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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed more than 40 terrorists in coordinated air strikes in Azir and Musarram, Borno State, effectively thwarting planned attacks on civilian communities. In a statement on Sunday, NAF Spokesman Commodore Ehimen Ejodame said the precision strikes were executed by aircraft operating under the…
Former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has raised alarm that the African continent is currently grappling with more than 1,000 terrorist groups. He issued the warning in Abuja while delivering his goodwill message at the Africa Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit, themed “Combating Contemporary Threats…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly condemned a recent ruling by a Canadian Federal Court which allegedly classified certain Nigerian political parties as “terrorist organizations.” The controversial designation stemmed from the asylum case of a Nigerian, Mr. Douglas Egharevba, who arrived in Canada in 2017 and sought refugee status…
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has winged 12 new combat pilots from the Basic Flying Course-20 at the 403 Flying Training School, Kano. This was according to a statement on Thursday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward…
The five dead victims were buried on Saturday while the injured were flown to the regional capital Maiduguri aboard a helicopter for medical attention, said Ibrahim Liman, a second militia commander.
So far 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital”,
The governor also assured that “actions to stabilise the area are under way”.
The troops also recovered N2.3million in the North-East Zone, the military spokesman revealed.
Among those abducted were a woman and her daughter-in-law in Bmanape community. The terrorists also rustled several cattle and blocked the highway at Egwa village, causing motorists to turn back in haste when they were sighted.
