Boko Haram Terror Plot: Nigeria Police Deploy Detectives in Public, Religious Places in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday confirmed the deployment of its detectives in churches, mosques and other public places in Abuja to prevent an alleged planned attack of the FCT by Boko Haram insurgents.

Female Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Nigerian Soldiers In Borno NE Nigeria

A daredevil female suicide bomber has killed two soldiers at a military camp behind the Internally Displaced People's Camp in Mashimari town of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Terrorism: UN Security Council To Join Forces With MNJTF

The United Nations Security Council, UNSC, has visited the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in N’Djamena, Chad.

US, UK, Canada Warn Citizens Against Travelling to Kaduna, Borno, Adamawa, Others

The United States and United Kingdom have warned their citizens against travelling to several states in Nigeria, including Kaduna, where international flights will be diverted to as from March 8, 2017.

The travel warning follows a recent announcement by the Federal Government of the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for six weeks due to repairs on its runway.

Other countries that have issued similar warnings include Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Security Alert! Muslim Brotherhood Plotting To Bomb Targets Across Nigeria

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday alerted Nigerians of an alleged plot by Boko Haram affiliate, Muslim Brotherhood Cell in Kogi State, to launch deadly attack on banks, arm depots and prisons across Nigeria.

Boko Haram Female Suicide Bombers Use Babies To Avoid Detection

Female Suicide Bomber

Boko Haram female suicide bombers in Nigeria are reportedly using babies to avoid detection before blowing themselves up.

How Two Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Evaded Security, Bombed Madagali Market, Adamawa State – Eye witness

The relative tranquility enjoyed in Adamawa State in the last one year was truncated, on Friday, following twin suicide bomb blasts that rocked Madagali Local Government Area of the state. No fewer than 50 people reportedly lost their lives in the bomb blast, and 80 others were said to have been injured in the attack that happened in the Madagali Market, Adamawa state suberb. 

Boko Haram Remains a Threat Despite Losing Territory - UN Envoy

The United Nation's envoy for Central Africa says a multinational regional force has reclaimed much of the territory controlled by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin but the extremist group remains a serious threat to regional stability.

Nigerian Govt Negotiating With Boko Haram To Release More Chibok Girls

The Federal Government on Monday said that talks are ongoing for the release of more school girls that were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from the Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno State.

Senior Special Adviser to the President – Media and Publicity – Femi Adesina gave the hint shortly after delivering lectures at the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information’s (NASPRI) annual media workshop for Defence Correspondents and Commanding Officers.

According to the spokesman, the President said that with talks still ongoing, many more abducted girls can be recovered.

On how many could be expected to be released, Adesina said “just know that there are talks still ongoing and many more can be recovered. The released Chibok girls are being rehabilitated, physically, psychologically in all ways, and their education will be restarted.”

He debunked allegations that the government knows the sponsors of Boko Haram, saying that if they knew the sponsors, then the sponsors would not be spared.

Adesina’s comments came shortly after admonishing the military on the need to be more open in their relationship with the media to ensure that frictions in information management are avoided.

He lamented the mutual distrust between the media and the military, noting that the military must allow the media controlled access to information to enable it work effectively.

“If we don’t tell our side of the story, shame on us. Reporters are like alligators. You don’t have to love them, but you do have to feed them,” Adesina said quoting an American general.

He said that it was important that the military feed the media with information, insisting that like alligators, a hungry media is “doubly dangerous.”

A statement earlier by Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, who was represented by Major General Peter Bojie, referred to the actions of Boko Haram terrorists as having the potential of destroying the nation economically and socially, if the group is not completely wiped out.

The statement called on well-meaning Nigerians to cooperate with the military and other security agencies by way of providing timely information on suspicious activities of individuals or groups in their domains.

Culled from: Sun Newspaper

Three Suicide Bombers Killed in Maiduguri As They Tried To Bomb Federal High Court

Three suicide bombers stormed the Federal High Court in Jidari Polo area of Maiduguri early morning on Friday.

Rattled By Boko Haram's Resurgence, Nigerian Military Mulls Recall of South African Private Military Contractors

Rattled by the recent killings of the Commanding Officer of the 272 Special Task Force Task Battalion, Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu-Ali and six soldiers by members of Boko Haram, Nigeria's Defence Headquarters (DHQ) is reportedly mulling whether to reach out to President Muhammadu Buhari on the urgent need to recall the South African Private Military Contractors, PMCs who were recruited by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan to help rein in the Boko Haram terrorist group.

Terrorism And Insurgency: France, IOM Launch Project for IDPs in Nigeria

The Embassy of France in Nigeria and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched a project aimed at strengthening access to justice services for people displaced by the Boko Haram conflict living in camps and host communities in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Ekiti State Governor Signs Law Prescribing Terrorism Charges for Armed Herdsmen

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has vowed that herdsmen caught grazing with arms or any weapon in Ekiti will henceforth be charged with terrorism.

Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Fatally Injured, Commanders Killed In Aerial Strike

The Nigerian Military, on Tuesday, claimed that an aerial bombardment on Boko Haram enclave in Sambisa Forest, has left some members of the insurgent group, including its factional leader, Abubakar Shekau fatally wounded.

Nigerian Government Agrees To Swap Detained Boko Haram Insurgents for Abducted Chibok Girls

Strong indications emerged on Friday that the Nigerian Government has concluded plans to swap the abducted Chibok girls with some Boko Haram members detained at various prisons across the country.

Security: United Kingdom Issues Travel Alert To 16 States in Nigeria

A travel advice by the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) current as at 17th August 2016, warns UK citizens against ALL travel to:

Terrorism: United States To Despatch FBI, Security Experts To Nigeria

The United States Government ​has said it would send officials from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other security experts to provide technical assistance to the Nigerian Government to deal with terrorism.

Boko Haram Releases Video Purportedly Showing Abducted Chibok Girls

Video grab image - Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Boko Haram islamist group has reportedly released a video purporting to show some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. Some 50 girls wearing headscarves are seen behind a Boko Haram militant who demands the release of fighters in return for freeing the girls.

Islamic State Names Replacement For Boko Haram's Shekau

Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who promises to end attacks on mosques and markets used by Muslims, according to an interview published Wednesday by the Islamic state group.

Boko Haram Ambush UNICEF, NGOs Convoy in Nigeria, 2 Soldiers, 3 Civilians Injured

Leadership Newspaper reports that Nigerian troops  returning from Bama on humanitarian escort duty, were yesterday ambushed enroute Maiduguri by suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in Meleri village, a few kilometres from Kawuri.