Tag: Borno State
Suicide blasts kill three in Borno
At least three people were killed and six others injured Friday in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno State blamed on Boko Haram Islamists,...
Army confirms arrest of third wanted Boko Haram suspect
The Nigerian Army on Saturday confirmed the arrest of another suspected Boko Haram terrorist, whose picture was released alongside 99 others on the Army’s...
80 Boko Haram members surrender in Borno – Army
The Nigerian Army Thursday announced that 80 Boko Haram terrorists surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Bama, Borno State.
The terrorists, among whom...
Number of children displaced by Boko Haram hits 1.4m
The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria and neighbouring countries has reached 1.4 million, the United Nations children agency...
Army claims arrest of producers of fake national ID card for...
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that it arrested two business centre operators in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital who allegedly produced fake national...
Five insurgents, one soldier killed as Buratai escapes Boko Haram ambush
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, currently visiting troops in towns and villages recently liberated from terrorists in Borno State, narrowly missed...