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The Commander of the United States’ Special Operations Command Africa ,Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, has described Boko Haram as the most lethal terror organisation in the world despite claims by the federal government that the extremist group had been significantly degraded and technically defeated.   The issue of Boko Haram’s power came up at a press briefing held in the US during the week on anti-terror efforts of the US government and made available to Thisday by the US embassy. The military commander spoke on US efforts to reinforce development, diplomacy, and defence, including the Flintlock, an annual exercise in Africa, and noted that the US had shifted its focus of training from tactical proficiency of small units to command and control of joint forces.   “Likewise, we have participants from the Multinational Joint Headquarters in N’Djamena that address the threats of ISIS West Africa, which is really in North-eastern Nigeria, and Boko Haram, its predecessor….w...

Nigerian admy have oncw again lost one of it gallant officer in the war front. According to reports, two soldiers including a captain and several armed bandits were killed in a fierce gun battle in Bawar Daji village in Anka local government area of Zamfara state. Amongs those killed is one of the soldiers identified as Captain Suleiman Muhammed. It was gathered that the troops deployed to the village engaged the armed bandits in a fierce gun duel resulting to the death of two soldiers. Chairman of the LG Alhaji Mustapha Gado told Daily Trust on Wednesday, that the corpses of the soldiers were brought to Anka town and then moved to Gusau the state capital adding that the fight continued. "The commander of the troops was in Anka today from the Bawar Daji village, he came for reinforcement and a good number of military vehicles moved in to the battle field to reinforce those already there," he said. Late Captain Mohammed reportedly survived peace keeping mission...

Nigerian President , Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of $1 billion for the procurement of security equipment to be used in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists. Daily Post reports that the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who disclosed this at the end of the national security council meeting presided over by President Buhari, said the meeting was to review the security situation in the country. “I can inform you that of recent, our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, gave approval for the purchase of more equipment for the military, worth $1 billion,” he said. Aside Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, all other governors gave the federal government go ahead to withdraw the money from the excess crude account.  Fayose had said Ekiti’s share of the money should be released for the fight against “Hunger Haram”, arguing that the $1 billion would be used for the reelection of Buhari. Addressing State House correspondents on Wednesday, the Defence mini...

Following the release of other girls exclusion of her daughter, Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of the Christian Dapchi Girl, has appealed to the Federal government to do everything it can to ensure the fast release of her daughter, Leah Sharibu, from Boko Haram captivity. The sect members held on to Leah after she refused to denounce her Christian faith. Leah's mother who spoke with The Nation said her daughter sent a message to her that her family should pray for the will of God to be done in her life. Mrs Sharibu went into coma after her daughter and the remaining 109 girls were kidnapped by the sect members on February 19th. She has however regained conciousness but is still in a very sober mood.  “The released girls told us that the insurgents insist that my daughter must denounce her religion. But she told them she has no single knowledge of Islam and can’t be. She was then left out of the Dapchi trip on the condition that any day she accepts Islam she will be releas...

Nigerian President,Muhammadu  Buhari today promised that he is as committed to the freedom of the only Dapchi schoolgirl still in captivity as he was to the girls' freedom when all 110 were in the captivity of Boko Haram terrorists.

Yesterday,residents of Dapchi community in Yobe state came out cheering Boko Haram members as they returned the school girls abducted on March 21st. 

The recently released Dapchi school girls who were released yesterday by Boko Haram are presently in Abuja to me with President Buhari at the state house today.

 Inspector General of Police in Kenya,  Joseph Boinnet, on Wednesday, revealed chilling details of the recent foiled terror attack, which is said to be one of the most successful arrests in recent times. The terror suspects arrested in Isiolo last month, one of whom had booked a hotel room for almost a week near the Central Police Station, were targeting the Judiciary buildings and a government installation. Mr Boinnet said that the vehicle with registration number KBM 200D that was seized from the suspects in Merti, Isiolo County, was laden with approximately 80kg of high-grade Trinitrotoluene (TNT) explosives. The police boss revealed that the vehicle, which would have been used as a Suicide Vehicle Bound Explosive Device (SVBIED), was set to be driven to Nairobi and would have killed hundreds of innocent civilians. A police investigation revealed that one of the suspects, Abdimajit Adan, 24, had booked a hotel room near the Central Police Station 10 days earlier,...

