Tag: Sambisa

Over 100 Boko Haram terrorists perish in Sambisa Forest as flood ravages their enclave

Aminu Imam
BH terrorists perish

Scores of members of the Boko Haram terrorist organisation have been reportedly killed following the flooding that ravaged Borno State on Tuesday, September 10. The flood according to security sources, was caused by the failure of the Alau Dam, which took over the Sambisa Forest, known as the terrorists stronghold in the region. It is also gathered that many family members, including dozens of women and children tied to the terrorists, lost their lives as their homes were swept away by the flood. Sources indicate that the Sambisa Forest was…

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Army rescues 386 civilians from Sambisa Forest 10 yrs after abduction

Aminu Imam
Army rescues

At least 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Army in Sambisa Forest 10 years after their abduction. The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, made this known while speaking to newsmen at the weekend, at the outskirts of Sambisa Forest in Konduga local government area, after welcoming the troops that conducted the 10-day operation. Haruna said that the operation, tagged: Operation Desert Sanity 111, was to clear Sambisa Forest of the remnants of all categories of terrorists, as well as…

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ISWAP/Boko Haram clash consumes Shekau in Sambisa Forest – Report

Aminu Imam

Leader of the militant terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during a deadly clash between his men and those of his rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country, the Islamic State West Africa Province, (ISWAP). Although, there has neither been any confirmation, intelligence sources said yesterday that the Boko Haram leader was ‘seriously’ wounded after the deadly clash.  According to another  situation report, the notorious terrorist leader was killed during the struggle for power between…

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NAF jets bomb heart of Sambisa forest, kills scores of insurgents DHQ

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), has reportedly killed many insurgents during airstrikes on the Sambisa Forest, in Borno State. The Defence headquarters, (DHQ), said air interdiction missions carried out by the Air Task Force of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ have continued to deal decisive blows on the terrorist elements in the North-East. The DHQ spokesman, Maj-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement yesterday, said the NAF jets bombed the S region in the heart of the Sambisa Forest on Monday. It further stated that, The airstrike, which was executed employing a force…

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Send army to Sambisa, Birnin Gwari, others, not streets, CNG tells FG

Ishaku Yohanna

The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has cautioned the Federal Government against going ahead with its planned military exercise, Operation Crocodile Smile, saying it could lead to chaos at a time like this. It also described the operation scheduled to commence on October 20, 2020, as ill-timed and ill-advised. The group said this today  in a statement by its spokesperson,  Mr. Abdul-azeez Suleiman. According to CNG: The move to deploy the military on Nigerians already taken over by peaceful #EndSARS and #EndInsecuriyNow protesters is ill-timed, ill-advised and a deliberate and costly attempt…

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