Nigerian Army Declares Journalist Salkida And Two Others Wanted Over Links With Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army has declared Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist known to have exclusive access to top Boko Haram commanders, “wanted”.

The Nigerian military also sought after Ahmed Bolori and Aisha Wakil.

Nigerian Army Declares Journalist Ahmad Salkida, Two Others Wanted Over Links With Boko Haram

A statement issued by Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, revealed that the trio have been declared wanted because they are in possession of information on the conditions and the exact location of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in 2014.

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The Army said its action is based on relevant laws.

The statement read: “The trio have been declared wanted because they are in possession of information on the conditions and the exact location of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in 2014.”

“We are relying on the relevant laws of the land and in particular the terrorism prevention Act 2011 (as amended), where Nigerians could be punished for failure to disclose information about terrorists or terrorist activities.

“This becomes necessary as a result of their link with the last two videos released by Boko Haram terrorists and other findings of our preliminary investigations.

“They must, therefore, come forward and tell us where the group is keeping the Chibok Girls and other abducted persons to enable us to rescue them.”

The Army called on the general public to provide information on the whereabouts of the wanted persons, adding that it is working with other security agencies for their arrest if they fail to turn up.

Salkida is a prominent Nigerian journalist who has remained a credible source of information about Boko Haram activities.
He is currently on self-imposed exile.

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800 terrorists surrender to Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army has revealed that 800 Boko Haramfighters have surrendered to troops wging war in the North-East, in the last 21 days.

Confirming the reports, the acting director, Defence Information,Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar said “I can confirm that about 800 of the Boko Haram members have surrendered to the military.”

According to reports, the Federal Government has also established a camp for repentant terrorists to rehabilitate them.

Also, the Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman, also disclosed that the Nigerian Army has rescued 11, 595 civilians from Boko Haram captivity in the past six weeks.

Meanwhile, President Buhari revealed that Boko Haram is being funded by the International terror group, ISIS also known as Islamic state or ISIL.

Boko Haram also released a new video in which it denies abandoning the insurgency.

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Joint forces arrest 300 terrorists, rescue 2000 captives

Joint special forces against Boko Haram have arrested 300 members of the terror group and rescued no fewer than 2000 captives along Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad borders, Cameroon says.

According to the commander of the joint forces Cameroon,Bouba Dobekreo, the arrests were made during a  three-day operation launched on the area known to be one of the strongholds of the terrorists.

He said the forces also destroyed the terrorists' training and logistic base about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the Nigerian town of Kumshe.

AP reports that the governor of Cameroon's Far North province,Midjiyawa Bakari, has directed the military to move all displaced people to the Minawao refugee camp in northern Cameroon, so that they can be better tracked.

The joint forces include about 9,000 soldiers from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Benin with the singular objective to fight the Boko Haram sect.

More than 1,000 humanitarian workers have also been deployed.

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Nigeria's Mission to Free Boko Haram's Hostages

Nigerian troops have freed hundreds of hostages held by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in recent counter-terrorism efforts in Nigeria's northeast.

In a press statement released yesterday, by army Public Relations Director Sani Usman, the Nigerian military is aimed at driving out terrorists and rescuing their captives. About 829 people were freed last week.

He said, the army rescued 520 people in the village of Kusumma, and 309 others from 11 other villages. Troops have also rescued 72 people held captive in northeast villages in two “clearance operations,” He added that the Boko Haram sect still holds an unknown number of hostages they are still trying to rescue.

Usman said of one of last week’s missions.

“The gallant troops cleared the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists hibernating in Kala Balge general area,”

He added that Nigerian soldiers also destroyed a terrorist training camp, warehouse, and factory in Tilem village. Twenty-nine insurgents were killed and that troops recovered weapons from Boko Haram hiding spots in the operations that freed 72 people.

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Hunters want to join Army in fight against Boko Haram

Hunters from the 27 local Government Areas in Borno have called on the Nigerian Army authorities to let them join the fight against Boko Haram.

The hunters say they can fish out members of the sect who are hiding in the dreaded Sambisa forest, because they know the terrain.

