Boko Haram Landmine Kills Eight in Borno, NE Nigeria

No fewer than eight people were reportedly killed in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon on Monday when a vehicle hit a roadside mine, security sources told AFP.

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.

Police Defuse 67 Landmines Planted By Boko Haram in North East Nigeria

The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Damian Chukwu, has said that operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Department (EOD) under his command defused 67 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried by Boko Haram insurgents at the military barracks in Bama.

Security Alert! Beware, Boko Haram Now Conceal IEDs In Attractive Objects - DHQ

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has warned the general public not to fall prey to the latest antics of the deadly Boko Haram insurgents who in desperate move to carry out their bombing plans have resorted to concealing Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, in attractive objects.

Terror Alert! Military Uncovers Plans By Boko Haram To Attack Nigeria's Capital Abuja, Insurgents Already 'Inside' Capital

The Nigerian military has uncovered a plot by terror group Boko Haram to attack the capital Abuja. The news came a few days after the country's intelligence warned that dozens of people linked to the Islamist outfit had been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, suggesting that the insurgence could spread beyond the country's north.

Nigerian Troops Arrest 3 Suspected Boko Haram Bomb Makers in Gombe

The Nigerian defence headquarters has said a cordon and search operation conducted by Nigerian troops in Gombe state has led to the arrest of three bomb making experts. Chris Olukolade, director, defence information, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. Olukolade said the arrested persons were suspected to be members of Boko Haram, in search of soft targets for attack after being dislodged from the stronghold in Sambisa forest and other enclaves.

He listed the Items recovered from them to include a tricycle and materials for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs). He said the suspects were currently undergoing interrogation. “Cordon and search is continuing in certain localities and will be intensified along with mopping up operations in locations where offensive operations are being conducted,” he said. “The essence is to apprehend the terrorists who have been dislodged from their sanctuaries and are in search of escape routes or resorting to attacking soft targets.”

Olukolade said in line with the development, the public should be extra vigilant and report suspicious movements or activities within their environs. He said the military was poised to ensure the ongoing operations were duly aligned with security arrangements aimed at forestalling attempts by any group to breach security or disrupt the inauguration of a new government in the country.

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Boko Haram Attack School In Yobe, Three Students Killed, Scores Injured

Three students were killed with at least twenty others injured when Boko Haram attacked the college of Administrative and Business Study ( CABS), Potiskum in Yobe State.

Nigerian Troops Kill Top Ranking Boko Haram Commander in Alagarno Forest

Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has said troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a senior Commander of Boko Haram in an encounter with the terrorists on Tuesday morning at the Alagarno Forest.

Olukolade gave the identity of the ‘notorious terrorists commander’ as Abu Mojahid, in a statement on Wednesday.

The Defence spokesman explained that the soldiers had an encounter with the insurgents when they staged a daring attack on troops, who were on patrol in the area.

According to him, the troops killed a number of the terrorists while some rocket propelled grenades and vehicles with mounted anti-aircraft guns were either destroyed or captured in the encounter.

He added that the troops were clearing Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the retreating terrorists to obstruct the troops’ advance in the area.

Olukolade said the military operation against the terrorists were ongoing in some forests of the mission area.

He said, “A notorious top terrorists commander, Abu Mojahid, was among the terrorists that died in their encounter with troops in the outskirt of Alagarno on Tuesday morning. The terrorists had staged a daring attack on troops, who were on patrol of the area.

“Meanwhile, the military operations are continuing in the form of offensive action on identified terrorists in some forest locations. Aggressive patrols, mopping up as well as cordon and search are also continuing in the other locations in search of weapons and terrorists.

“Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the terrorists to deter the comprehensive offensive by the advancing troops are also being carefully cleared as troops continue to pursue fleeing ones.

Nyanya Bomb Blast’s Mastermind Still On The Run – DSS

One of the alleged masterminds of the Nyanya bomb blast, Rufai Tsiga (alias Dr. Tsiga), is still on the run one year after the bombing that claimed the lives of more than 75 people.

Police Uncover MASSOB Bomb Factory In Imo State

The Imo State Police Command on Thursday said it had uncovered a bomb factory at Umuokirika village in Aboh-Mbaise Local Government Area of the state.

