Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the fresh Boko Haram attacks in Borno State, calling for a concerted effort to confront the menace of insecurity across the country. No fewer than 63 people were killed Friday night in Darul Jamal community, Bama Local Government Area of the state. Five soldiers and 58 civilians were reportedly…
Passengers of the Benue Link, who were kidnapped but freed recently, have accused soldiers at a checkpoint Eke, Okpokwu Local Government Area, Benue state, of complicity in their abduction. Parents of 12 abducted passengers also debunked the statement by the police that they were rescued, noting they were released after payment of ransom. They accused…
The father and younger brother of the groom were among the wedding travellers who were killed in Plateau State, on Friday. Daily Trust had reported how some persons travelling in an 18-seater Bus, belonging to Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU), were attacked by a mob in Plateau. The Chief Imam of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis…
Two soldiers of the 135 Special Forces Battalion are currently under investigation for alleged collaboration with ISWAP terrorists, Zagazola Makama has learnt. Military sources told Zagazola Makama that the soldiers’ telephone communications were tracked by Security Intelligence, linking them to the recent kidnapping of commuters along the Gashua–Azare highway in Yobe State. The intercepted calls…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has vowed that the federal government would investigate allegations that soldiers posted to Benue State were complicit in the increased herders’ attacks on Benue communities. While he also vowed that the federal government would unearth those that were found to be colluding with herders, he observed that the…
The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, has released a video showing the execution of three, alleging to be Nigerian soldiers. In part of the video seen by SaharaReporters, the soldiers were shot dead by the insurgents with guns. The…
The Nigerian Army in a statement on Thursday, said a 21-year-old man described as a gunrunner has been arrested by soldiers after he was found with 48 bullets and an AK-47 magazine. The Nigerian Army announced the arrest on its Facebook wall on Thursday morning, saying the man, whose name was given as Sengi David,…
Some soldiers and secondary school students have clashed in Abako town, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Benue State, over a girl. The students during the clash, resorted to burning the Army checkpoint in the area after the soldiers allegedly opened fire on some of them causing injuries. Peter Anabde, one of the teachers from the school…
At least 46 soldiers of the Nigerien Defense and Security Forces, SDF, were said to have been killed in a coordinated attack by militants of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, EIGS, on Saturday. The assault targeted an SDF position in Iknewane, Tilia Department, near the Mali border in Niger’s Tahoua Region with security…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the donation of N300 million to support the families of soldiers who lost their lives in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum announced this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists after attending the 2025 MNJT Operation Desert Sanity 2 Medal Parade held in Njemena, Chad…
