borno yobe border market

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has held a security meeting with Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential Villa following the airstrike at Jilli Market on the Borno-Yobe border. About 200 people, including civilians, were reportedly killed. The meeting began at...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the reported airstrike on Jilli market along the Borno-Yobe border, calling it a "devastating failure" that demands accountability. No fewer than 56 people, mostly traders, are feared dead. Atiku asked: "How long will citizens...

The Digest: The military has defended the air strike on Jilli market along the Borno-Yobe border, saying it was a precision strike targeting an ISWAP logistics hub. Spokesperson Sani Uba said post-strike assessment confirmed "scores of terrorists were neutralised" and that the area was...

The Digest: The Yobe state government has clarified that the air strike on Jilli market targeted a Boko Haram stronghold in Borno state, not civilians. Dahiru Abdulsalam, special adviser on security to the governor, said the operation was conducted by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai...

The Digest: No fewer than 56 people, mostly traders, are feared dead after an airstrike on Jilli Market, a weekly market along the Borno-Yobe border, on Saturday. The strike, suspected to be part of a military operation targeting Boko Haram insurgents, missed its intended target. An eyewitness...