Tag: ISWAP
ISWAP kills 13 soldiers in Yobe ambush
No fewer than 13 soldiers have been killed in an ambush by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), two army sources told AFP...
MURIC denies receiving $200,000 from ISWAP
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says it has no link with any terrorist group in or outside Nigeria.
MURIC director Prof. Ishaq Akintola in a...
ISIS, Al-Qaeda taking over West Africa – US
The Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorist groups are gradually taking over the West African region after being displaced in Syria and Iraq, the United...
Boko Haram executes soldier, policeman in new video
A faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has released a video showing the execution of a soldier and a...
Nigerian soldiers ambush 20 Boko Haram fighters in Borno – Official
No less than 20 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province, (ISWAP) fighters have been killed in Baga town in Borno, Defence...
Boko Haram burns 30 passengers to death, abducts others in Borno
At least 30 people were killed in Borno State after suspected Boko Haram terrorists set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers, according to multiple eyewitness...
DSS disowns reports about Boko Haram moving into Southern Nigeria
The Department of State Services (DSS) has disowned a
report being circulated on social media about the purported movement of
terrorists into the Federal Capital Territory...
ISWAP releases five kidnapped aid workers in Borno
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released
five local aid workers abducted last month in Borno State.
The aid workers were seized along with...
Kukah’s statement about Boko Haram, ISWAP unfortunate, insensitive – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the comments of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, comparing the Federal Government...
ISWAP executions: Buhari calls for unity among Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to remain united following the beheading of 11 Christians by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...