Punch reports that the Chief Hunter of Borno, Mallam Maigana Maidurma said “We are renewing out call on the military authorities to allow us join the search for Boko Haram elements in their Sambisa forest hideout.

“We are ready to pursue the terrorists because we know the terrain in and out.”

Maidurma said his men are not afraid of the landmines which the sect members reportedly buried in the forest.

He also boasted that his men have supernatural powers that will help in the war against the insurgents.

He said “We know that it is true that the Boko Haram terrorists are in the habit of burying landmines to prevent encroachment into their hideout.

“But we believe that we can work in collaboration with Local Vigilantes, called Civilian JTF, to overrun them.”

Meanwhile, Dr. Andrew Pocock, the former British High Commissioner to Nigeria, revealed in a report that the United States Of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK) spotted the location of the Chibok girls, but did nothing to rescue them.

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Arrested suicide bomber says she's one of kidnapped Chibok girls

A young suicide bomber, who was on the verge of blowing herself in northern Cameroon, has claimed she is one of the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped in the town of Chibok, Borno State in 2014 by Boko Haram, military and local government sources said.

According to Reuters, two girls wired with explosives were intercepted on Friday, March 25, 2016, by local self-defence forces in the village of Limani, Cameroon, and were handed over to soldiers belonging to a multi-national force set up to take out the terrorists.

The village is said to be the target of frequent suicide bombings in recent months.

“One of them indeed declared that she is one of the Chibok hostages. She is around 15. We are now verifying, because on the Nigerian side they have the names and photos of these girls,” a local government administrator, Raymond Roksdo.

Two other military sources were said to have also confirmed that one of the detained suicide bombers claimed to be one of the abducted Chibok girls.

“We need a few days to be able to confirm this information. We have to debrief all the men who were present and interrogate the two girls before we can say anything,” one of the military sources said.

In a high-profile attack that sparked a global outcry, Boko Haram militants raided the school in April 2014 while the girls were taking exams. They loaded 270 of them onto trucks, though around 50 escaped shortly afterwards.

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Soldiers kill 58 terrorists in Borno

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have killed 58 Boko Haramterrorists in Borno State.

The insurgents were said to have been killed during a gun battle with troops in Musari village.

This was disclosed via a statement released by army spokesperson, Sani Usman on Tuesday, March 22, 2016.

It reads:

“In continuation with the clearance of the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 153 Task Force Brigade, 5 Brigade on Monday had an encounter with terrorists at Musari village on Monday.”

“During the clearance operations, a soldier paid the supreme price, while the troops killed 58 terrorist and recovered 2 hand grenades, 52 motorcycles, several bags of foodstuffs such as beans, onions, sweet potatoes and guinea corn, as well as cartons of fish.”

Usman had earlier revealed that troops killed 19 terrorists and rescued 67 hostages during an operation in Borno.

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Soldiers kill 19 terrorists, rescue 67 prisoners in Borno

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have killed 19 Boko Haramterrorists in Borno State.

The troops also rescued 67 hostages of the sect during the operation which occurred in Dalori.

This was disclosed via a statement released by the Acting Director of Public Relations for the Army Headquarters,ColonelSani Usman.

The statement reads:

“Elements of 22 Brigade Garrison carried out clearing operation at Dalore camp on Sunday in which they killed 19 Boko Haram terrorists among whom was Ameer of Dalori”

“The troops also captured 2 AK-47 Rifles, 1 Small Machine Gun and 1 Hand Grenade and recovered 4 pickup vehicles. The troops also rescued 67 hostages from the terrorists. The freed hostages are undergoing screening at Internally Displaced Persons in Dikwa.”

“Unfortunately, during the operation the troops Mine Resistant Anti-Personnel (MRAP) vehicle ran into an Improvised Explosive Device and had a damaged tyre.”

Troops also killed a Boko Haram suicide bomber in Borno on Saturday, March 19, 2016.