The New Terrorism: How To Fight It And Defeat It

The fight against radical Islam and the global jihadist movement is the challenge of our time. Threats to our homeland are constantly increasing and our lack of real border security has only compounded the problem.

Boko Haram Invades Askira Town, Borno State

The Boko Haram sect has attacked another town, Askira in Borno State, some fleeing residents of the town told journalists  in Maiduguri on Tuesday.

Police Discover Buried Arms, IEDs In Bauchi State

The state’s police spokesman, Mohammed Haruna (a deputy of police) said the lethal weapons were discovered on Wednesday at about 4:30pm following a tip-off.

Police Foils Bomb Blast in Kano’s Mosque, Arrest Five Suspects Over Blasts

The Police in Kano have arrested five male suspects for their complicity in various bomb attacks in the ancient city, including the Sunday bomb blast at St. Charles Catholic Church in which at least five people were killed and eight were injured.

Two of the suspects were arrested in connection with the foiled bomb attack at Isyaku Rabiu Mosque, according to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba.

He said, “As part of ongoing investigations into the various terror-related incidents that occurred in Kano, Police operatives have arrested five male suspects for their complicity in the attacks.

“Two were arrested in connection with the foiled attack on Isyaku Rabiu Mosque while three were arrested in connection with the attack on St. Charles Church.

“All the suspects are currently undergoing interrogation at different police facilities.”

Mba said that the  attack on the church came shortly after the end of mass, when the suspects were believed to have thrown Improvised Explosive Devices at the church located in Sabongari area of the ancient city.

An Improvised Explosive Device that went off at the New Road Motor Park in Kano last Thursday, had killed five persons and injured eight others, barely 24 hours after twin blasts claimed about 82 lives in Kaduna.

The source of the blast was traced to an IED which was hidden  in a refrigerator and smuggled into the park by a cart pusher.

Eyewitness accounts indicated that the cart pusher was able to beat security at the motor gate because he packaged the refrigerator like a passenger luggage.

On June 23, a bomb blast at a public health college in the city killed at least eight, while on May 19, a suicide car bomb attack in Sabon Gari killed at least four people, including a young girl.

At least four strong explosions rocked the same area on July 29 last year, killing 12.

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Punch Newspaper

Boko Haram Blows Up Gamboru-Ngala Bridge Linking Borno and Gombe States

Suspected members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect  Sunday blew up an highway bridge on Maiduguri-Biu-Gombe road.

The bridge was damaged  early Sunday morning.

It was gathered that the insurgents  planted an Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) under the bridge which   exploded and  destroyed remarkable portions of the bridge.

It would be recalled that most part of the highway linking Maiduguri-Biu-Gombe has been taken over by the insurgents forcing  many motorists to take the longer route of Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum road,  then linking up with little motor-able road to Gombe and oftentimes have to travel back to the southern part of the troubled Northeastern state of Borno.

The destruction left motorists and passengers stranded in the early hours of Sunday.

According to one of the residents of  the  area, Mallam Musa Yakubu a loud bang was heard at about 2am on Sunday when people were asleep.

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ThisDay Newspaper

Boko Haram Attack 33 Armoured Brigade, Police Formation in Damboa, Bornu State, Kill 10 Soldiers, 5 Policemen

Scores of military and police troops are feared dead in Damboa town, Borno State, where Islamists militants yesterday stormed military and police locations, a security source said today.

Radical Boko Haram militants stormed the 33 Armoured Brigade, Damboa and the Divisional Police Station on Friday afternoon firing high calibre weapons and IEDs, the military source said on condition of anonymity.

"At least 10 soldiers and police officers were killed and several injured."

The source said the militants also targeted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), adding that four other policemen and the DPO died. "Over dozen of the militants were also killed," the source also said.

Hundreds of the Dambua residents were said to have fleed to Biu and Maiduguri because of the way the militants successfully destroyed military hardware in Damboa.

Communication with Damboa residents are currently very difficult as GSM services have been cut off from the area for months following the incessant attacks of the militants on telecommunication facilities.

The Borno State Police Command confirmed yesterday’s attack but said it lacked speficics.

The public relations officer of the command, Gideon Jubrin, told newsmen, "There was an attack in Damboa but we haven't got details from the area [yet]. I can't tell you anything for now."

