broke on Tuesday morning. In a statement by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to…
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89 soldiers killed by terrorists, Buhari mourns
Scores of Nigerien soldiers have been killed by a terrorist gang at a military base in Chinagodrar. The attack happened on 9 January near the border with Mali. Eighty nine soldiers were killed by the terror group, worse than another attack on a military outpost in December 2019, in which 71 soldiers were killed by…
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Troops kill three terrorists in night ambush
The Army has stated that it neutralised terrorists and fatally wounded others following an ambush by troops of Special Special Response Area (SRA) in the Gwoza axis. Arms and ammunition were also recovered from the terrorists. According to a statement signed by Colonel Ado Isa Deputy Director Army Public Relations 7 Division, the troops acted…
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Teachers sacked by terrorist in North-East back to classrooms – TRCN
The Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Segun Ajiboye Ajiboye has disclosed that some of the school teachers who were sacked by terrorists in the north-eastern part of the country are back to classroom. He said that the Council had commenced the process of bringing back to the classrooms, teachers who have deserted…
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Terrorists kill Pastor, 4 churchgoers
Suspected terrorists have killed a pastor and four churchgoers in northern Burkina Faso, a state-owned radio station reported on Monday. The attack on a Protestant church occurred in the village of Silgadji in the northern province of Soum, said the broadcaster. The motive behind the attack remained unclear on Monday, but Burkina Faso regularly suffers…
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Boko Haram: 39 killed, 20 wounded as troops, terrorists clash
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force – MNJTF, killed 39 Boko Haram terrorists, captured many equipment from them, while 20 soldiers were wounded. The spokesman of the task force, Col. Timothy Antigha, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, NAN reports. Antigha said the terrorists were killed when…
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Troops kill 41 suspected Boko Haram terrorists
Forty suspected Boko Haram terrorists were at the weekend killed by the Multinational Joint Task Force Troops (MNJTF), the military announced on Sunday. The terrorists were neutralised in clearance operations by troops who destroyed six gun trucks and other equipment belonging to the insurgents. According to the Chief Military Information Officer of the Force, Col.…