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15 killed in Boko Haram attack in Borno State

No fewer than 15 people were killed in a fresh attack by Boko Haram members in Mussa village in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday March 15th. The sect members had stormed the village in the dead of the night, shooting sporadically and destroying the properties of the villagers.

 Members of the local vigilante group say the terrorists had planted IEDs on the road leading to their village the previous day but they were able to remove them and they also killed six of the terrorists and injured 4 others.

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Boko Haram: ‘Terrorists still holding territory in Borno,' Resident says

Despite reports of resounding success against Boko Haram, a resident of Borno State has said that the sect is still holding territory in the area.

Ngari Modu, a transport official in the Nganzai area of the state, told the Associated Press that the government’s claim that the sect no longer holds any territory is confusing.

“All we know is that Boko Haram lacks the capacity to carry out their usual commando-like attacks during which they march in and run down towns or villages, but that is not enough to say that they are not around,” Modu said.

“We are left confused each time we hear soldiers saying no territory is now under the control of Boko Haram,” he added.

Modu’s account comes after General David Rodriguez, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, said that Boko Haram still holds “significant territory in northern Nigeria.”

The amount of territory being controlled by Boko Haram had earlier come into question after Borno State Senator, Baba Kaka Garbai said that the terrorist sect still controls 50 percent of the state.

“It is a wrong assumption that most of the local governments in Borno are recaptured from the Boko Haram. In reality this is not true in the sense that apart from Maiduguri Metropolis, Bayo and Kwaya Kusar, these are the three local government that are under the occupation of the Nigerian government where the military and police are maintaining law and order,” Garbai said while speaking to journalists on Saturday, February 6, 2016.

“Mobbar, Abadam and Kala Balge are 100 percent occupied by the insurgents. There are some local governments that are partially occupied by the insurgents especially as the local government secretariats have been liberated but their hither-lands are still controlled by the insurgents.

“Though Gwoza town has been liberated there still remain six wards in Gwoza local government area still occupied by the insurgents. From my count, only three local government are fully liberated, 21 local governments partially occupied by insurgents, that is there is still some level of Boko Haram occupation side by side the military or any other constituted authority.

“The local government fully occupied by Boko Haram are Abadam, Mobbar and Kala Balge. We should not live under the illusion that Boko Haram are decimated or weaken, these are not reality and neither a true reflection of the reality. The reality is that most of the local government in Borno is partially occupied by Boko Haram,” he added.

Garbai’s claim was however swiftly denied by the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that Nigeria has overcome Boko Haram and that the sect is no longer a threat to the country.

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Gallant Soldiers Catch Boko Haram Most Notorious Leader

It was another day of victory for our gallant soldiers in the battle field and defeat for Boko Haram as troops of the Nigerian Army accosted a gang of the insurgents at a border community in Borno state, shot and arrested one of most notorious leaders who has been on the list of ‘100-wanted terrorists’.

According to Army sources, a gang of Boko Haram were intercepted at a fishing community known as Daban-Masara in Kukawa area of Borno while trying to ferry over 200 litres of Petrol.

The insurgents, led by their arrested leader, who was labelled Number “95” on the ‘100 Wanted Terrorists’ list, attempted to resist the Troops of 7 Multinational Joint Task Force Brigade’s stationed in Baga and 118 Task Force Battalion, but were effectively overwhelmed.

Spokesman of the Nigeria Army, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, confirmed the development and said the troops “sprang an ambush along Daban Masara axis usually used by Boko Haram terrorists elements to convey logistics on Thursday.

“At the encounter, one of the suspected wanted Boko Haram terrorists leaders who is serial number 95 on the first Nigerian Army wanted list of 100 Boko Haram terrorists leaders, was fatally wounded in the exchange of fire.

“He later gave up while receiving medical attention at the base, while other members of his team escaped with gun shot wounds. The troops recovered 7 Jerri cans of 30 litres containing 210 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), motorcycles and food stuff in addition to arms and ammunitions”.

It was gathered that the dead leader of the Boko Haram had been a major motivational sub-leader of the insurgents in that axis of Borno.

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The Senate has passed a resolution saying the killings that took place in the Agatu area of Benue state, was carried out by members of the Boko Haram sect.

