NIGERIAN TROOPS CLEARED MORE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS CAMPS AND RESCUES 338 ABDUCTEES

The Nigerian Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang on Tuesday carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road at the fringes of Sambisa forest. The troops were able to killed 30 Boko Haram terrorists. The unit also rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the terrorists in the enclaves.


The rescued persons which comprised of male 8, female 138 and children 192, have since been evacuated to Mubi. Troops also recovered arms and ammunitions during the raid operation which include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun and 2 Dane Guns, 150 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO), 6 boxes of 7.62mm (NATO) and 3 cutlasses.

Adamawa explosion “just roadside bomb” – Police

The Adamawa police on Tuesday said the explosion that occurred at the Kasuwan Kuturu market in Mubi area of Adamawa State was just a roadside bombing.

The Adamawa State Public Relations Officer, Othman Abubakar, told Journalists that the explosion did not kill or injure anyone. He also said information received from the Divisional Police Command indicate that no building or infrastructure was destroyed. He said the explosion occurred at 10.45 am.

“We thank God it was just a roadside bomb, there were no casualties, nobody was injured either,” Mr. Abubakar said.

A bomb explosion occurred at Kasuwan Kuturu market in Mubi area of Adamawa State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Adamawa Commissioner of Police, John Abakasanga, had said the explosion targeted a police patrol team.

Bomb Blast: Troops Arrest Mubi Car Bomb Suspect

A suspect said to have been identified with the car used in conveying the bomb device that exploded at Mubi in Adamawa State Sunday evening has been arrested by troops in the area,PRnigeria reported .

He is being interrogated while further investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile the Sunday evening occurred Kabang area of Mubi in Adamawa State.

Many reportedly killed and scores wounded in the series of attacks and bomb explosion that rock the state on Sunday. A bomb attack targeting fans at a football match in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed at least 40 people on Sunday.

Alert: Nigeria security forces trace Hilux vans used by boko haram to Adamawa Govt house

Nigeria security forces has reportedly trace Hilux vans used by Boko Haram to Adamawa Govt house as bomb blast in State claimed 60 lives. 

The details of this is yet to be made public.

Terrorists belonging to the extreme Islamist group, Boko Haram struck at a beer parlour cum football viewing centre in Mubi, Adamawa State. The suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber struck on Sunday as the beer parlour cum football viewing centre became filled up in the evening and not less than 60n people were reportedly killed. A security source confirmed the development to Reuters on Sunday. Emmanuel Akinyele, a church pastor, equally confirmed the bombing.

A military source said several bodies had been recovered from the site of the evening bombing in the town of Mubi in Adamawa state.

"Soldiers In Boko Haram-Plagued Areas Accuse Army Generals Of Siphoning Security Funds" - SaharaReporters, New York

Several soldiers operating in the Northeastern part of Nigeria, which is the hub of attacks by Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group, have accused top officers of siphoning much of the funds for counter-insurgency.

In confidential interviews, the soldiers said their generals and other officers were enriching themselves even as the soldiers in the frontline of the fight against the terrorist group live in squalid conditions and suffer from extreme deprivation as well as lack of basic facilities.

The soldiers criticized the operational tactics used by the top brass of the Army who decide how to run the counter-offensive against Boko Haram insurgents. The soldiers, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of strict anonymity, claimed that it was the common view of soldiers that their commanding officers’ decisions were informed primarily by a desire to enrich themselves at the expense of the welfare and morale of soldiers and the effectiveness of the overall fight against Boko Haram.

Most of our sources wondered why three different units with separate command structures have been stationed in the same barracks located along Maha Road in the Mubi local government area of Adamawa State.