The National Counter Terrorism Centre, under the Office of the National Security Advisor, reports that over 5,000 former Boko Haram fighters have successfully been reunited with their families. According to the Centre, none of these ex-combatants have returned to the battlefield following a six-month deradicalisation programme. Ambassador Mairo Musa Abbas, who leads the Preventing and … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), under the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has neutralized scores of Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed key insurgent structures in Borno State. According to security analyst and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, NAF executed night air interdictions on Tuesday, targeting terrorist hideouts in Degbewa and Chikide, Gwoza Local Government … Read more
The Nigerian Police Force has nabbed a criminal syndicate involved in supplying motorcycles to Boko Haram terrorists operating in Niger and Kaduna States. Motorcycles are widely used by terrorist groups in Northern Nigeria for conducting kidnappings and launching attacks on local communities. During a press briefing in Abuja, the Assistant Inspector General of Police … Read more
At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a deadly suicide attack carried out by jihadists in the northeastern region of the country, two military sources revealed on Sunday. The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, also left several troops critically injured. According to the sources who spoke with TheGuardian, the attack took place around … Read more
Boko Haram terrorists have killed over 20 Nigerian Army personnel and left several others missing following a fierce attack on the 149 Battalion in Malam-Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area, Borno State. The attack, which occurred on Friday, January 24, 2025, saw the insurgents storming the military base with multiple gun trucks, leaving a trail of … Read more
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has explained why the fight against the Boko Haram terrorist groups has lasted for 16 years. The group began sophisticated attacks, initially against soft targets, but progressed in 2011 to include suicide bombings of police buildings and the United Nations office in Abuja. The … Read more
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has lamented that the fight against Boko Haram is a very difficult operation. He stated that that it is impossible for the terrorists to have survived for 16 years without adequate funding from certain individuals. Musa lamented that the Nigerian Army is up against people who have … Read more
Notorious bandit leader Dogo Gide has reportedly killed 20 Boko Haram fighters from the Sadiku faction in a fierce supremacy battle in the North-West. Gide, who also seized a cache of weapons during the clash, made his victory claim in a video that has since circulated online. The video shows Gide addressing his rivals and … Read more
A yet-to-be-determined number of individuals, including a mother and her child, have lost their lives following a vehicle’s collision with an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly planted by the Islamic State-affiliated faction of Boko Haram, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Henzodaily learnt that numerous others suffered varying degrees of injuries, while … Read more
The Federal Government has successfully prosecuted and convicted over 100 individuals for financing terrorism in the last two years, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu revealed on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) Summit in Abuja, Tinubu, represented by Secretary to the Government of the Federation … Read more