ABUJA—Around 440 inmates are on the run after a suspected raid by Boko Haram terrorists on a prison in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Tuesday night, an interior ministry official said. The raid, and a separate ambush on an advance convoy of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari—who was not present—heading to his hometown in the northern state of…
Some 440 Inmates on Run After Suspected Boko Haram Raid on Nigeria Prison
Multinational Military Task Force Wipes Out Hundreds of Islamist Terrorists Near Lake Chad
At least Boko Haram 800 terrorists and those of rival ISIS of West Africa Province (ISWAP) are believed to have been killed in ongoing coordinated land and air offensives by a multinational military task force. Sophisticated weapons and equipment belonging to the insurgents—including AK-47 rifles, gun trucks, ammunition, canoes, improvised explosive devices, and cell phones—have…
Boko Haram Insurgents on the Run Near Lake Chad
The Nigerian military is claiming a win over jihadist insurgents in the Lake Chad area after a three-week operation in December that felled 22 terrorists. During Operation Sharan Fague, meaning “Sweep” in Hausa, the 10,000-man Joint Multinational Force (MNJTF) dispersed insurgents of both the Boko Haram group and its stronger rival, the Islamic State of…
Boko Haram Terrorists Threaten Territory Near Nigeria’s Capital
Remnants of the Islamic State insurgency known as Boko Haram are moving to take over the Nigerian state neighboring the federal capital, according to security experts in the region. This development may be another step in the break up of the Nigerian state, say some observers. “I have proof as the executive chairman and chief…
Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender by the Hundreds to Nigerian Army
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—In a video, Boko Haram fighters and their families march in single file out of the tall grass of Nigeria’s Sambisa Forest, Off camera, members of the Nigerian Army greet then, in one of several mass surrenders taking place in three countries. The video of several hundred women and children and a few men…
Cameroon Reels From Fresh Islamist Attack That Killed 13 Soldiers
The news came hard for the Aoudou Man family, always fearful of news about Islamist militant attacks in northern Cameroon. That’s because two sons from the family have been serving in the Cameroonian army, fighting militants of the Nigerian-based islamist terror group, Boko Haram. Their fear was realized over the weekend of July 23 with…
Cameroon Reels From Fresh Islamist Attacks That Killed 13 Soldiers
The news came hard for the Aoudou Man family, always fearful of news about Islamist militant attacks in northern Cameroon. That’s because two sons from the family have been serving in the Cameroonian army, fighting militants of the Nigerian-based islamist terror group, Boko Haram. Their fear was realized on July 24 with news that their…
ISIS-linked Group Says Boko Haram Leader in Nigeria Is Dead
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—The leader of Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, according to a jihadi organization linked to the ISIS terrorist group. An audio recording purportedly from Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of the ISIS West Africa Province, or ISWAP, said Shekau detonated explosives killing himself after a battle between the two…
Boko Haram Terrorists Merge With Bandits in Nigeria
Both the Islamic-state linked insurgency known as Boko Haram and the Ansaru terror group have merged with bandit gangs in Nigeria’s northern states close to the nation’s capital, The Epoch Times has learned. This alliance threatens to worsen the violence afflicting this African nation. Cooperation between bandits and Boko Haram terrorists in the state of…
Boko Haram Moves to Northwest Nigeria, Threatening Nation’s Capital
The military of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous state, is scrambling to contain an invasion of ISIS-allied Boko Haram in its bandit-prone Northwestern State of Niger, The Epoch Times has learned. Gov. Sani Bello of Niger State called for an immediate counterattack by the Army to dislodge bandits and “elements of Boko Haram” that have displaced…
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