As reported earlier by SaharaReporters, five people were also on Friday killed in a bomb blast in Konduga village, about 30 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

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Five Killed in Another Explosion in Konduga, Bornu State

Another Borno town, Konduga suffered casualties yesterday when a bomb  believed to have been planted in a pickup van loaded with firewood exploded and killed five persons, injuring several others at a checkpoint manned by members of the Civilian JTF and police officials.

Disclosing the sad incident to journalists in Maiduguri, eyewitnesses and security operatives said the pickup van had approached the checkpoint at about noon and as the local security operatives tried to flag down the car, the driver who was on a suicide mission detonated the explosive device that led to the death of five persons among who was a plain clothe police officer from the Criminal Investigation Bureau. 

It would be recalled that this new explosion came hours after Boko Haram terrorists suffered heavy casualty in two different military offensives that took place on Thursday night and Friday morning. A top security source who spoke anonymously told journalists in a phone chat that: “There was a blast targeted at the members of the Civilian-JTF manning a checkpoint in Konduga, about five persons were reportedly killed and several others injured."  It was gathered that the attack on Konduga took place few hours after Boko Haram gunmen had attempted to attack a military base in Damboa town, 85km south of Maiduguri the Borno State capital, but ended up with heavy casualty.

According to the anonymous account of the security officer, the Boko Haram gunmen were on a reprisal mission hours after an air force jet bombarded a hideout of the insurgents in Yajiwa and Alagarno areas of Damboa local government area killing scores of the terrorists. “It was a successful air raid carried out by the air force in conjunction with the ground troops of the Nigeria army from Division 7. During the air raid that took place on Thursday evening, the Boko Haram suffered heavy casualty as dozens of them were killed.

Angered by the devastation they suffered, the insurgents decided to mobilise in full force with an attempt to attack the base in Damboa, but unknown to them, the soldiers there were fully aware and alert about possible reprisal attack. And when they eventually surfaced on Friday morning in over ten vehicles, the soldiers took them by surprise and engaged them in a fierce shoot out that claimed over 50 of them”, said the source.

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ThisDay Newspaper

Nigerian Military Arrests a Key Actor in Chibok Girls Abduction; Bust Terrorists’ Intelligence Network

A terrorists’ intelligence cell headed by a businessman who participated actively in the abduction of School Girls in Chibok has been busted by troops. The man, Babuji Ya’ari who is also a member of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian JTF which he uses as cover while remaining an active terrorist, also spearheaded the murder of the Emir of Gwoza. His main role in the group is to spy and gather information for the terrorists group.

Babuji has been coordinating several deadly attacks in Maiduguri since 2011, including the daring attacks on Customs and military locations as well as the planting of IEDs in several locations in the town.

The arrest of the businessman who is known to deal in tricycles has also yielded some vital information and facilitated the arrest of other members of the terrorists’ intelligence cell who are women.  One of them, Hafsat Bako had earlier escaped to Gombe State to avoid suspicion but was tracked and arrested.  Prior to her arrest, Hafsat coordinated the payment of other operatives on the payroll of the group. In her confession, she disclosed that a minimum of N10,000 is paid to each operative depending on the enormity of his task.

Another female suspect named Haj Kaka who doubles as an armourer and a spy for the terrorists group has also been arrested.  Until their arrest, all the suspects actively operated a terrorists’ intelligence cell in collaboration with others still at large.

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Nigerian Television Authority

Wanted Boko Haram Terror Gang Leader Killed In Shootout

 The Defence headquarters Friday disclosed that a wanted notorious gang leader of the Boko Haram who has led many attacks against the military and the police including the killing of two soldiers along Lokoja Kaduna road in 2013 has been killed.

In its blog of Friday, June 20th, DHQ said, “A notorious terrorist who has led serial attacks on security personnel, Mallam Husaini has died in an encounter between his group and a military convoy along Jos – Bauchi highway”.

“Husaini who leads a cell of the terrorists billed to operate in the Plateau is known to have led an attack on Headquarters, Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Abuja, in November 2012”.

Intelligence Reveal Plans By Boko Haram To Bomb Abuja Using Petrol Tankers

 The federal government has revealed a plot by members of the Boko Haram sect to carry out a massive attack in different locations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Coordinator of the National Information Centre, and Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mike Omeri, made the revelation on Wednesday during the update media briefing on the fight against insurgency and rescue of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.