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Nigeria:
Army Inside Sambisa Forest, Kill Over 18 Terrorists
This Day, 10 May 2016
Nigerian troops engaged in the ongoing 'Operation Crackdown,' have intensified their offensive deep inside the Sambisa Forest to rout the remaining Boko Haram enclaves. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Troops Kill Eight Terrorists, Recover 62 Vehicles, Motorcycles
Guardian, 10 May 2016
Troops of the 21 Brigade and 7 Division of Nigerian Army on Sunday killed eight Boko Haram terrorists, recovering 62 operating vehicles and motorcycles, while clearing remnants of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army Storms Oporoza As Militants Plan to Bomb Abuja, Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Calabar
Vanguard, 9 May 2016
Soldiers invaded Oporoza community, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State and home base of ex-militant leader,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Promises to Exterminate Militants
This Day, 10 May 2016
Following the heightened attacks on oil industry installations in the Niger Delta, the threats by militants to bomb major cities in the country, and break up Nigeria, President… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari - I'll Exterminate Insurgents From Nigeria
This Day, 9 May 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has threatened to deal squarely with insurgents wherever they are in the country, assuring that he would exterminate them. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army Finally Deep Inside Sambisa Forest - Official
Vanguard, 9 May 2016
Troops of the 21 Brigade, 7 Division, have continued their offensive operations against Boko Haram terrorists still hiding in the Sambisa forest, the army headquarters said Monday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Crush Real Militants, Ijaw Youths Tell Buhari
Vanguard, 9 May 2016
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide on Monday, condemned the unwholesome activities of a new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). Read more »
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Nigeria:
Troops Kill 13 Militants, Rescue 62 Civilians in Sambisa
Daily Trust, 6 May 2016
The military has rescued 62 civilians and killed 13 Boko Haram militants in the on-going operations at the Sambisa forest in Borno State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Military Launches 'Operation Crackdown' On Sambisa Forest
This Day, 3 May 2016
The Nigerian armed forces have in a final onslaught against the Boko Haram, deployed ground and aerial personnel deep inside Sambisa forest to clear the remnants of the terrorists'… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Troops Block Insurgents' Movement in, Out of Sambisa Forest
Daily Trust, 5 May 2016
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said ground troops had blocked movement of Boko Haram terrorists in and out of Sambisa forest. Read more »