boko haram

The Digest: The United States has deployed multiple MQ-9 drones and approximately 200 troops to Nigeria to provide intelligence and training support to the Nigerian military in its fight against insurgents in the northern region. Operating from Bauchi airfield, the mission is strictly limited...

The Digest: Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has stated that the Federal Government and its agencies know the identities of those financing and sponsoring Boko Haram but have chosen not to release the names. Speaking on Channels Television's Politics Today, Buratai said...

The Digest: Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has revealed that two suspected suicide bombers remain at large in Maiduguri following last Monday's multiple explosions that killed 23 and injured over 100. Speaking in a BBC Pidgin interview, Zulum said intelligence reports indicate five...

The Digest: The Nigerian Army recovered 74 terrorist bodies and foiled a complex drone-assisted attack during intensified operations in the North-East, Defence Headquarters confirmed. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed dozens of fighters, including senior commanders, during a major assault...

The Digest: Nigeria has been ranked the fourth most terrorism-affected country in the world, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report released Thursday. The 2025 data recorded a sharp rise in violent incidents, with attacks climbing to 171—a significant increase from the...

The Digest: The Nigerian Army has warned that more Boko Haram suicide bombers may be lurking in Maiduguri following Monday's coordinated explosions that killed 23 and injured 108. Army spokesperson Sani Uba confirmed suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated IEDs at the Monday Market...

The Digest: Multiple explosions rocked Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, on Monday evening, with several people feared killed, according to security sources and residents. The first blast occurred at a post office in the city centre, followed immediately by another at the popular Monday...

The Digest: The Nigerian military has confirmed an attack on a military base in Goniri, Yobe State, by ISWAP terrorists, stating troops successfully repelled the assault. Army spokesperson Sani Uba said troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI, contained coordinated attacks...

The Digest: Nigerian troops have reportedly recaptured a military formation in Ngoshe, Borno village seized by terrorists who killed many residents and abducted dozens, including women and children. The operation, carried out in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and...

The Digest: Boko Haram terrorists have overrun another military base in Borno State, killing the commanding officer and other officers in an attack on Kukawa Local Government Area in the early hours of Monday. Sources revealed insurgents stormed the town from multiple directions around 12:30...

The Digest: The Nigerian Army has dismissed as "exaggerated and misleading" media reports that 40 soldiers died in recent Boko Haram attacks on Borno communities. In a statement, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, media information officer for Operation HADIN KAI, confirmed that troops successfully...

The Digest: Boko Haram terrorists have claimed responsibility for Wednesday's deadly attack on a military base in Ngoshe, Gwoza LGA of Borno State, vowing to hold Eid-el-fitr prayers at the town's central mosque which they have taken over. In a video reviewed by Daily Trust, five young men...

The Digest: Boko Haram insurgents have killed Forward Operations Base commander Major IU Mairiga, three soldiers, and a hunter during a night attack on Mayanti in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources revealed that Major Mairiga fought bravely, neutralizing several...

The Digest: The government of President Bola Tinubu allegedly paid a ransom of approximately N10 billion and released two top Boko Haram commanders to secure the release of over 230 pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary's Catholic School in Niger State last November, according to an AFP...

The Digest: Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume has asserted that many terrorists responsible for killing Nigerians are foreign nationals who infiltrated through the country's porous borders. Speaking at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) plenary in...

The Digest: Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have intercepted and set ablaze three trucks loaded with fish at Mile-forty area of Magumeri Local Government Area in Borno State. The attack occurred around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday as drivers transported fish to Maiduguri. A security source confirmed all...

The Digest: Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, in coordination with local vigilantes and hunters, have neutralised a former hybrid Boko Haram commander, Abdullahi Mafa, in the Madagali area of Zamfara State. In a separate operation, troops arrested a suspected drone and logistics supplier for the...

The Digest: The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of ties to Boko Haram, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and cybercrime. The action, contained in a 3,000-page document dated February 10 from the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets...

The Digest: Suspected Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 21 people in fresh attacks on villages in Borgu and Agwara local government areas of Niger State, according to security sources. Security reporter Comrade Zakari Y. Adamu Kontogora reported on Facebook that the attackers moved from...

The Digest: Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have released a disturbing video parading 176 abducted victims, including women, children, and a nursing mother, allegedly seized from Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State. In the footage obtained by Sahara Reporters, a...