Speaking on the resolution, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha said the sect members have destroyed lives and properties in Taraba state also.

Bwacha also said “The Senate is aware that that Nigerian Army has recorded tremendous success in the war against insurgents in the States of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa.

“There is a change of tactics by insurgents who now parade as herdsmen to make it difficult for the public to identify them.”

You will recall that a spokesman for the Fulani herdsmen, while speaking on the Benue clash, said they retaliated because the Agatu people killed their cows.

The Fulani herdsmen have been accused of several violent attacks and killings in states like Adamawa, Enugu, Delta, Oyo to mention a few.

They allegedly killed eight people in a fresh attack in Logo Local Government Area of Benue state.

The herdsmen have also been named as the fourth deadliest terror group in the world by the Global Terrorism Index (GTI).

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Soldiers kill 16 terrorists, repel attacks on Gwoza, others

Soldiers of the Nigerian army have killed 16 Boko Haramterrorists in Borno State following a battle which occurred around the Gwoza area of the state.

The fighting also reportedly spread to Bita, Pulka and Gamboru but was contained by the troops.

“When we were fighting them at Bita, we got information that they had also attacked Pulka, a town between Gwoza and Bama. Suddenly we got another signal that they had again attacked Gamboru village near Damboa,” a military source told Daily Trust.

“A Save our Soul (SOS) signal was raised this morning (Tuesday) when the fight was still ongoing and fighter jets were deployed from Yola. It seems they planned the multiple attacks simultaneously to overwhelm us. The arrival of the jets actually helped the situation,” the source added.

The incident was also confirmed by Army spokesperson, Sani Usman via a statement.

It reads:

“Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades repelled an early morning daring attack by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in the fringes of Sambisa forest.”

“Yesterday, March 8, troops of 114 Task Force Battalion came under three-pronged attack by Boko Haram terrorists fanning out of Sambisa forest from Damboa, Tokumbere and Pulka axis.”

“At the end of the debacle, 2 Boko Haram insurgents paid for their atrocities with their lives while several others sustained gunshot injuries. The fate that befell those that attacked Pulka was more dreadful.”

“The ever ready and vigilant troops rose to the occasion by repelling the attacks and killing all the 16 attackers and captured one of them alive during the exploitation.”

“The gallant troops also recovered 11 AK-47 rifles, 3 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), 1 Browning Machine Gun (BMG) and 2 Toyota Hilux vehicles. Others are a 60mm Mortar tube, 7 boxes of 12.7mm ammunition and 1 belt of 12.7mm ammunition.”

“There were no casualty on the troops except for 3 soldiers that sustained minor injuries. The troops remained on maximum alert and are equally busy consolidating and continuing with their clearance operations with high morale.”

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Boko Haram no longer poses a threat to Nigeria.

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Army General Fighting against Boko Haram Dies in Auto Crash

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The Nigerian Army has confirmed his death via a press statement. Details below:

The Nigerian Army wishes to inform the public of the involvement of its Chief of Training and Operations (Army), Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar and the Acting General Officer Commanding 3 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General MSA Aliyu in a road traffic accident along Maiduguri-Damaturu road today. 

Regrettably, we lost Major General Yusha’u Abubakar at the incident, while Brigadier General Aliyu sustained some injuries and is receiving treatment.

- May his soul rest in peace. Amen!

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Troops kill Boko Haram members, clear their camps in Dure

Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, released a press statement from the Nigerian Army to the public. The statement reads that troops have intensified efforts of clearing remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in some hideouts in the North Eastern part of the country. In line with this on Saturday, soldiers of 121 Task Force Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade carried out a clearance operations at Dure district.


During the encounter, troops met stiff resistance from the terrorists. They however overcome and cleared Dure 1, Dure 2 and Jango, Dibiye and other suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts within the general area of the district. Three soldiers however sustained injuries as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). They were immediately evacuated for medical treatment and are in stable condition.

During the operation, troops killed several terrorists and recovered 2 hand held Motorola radios one of which was booby-trapped, materials for Improvised Explosive making Devices and destroyed several grains storage facilities.