Some gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram terrorists on Thursday hijacked a passenger bus and kidnapped about 8 indigenes of Igboho and Ogboro towns along Igboho-Igbeti road in Oyo state, Daily Post reports. The suspects blocked the road and reportedly abducted the eight passengers in the bus. He added that the armed men emerged from a bush at the Old Oyo National Park and blocked the bus. The source confirmed that the kidnappers ordered the occupants of the bus including the driver to alight and board another vehicle they had already parked by the roadside. He said that they were held hostage in the bush for some minutes before they were taken to an unknown destination. Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu who confirmed the abduction, however, said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Odude had deployed his men to the area to search for the kidnapped victims, rescue them and arrest the kidnappers.

Yesterday, the islamic sect, Boko Haram attacked a military installation in Rann, Borno State killing some persons in the process.  However, United States (US) and others, yesterday, condemned the killing of three Nigerian aid workers in a Boko Haram attack. According to The Guardian, the US Embassy, in a statement in Abuja, pledged its support to Nigerians, “as they bravely work to ensure their nation’s security.” The statement added: “We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to every family whose loved ones have been affected by this and other terrorist acts. “We voice our heartfelt solidarity with all those humanitarian workers who work every day to help Nigerians affected by the ongoing insurgency. “We expressed sympathy for all those security forces and Nigerian citizens working together to end this terrorist violence.” The Embassy said that the US remained firmly committed to ensuring humanitarian workers were protected and able ...

 Abubakar Shekau, Leader of the Islamic sect,Boko Haram  has cried out over the calamities that have befallen members of his group in recent times. In a video released yesterday in which he spoke in Hausa language,Shekau said ''I am tired of the calamities; it is better I die and go to rest in paradise.”.

"A stitch in time, saves nine" is a phrase which means, a little effort expended sooner to fix a small problem prevents it from becoming a larger problem requiring more time and effort to fix later. Terrorism is the unlawful indiscriminate use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political, religious or ideological aims. The first use of the word was in the 18th century, precisely during the French Revolution when intimidation and violence, including mass executions of innocent citizens, were employed by the state to compel obedience and loyalty. A century later, terrorism began to be associated with non-governmental groups. Since then, this activity has proliferated to involve increasing number of groups and attacks that have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives; the biggest being those of September 11, 2001 carried out by Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda in the United States of America. In that attack, four passenger airli...

Fresh boko haram's attack killed fifteen people on Monday when two suicide bombers attacked a village, near Konduga in Borno State.

Nigeria's Department of State Service (DSS) reportedly arrested a wanted terrorism suspect and member of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWA), Husseini Mai-Tangaran in Kano state. 

Shuaibu Moni, who was part of the bait used in the swapped deal the led to the freedom of the 82 Chibok girls released to the Nigerian Government, in new video threatened to bomb Abuja among other towns.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lt General TY Buratai has commended the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, his Sector Commanders and all troops of Operation Lafiya Dole for pursuing the COAS directive of capturing the purported Boko Haram terrorists leader, Abubakar Shekau dead or alive within 40 days beginning from 21st July 2017 which elapsed yesterday 30th August 2017.

At least , four people are believed to have died while dozens sustained injuries after a van in Barcelona rammed into pedestrians after which two men stormed out and entered a restaurant with guns.

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) component of operation “LAFIA DOLE” conducted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over Parisu in the Sambisa general area and destroyed insurgents hideouts.

There's a fresh insights have emerged on why the Boko Haram terrorists have renewed their onslaught against the Nigerian Military. Impeccable sources have  revealed that crude oil refining exploration in the Lake Chad basin might be the primary motive of the sponsors of the Boko Haram terrorists.

 Pictured above is a soldier by name Onah John Ali, who hails from Benue state.