borno state news

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: Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have abducted more than 100 women and children in an attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, Daily Trust reports. The assailants first attacked a military base belonging to the 82 Division Task Force Battalion...

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: No fewer than 117 repentant terrorists from Borno State have completed the Disarmament, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR) programme under Operation Safe Corridor at Mallam Sidi Camp, Defence Headquarters has announced. At a high-level stakeholders' meeting in Abuja, Operation...

The Digest: At least eight Nigerian soldiers were killed and 23 others injured in a raid by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military base at Cross Kauwa village in Borno State, security sources told AFP. About 70 militants on motorcycles attacked the base on Monday...

The Digest: Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents have ambushed Nigerian military personnel near Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State, capturing 13 soldiers and killing seven others, including a commanding officer recently promoted to lieutenant...

The Digest: A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a military convoy in the Timbuktu Triangle area of Borno State on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, killing five soldiers and wounding an unspecified number of troops. According to Daily Trust, the attack occurred as troops...

The Digest: Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has publicly protested the exclusion of Vice President Kashim Shettima’s picture from a banner displayed at an All Progressives Congress (APC) event in Maiduguri. The banner featured President Bola Tinubu, five APC...

The Digest: The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reported that over 40 terrorists were killed in coordinated airstrikes in Borno State. According to a statement from NAF Spokesman Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, precision strikes were conducted on January 15 and 16 in the Azir and Musarram areas...

The Digest: Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have demanded a N423 million ransom for the release of Hassan Miringa, the former Vice-Chairman of Biu Local Government Area in Borno State, and another abductee. In a video released by the militants, the captives appealed to government officials and...

The Digest: A suspected Boko Haram bomber, Ibrahim Mohammed, captured in Yobe State, has detailed how he was paid N100,000 to plant explosives at the Gamboru Market Mosque in Maiduguri, an attack that killed five and injured 32 on December 24. Key Points: Ibrahim, from Michika, Adamawa...

The Digest: The Chief Imam of Gamboru Juma’at Mosque in Maiduguri, Ustaz Al-Ali Muhammad, has described the terrifying instant a suicide bomber detonated an explosive during evening prayers, killing five worshippers and injuring 35. Key Points: The Imam was leading prayers when the blast...

The Digest: The Northern States Governors' Forum (NSGF) has strongly denounced the suicide bombing at a Maiduguri mosque, labeling it a barbaric act aimed at sowing fear and undermining regional stability. Key Points: The statement was issued by NSGF Chairman and Gombe State Governor...

The Digest: The Nigerian Army's Operation Hadin Kai has confirmed that a suicide bomber was responsible for the explosion at a mosque in Maiduguri's Gamboru Market on Tuesday evening. Key Points: The Theatre Command spokesman, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, released the findings. Preliminary reports...

The Digest: A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the crowded Gamboru Juma’at Mosque in Borno State on Wednesday evening, killing five worshippers and injuring 35 others during Maghrib prayers. Key Points: The Borno State Police Command confirmed the casualty figures. Survivors...

The Digest: A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the Gambarou Jumu'at mosque in Maiduguri on Wednesday evening, with many worshippers feared killed during Maghrib prayers. Key Points: The attack occurred as worshippers observed the first raka'at of the Maghrib prayer. Witnesses...

The Digest: Nigerian troops, in coordination with the Civilian Joint Task Force, have intercepted two pick-up vans carrying a significant logistical consignment intended for ISWAP terrorists in Borno State. Key Points: The operation followed human intelligence on the movement of supplies...

The Digest: A suicide bomber has killed five soldiers at a checkpoint in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, an attack that coincides with ongoing, intensified military operations against insurgents in the region. Key Points: A suicide bomber, suspected to be a Boko Haram...

The Digest: At least four people have been killed in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, after a bomb they collected as scrap metal exploded. The victims, all scavengers, reportedly brought the device into the town unaware of its nature, leading to a fatal detonation while they...

The Digest: Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has declared a day of statewide fasting and prayer to seek divine intervention against the resurgent insecurity plaguing the North-East region. During an official broadcast, the governor called on all residents, irrespective of faith, to unite in...