Tag: Yobe State

Yobe: Troops eliminate 21 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Gaidam

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army says its troops of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’, on Friday, eliminated 21 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the border town of Gaidam, in Yobe State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said that troops also recovered a gun truck and other assorted weapons from the encounter. He said the troops, who are currently conducting ‘Operation Tura Takaibango’ engaged the terrorist when they attacked the strategic border town on Friday, destroying three communications masts and looting some…

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Three soldiers killed, 171 others missing as ISWAP attack military base in Yobe

Aminu Imam

Members of the ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorist groups, have attacked the Kumuya military base in Yobe State, allegedly killing three soldiers and destroying heavy equipment during the operation. The terrorists reportedly struck on Friday, when some special forces of the 27 Task Force Brigade, deployed at BunijGari had gone out on clearing patrol in the axis. It was gathered that the terrorists, aided by local informants and sympathisers, stormed the Kumuya community, attacked ‘harmless’ villagers and the military base, destroying heavy military equipment. During the attack, the terrorists were said to…

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Fire razes Yobe market, goods worth millions destroyed

Aminu Imam

Hundreds of shops and goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident at Gashua Hay Market, in Yobe State. This is coming a week after a fire destroyed Katsina Central Market and a market in Zamfara State.  The Gashua fire incident started on Saturday night into yesterday morning, an eyewitness told newsmen. He said goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in the fire outbreak.  Although the cause of the fire incident yet to be known, residents suspect it to be from smokers around the…

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Fire razes Yobe market

Aminu Imam

Hundreds of shops and goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident at Gashua Hay market, in Yobe State. This is coming a week after a fire destroyed Katsina Central Market and a market in Zamfara State. The Gashua fire incident started on Saturday night into Sunday morning, an eyewitness told newsmen. He said goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in the fire outbreak. Although the cause of the fire incident yet to be known, residents suspect it to be from smokers around the…

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Insecurity: FG begins mass relocation of pupils from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has stated that it has commenced the relocation of pupils from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states to other states. This is following the series of mass abduction of school children by Boko Haram terrorists and other criminals in the northern part of the country. According to the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, the ‘Safe Schools Initiative’ of the government had not stopped. He stated that the implementation of the initiative was being intensified and re-invigorated. Recall that Boko…

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Yobe: Suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacks Geidam town

Aminu Imam

Suspected members of Boko Haram yesterday evening attacked Gaidam, a town in Yobe State. Sources in the town confirmed the incident.It was learnt that the gunshots by the insurgents caused many residents topanic and flee into the bush while others hid in their houses. Gaidam town, with a distance of about 128 kilometers away from Damaturu, theYobe State capital , had suffered series of attacks from Boko Haram fighters, leading to wanton destruction of lives and property. The town also shares boundary with Borno State and international border with Niger…

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