5 articles tagged with “Borno”
Troops from the 19 Brigade, Joint Task Force North-East, repelled an attempted infiltration by suspected ISWAP fighters in Kukawa Local Government Area, Borno State, recovering a camcorder allegedly linked to foreign operatives.
Nigerian troops have killed an ISWAP cameraman in a Borno forest, recovering propaganda footage and ammunition, while identifying a Palestinian trainer and Moroccan doctor among terrorist associates during follow-up operations.
The African Democratic Congress has commended the rescue of victims from a school abduction in Oyo but urged the federal government to extend similar urgency to ongoing hostage situations in Borno and Kwara.
Nigerian military forces repelled multiple terrorist incursions in Borno and neutralized eight militants in a Katsina ambush, underscoring gains in intelligence-led counterinsurgency operations.
Suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters attacked a secondary school in Borno, killing two teachers and abducting students, disrupting national examinations and underscoring persistent security failures in northern Nigeria.