Tag: terrorists
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Deal ruthlessly with terrorists, Buhari orders military
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the military and police to deal ruthlessly with insurgents and other criminals across the country. The president made this public on Thursday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists on a live television programme. Buhari, who expressed the confidence that the order would yield positive results within weeks, recalled that…
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Terrorists didn’t kill 20 soldiers in North-East – Army
The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports of killing of 20 soldiers by Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North-East Theatre of Operation Lafiya Dole. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammad Yerima via a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said the information was false. Yerima described the report by an…
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Air strike hits scores of ISWAP terrorists in Borno
Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has killed scores of terrorists in an air strike on their logistics base at Tumbun Rego in Lake Chad area of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Enenche said the mission was executed on Nov. 22…
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Military knocks out more terrorists’ enclaves in Borno – DHQ
The military knocked out many Boko Haram/Islamic States for West African Province terrorists’ hideouts in the northeast in the last one week, the Defence Headquarters said in Abuja on Thursday. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, told newsmen that between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18, troops adopted sustained vigilance and offensive postures through comprehensive…
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Troops eliminate 8 terrorists, rescue victims, recover arms in North East
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of ”Operation Fire Ball” have eliminated eight terrorists of Boko Haram and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) in recent encounters in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, in a statement on Tuesday, said that ”Operation Fire Ball” was a subsidiary operation under…
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Military hits terrorists’ leaders’ locations, eliminate several fighters in Sambisa forest
The military has destroyed Boko Haram terrorists leaders’ locations in separate air strikes at Parisu and Bula Bello in Sambisa forest area of Borno. Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, said in a statement on Monday that the locations were destroyed in air interdictions conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya…
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Again, Nigerian troops hit terrorists’ meeting venue, kill several fighters in Borno
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has scored a precise hit on Boko Haram terrorists’ meeting venue and neutralised several terrorists at Mainyakare on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said the air…
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Military raid destroys terrorists’ logistics base, kills scores in Borno
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed Boko Haram’s logistics base and killed scores of terrorists in an air raid in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday, said the successful air interdiction mission was executed on June 25 at…
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Scores of terrorists killed, as Nigerian troops attack locations
Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have dealt another deadly blow on Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) at Gorigi in the Allagarno Forest general area of Borno, the Defence Headquarters has disclosed. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the rest was achieved March on 23.…