Simultaneously, another combined team of units under 26 Task Force Brigade based in Gwoza same day cleared Amdaga Makaranta and Amdaga Madachi of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists. During the encounter 2 Boko Haram terrorists fighters were killed.

According to General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Victor Okwudili Ezugwu, prior to the clearance operation, Dure 1 and 2 were Boko Haram strong holds in the mainland of Sambisa forest. The operation further revealed the new and desperate strategy of Boko Haram terrorists; hiding their logistics especially grains for the rainy season in dugouts and the use of hand held radios primed with Improvised Explosive Devices as booby-traps.

He assured that the Nigerian military is confident that God that gives victory is helping the military to decode and frustrate all terrorists’ evil plans and machinations. General Ezugwu further noted that it is the military's determined objective to ensure that the menace of Boko Haram would be consigned to the dustbin of inglorious history in the annals of Nigeria's corporate existence as a nation.

It is imperative to state that we shall not rest on our oars in implementing the directives of our indefatigable Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai to ensure that Boko Haram terrorists are completely defeated and their remnants are cleared wherever they may be hibernating.

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Nigerian Army Rescue 63 Persons From Boko Haram Terrorists

The Army Headquarters Special Forces Team B, 7 Division Garrison, today, conducted fighting patrol in which they cleared Boko Haram terrorists hideout at Lawin Meleri, Matiri Bulaka and Aljeri villages.

During the operation, they killed 5 Boko Haram terrorists and also rescued 63 persons held captives by the terrorists.

The troops recovered 1 Dane gun and 1 Light Machine Gun Bipod Stand and detonated 1 Improvised Explosive Device enroute.

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US to send special agents to help Nigeria fight sect

The United State of America is set to boost Nigeria’s fight against terrorist group, Boko Haram by sending special agents to the frontline of the battle, reports say.

According to the New York Times, the Pentagon is planning to send dozens of Special Operations advisers to help in combating the sect.

The NY Times reports further that the deployment of the US agents is a main recommendation of a recent confidential assessment by the top United States Special Operations commander for Africa, Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc.

The Americans will however only serve in non-combat advisory roles if the proposition is approved.

Boko Haram has been ranked as the world’s deadliest terrorist group by the Global Terrorism Index.

President Muhammadu Buhari had promised upon assumption of office to treat the insurgency as a priority and recently said that Boko Haram had been technically defeated by Nigerian troops.

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Boko Haram: Troops foil terrorists' attack in Dikwa, seize large cache of arms

The Nigerian Army, on its Twitter handle revealed that troops foiled an attempt by Boko Haram to attack an Internally Displaced Persons camp Dikwa, in Borno state.

The troops have recently been making in-roads in the fight against the insurgents, penetrating their camps and destroying means of supply.

The Army in the statement said “Following dislodgement of Boko Haram terrorists camps @ border towns of Kumshe &Talala by joint operations of Nigerian & Cameroonian forces, the terrorists made a futile attempt on Dikwa early today. From all indications, the terrorists aimed at causing havoc at the IDP Camp located at Dikwa.”

The statement also said “However and unknown to the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists, the Armed Forces Special Forces in blocking positions decisively dealt with D terrorists; killing many, recovered vehicle, arms and ammunitions. Unfortunately, we lost  a soldier & a member of the CJTF.”

The tweet said "troops recovered 26 bodies of the Boko Haram terrorists, while others escaped with gun shot wounds, destroyed  3 VIED, 1 MBIED and 2 Gun trucks.

"The gallant troops also recovered 1 Gun truck mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun, 1 Dushka Anti-Aircraft Gun, 1 Dushka Anti-Aircraft Gun, 1 Browning Anti-Aircraft Gun, 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Tube. Others include 1 GPMG."

They also recovered 236 rounds of 12.7mm ammunitions, 396 rounds of 7.62mm ammunitions &101 rounds of 762mm (Special), ammunitions.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai in a meeting with Borno elders, said Boko Haram has been defeated.

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