ISWAP beheaded 5 people near the IDP camp in Damboa on Sunday. "Five dead bodies out of the eight missing IDPs were recovered this morning"
1 week agoNIGERIA: Footage posted by IS shows a recent assault on a Nigerian army position in the Borno region
Yesterday, ISIS claimed multiple attacks (incl a suicide op) targeting Nigerian Army in Borno, allegedly killing & wounding 65. The multifaceted ops in Nigeria highlight its aggressive position in West Africa at large (with Mali & Burkina Faso potentially facing similar escalation)
ISIS has claimed responsibility for clashes with Nigerian army forces on the road linking the towns of Gajiram and Monguno in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State
Two people have been killed in a crash along Makurdi – Gboko highway in Benue State. At least six others were injured in the lone accident involving a Toyota Picnic vehicle around Wannune area of the
1 week agoISWAP has just claimed an SVBIED attack near Goniri. The statement says 20 soldiers were killed and wounded and 3 vehicles were destroyed. They name the suicide bomber "Abdullah al-Ansari" and it is said to be a part of a bigger attack
2 week agoReleased just now by Amaq - a burning Nigerian Army truck as a result of an attack 2 days ago, probably the Kafa-Gorigi ambush
Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills seven people after an engine failure
2 week agoNigeria Air Force confirms fatal loss of King Air 350 Wreckage indicates unique paint scheme of "NAF-201"
A Nigerian military plane, King Air 35, has crashed while approaching Abuja airport runway after reporting an engine failure, according to media reports. It is not yet clear if there are any fatalities
2 week agoNigerian military plane crashes on approach to Abuja airport: airport authority
2 week agoThabat Agency reports clashes between fighters from Boko Haram (Shekau) and "Dawlah" (ISWAP) near the Nigerien-Nigerian border. The article mentions 40 ISWAP fighters killed in the village called "Sunawa" (location unknown).
2 week agoGunmen Kill @IAOkowa's Aide, Four Policemen, Cart-Away Rifles. He was killed along Crudas axis by Akintola Road, Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State
"Boko Haram reportedly raided Borno central towns of Marte and Dikwa, the same night. Sources said the insurgents pushed back military forces and took over Marte." This AND Dikwa
"The Nigerian military is countering a twin attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Dikwa and Marte in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria
Yesterday's Baiomari/Bayamari attack: 7 villagers and 4 policemen were killed
Police repel armed robbery attack in Abuja
2 week agoISWAP also claims to have destroyed a Nigerian army vehicle by an IED on the road from Bosso to Mallam Fatori and killed/wounded the soldiers on board. According to the statement, this incident took place on Monday
2 week agoISWAP already claimed the attack, said 10 soldiers were killed and 3 vehicles, weapons and ammo were captured while 2 tanks, an SUV and the local military base were burned. Photo and/or video releases are expected
"Several Nigerian Army soldiers have been killed in a fierce battle with Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in New Marte. [.] [T]he area's situation was still fluid while its military base was dislodged
2 week agoOn Sunday night, an SUV was stolen by ISWAP fighters in Chetimari. On Monday this attack was also claimed by the group
2 week agoYesterday evening ISWAP claimed 3 more attacks. 2 of them are from the main area of claims currently - Kafa-Gorigi (Sunday) and Goniri-Gorigi (Monday). Both IED attacks, several soldiers are claimed killed and wounded in both, an APC destroyed in the first, an SUV in the second
Chadian President Idriss Deby says deploying 1,200 soldiers to Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso border zone
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday said his government will ensure that justice is served on all the victims of the crisis that erupted between Hausa and Yoruba residents of Shasha market of Akinyele Local Government, Ibadan at the weekend
2 week agoIS-West Africa militants claim today to have infiltrated Chetimari in Niger's Diffa region and captured an army four-wheel-drive vehicle:
On 9/02 (Tuesday), 2 JAS commanders (Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib) were killed in the Vuria-Guja area (Vuria is here: Guja is just south of it). It looks increasingly likely that JAS is in process of relocating from Sambisa
81 JAS fighters reportedly killed, "many villages" ("including Garin Bello, Kwoche, Lawanti, Alfa Bula Hassan and Alfa Cross among others") cleared in Sambisa Forest. 1 soldier also died while 4 others were wounded
2 week agoISWAP also claimed two attacks in Alagarno Forest/Timbuktu Triangle, both taking place on Friday: 1. 2 APC destroyed by 2 IEDs, several killed/wounded between Kafa and Gorigi. 2. 5 soldiers killed, several wounded, a tank burned, 4 SUV, weapons and ammunition captured in Gorigi
2 week ago4 people were killed on Friday in an attack in Gur (Biu LGA, 5 vehicles were to be taken while some houses were burned. On Sunday ISWAP claimed the attack, said the killed were CJTF members and the vehicles (4, not 5) were also burned
ISIS has claimed responsibility for attacking a militia allied with the Nigerian army in the village of Gora in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State, allegedly killing 4
