Fresh tragedy struck two Adara communities in Kufana Ward of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, on Thursday night as terrorists attacked Umaso (Rafin Kunu) and Unguwa-Ku villages. SaharaReporters learnt that the terrorists killed two persons, injuring four others, abducting seven residents, and looting property. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the attackers invaded Umaso (Rafin Kunu)…
Nigerian soldiers battling Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East have accused the Borno State government of issuing a fresh directive compelling them to work alongside ‘repentant’ terrorists who were recently reintegrated into society under the state’s controversial deradicalisation programme. The development, according to serving military personnel who spoke to SaharaReporters, has triggered unease within frontline…
Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno. The operational report of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday indicated that the strikes were conducted following…
Fresh claims have emerged over the security response to the recent terrorist attack on Yashikira in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, with a palace source accusing Nigerian soldiers stationed at a nearby checkpoint of abandoning the community during the assault while allegedly extorting motorists. The source, who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters on Tuesday…
Two children and a local shoemaker remain in captivity despite the successful rescue of a woman and her four-month-old baby who were abducted during a bandit attack on Ijalu Compound in Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. SaharaReporters gathered that Mrs Idowu Kemi Titilayo and her infant regained their freedom in the…
The Federal Government is facing a storm of criticism from civil society organisations and opposition leaders after it emerged that 81 schoolchildren abducted from schools in Oyo and Borno States remain in captivity weeks after they were taken, even as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked his third anniversary in office on May 29 and officially…
The Nigerian army said that its troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, under the ongoing Operation Desert Sanity V and Siege Operations, have recorded significant successes including the rescue of abducted civilians, arrest of terrorist collaborators, recovery of weapons and continued surrender of insurgents’ family members across the theatre. …
The Defence Headquarters says joint counterterrorism operations conducted in collaboration with the United States Africa Command have resulted in the killing of 175 ISIS terrorists in North-East Nigeria. The Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, providing an update on the US–Nigeria joint operation. The military…
Suspected terrorists have killed four people, including a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, in a fresh attack along the Jikamshi–Funtua road in Katsina State. SaharaReporters gathered that the victims were ambushed and shot dead by armed bandits on Monday evening while travelling along the notorious route. Among those killed were identified as Saidu Nasir…
A group of terrorists in the early hours of Monday invaded Kemanji community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, killing at least four soldiers, leaving a local vigilante critically injured, and abducting several residents after overpowering security operatives. SaharaReporters gathered that the attackers struck at about 3:00 a.m., executing a threat earlier issued…
