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INSURGENCY: FG shielding Boko Haram sponsors, says ex-Military Intelligence Chief

INSURGENCY: FG shielding Boko Haram sponsors, says ex-Military Intelligence Chief

A former member of the Military Intelligence team, Navy Commodore Kunle Olawunmi (rtd), yesterday, hinted that the Federal Government knows those behind the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Olawunmi’s remarks are the latest…

SURRENDER OF 1000 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: Why surrendered B’Haram members should be treated as prisoners of war –General

SURRENDER OF 1000 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: Why surrendered B’Haram members should be treated as prisoners of war –General

‘It’s provocative, they should be monitored for 5 years’ FG can’t continue to pamper criminals while IDPs languish in camps –Ezeife, senior lawyers Exercise’ll compound already precarious security situation, says Ejiofor Retired generals, lawyers and…

Presidency: Boko Haram weaker now than 2015

Presidency: Boko Haram weaker now than 2015

…says Army neutralised 2,403 criminals, seized N12.5bn contrabands The Presidency has said that the Boko Haram elements causing mayhem in the North- East region are weaker now than they were in 2015 when the present…

Boko Haram: Mercenaries, not the solution –Umar

Boko Haram: Mercenaries, not the solution –Umar

…we don’t have to stick to particular set of Generals, that’s old school A former Military Intelligence Officer, Capt. Aliyu Umar (rtd), has advised the Federal Government to toe the path of Israeli, which he…

Boko Haram: Mercenaries vow not to return to Nigeria

Boko Haram: Mercenaries vow not to return to Nigeria

Amidst renewed clamour by some Nigerians on the Federal Government to re-engage foreign mercenaries in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists, the foreign military contractors earlier engaged by Nigeria have vowed never to return to…

Boko Haram: 700 ex-military officers amputated, dismissed

Boko Haram: 700 ex-military officers amputated, dismissed

No fewer than 700 ex-military personnel had their limbs amputated and eventually dismissed from the service due to the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. This was as the United States and Nigeria have opened…

Governor as Boko Haram Commander: Northern govs seek probe of complicity allegation

Governor as Boko Haram Commander: Northern govs seek probe of complicity allegation

Northern governors have called on security agencies to investigate the allegation that one of them is the Commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Chairman, Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Plateau State, Simon…

Al-Qaeda influence growing in N’West Nigeria, US warns

Al-Qaeda influence growing in N’West Nigeria, US warns

Al-Qaeda insurgent group is gaining sway in the restive North-Western part of Nigeria, the United States of America has warned. Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the US Special Operations Command, Africa, disclosed this during a briefing,…

Boko Haram executes five aid workers

Boko Haram executes five aid workers

Buhari condemns killing Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) have executed five aid workers with nongovernmental organisations (NGOs). The killing of the aid workers, whose identities and organisations were not disclosed, is captured in a 35-second…