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Channels Television     A senior Commander of ISWAP, Bukar Gana Fitchmeram (aka Abu Aisha), and scores of his fighters who were on a revenge mission at Damasak fell to the firepower of Nigerian troops Thursday. The terrorist and his fighters met their waterloo as they made a come-back following the neutralization of 12 high-value ISWAP commanders in the Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State in a week-long air and ground operations by the Nigerian military. Army spokesman, Brigadier Gene...

  The Nigerian Army has confirmed the attack by Boko Haram fighters on Damasak town in Borno State. Ground troops, supported by the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), however, thwarted the attack by the insurgents, army spokesman Mohammed Yerima said in a statement on Sunday. Damasak came under attack on Saturday by the insurgents who were said to be on a mission to loot foodstuff from humanitarian facilities in the town in Mobbar Local Government Area of the state. During the inci...

The Nigerian Army says, its troops supported by Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have thwarted Boko Haram terrorists’ incurs

ADVERTISEMENT The Nigerian Army says, its troops supported by Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have thwarted Boko Haram terrorists’ incursion into Damasak, Headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno, killing scores. The Director, Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, in as statement on Monday, said the success was recorded on April 10. Mr Yerima said the troops “engaged the terrorists with superior fire power both from the air and on the ground which compelled them...

  The United Nations has condemned the attack on humanitarian facilities in Damasak, a town in Borno State. In a statement on Sunday, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, raised concern over the recurrent reports of violent attacks by non-state armed groups putting the lives of civilians at risk. He stated that civilians and aid workers, as well as their facilities and assets, should never be a target for terrorist attacks. The Nigerian Army had confirmed the att...

Views: Visits 19 With the heavy aerial bombardment and heavy artillery shelling launched on Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom State by the Nigeria Airforce, thousands in some communities have been left desolate after being displaced and rendered homeless. In a bid to flush out suspected members of outlawed Indigenous People Of  Biafra (IPOB), as well as other miscreants who have terrorizing indigenes and security operatives, the Nigeria Airforce on Tuesday April 6th, laun...

Akwa Ibom faces ‘refugee’ crisis after military operation to ‘flush out miscreants’ The military operation was launched after some gunmen killed three police officers in the area. 3 min read The military operation in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State to “flush out miscreants” has created a new challenge – a refugee crisis – in the state. The operation was launched in Ntak Ikot Akpan community after some hoodlums attacked and killed three police...

Senior military officers who spoke with TheCable Wednesday said about 10 soldiers had gone missing, before the troops went back and “found five bodies from those missing”.  “The military had to storm the area, and this time, with air strikes when about 10 of our soldiers got kidnapped,” one of the sources said.  Advertisement “We flushed the criminals out, and while ground troops were combing the area, we found bodies of our soldiers, dismembered. It was shocking. We put their bodie...

Several people killed in military operation in Akwa Ibom The military operation was launched after some gunmen killed three police officers in the area. The Nigerian military carried out aerial bombardment in the community – Ntak Ikot Akpan – which it said was targeted at miscreants who attacked and killed some police officers in the local government area recently. The police, last week, confirmedthat three of their officers were killed, while four were missing in the area. The Nigerian Ar...

Channels Television   Updated April 6, 2021 The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will prioritise the welfare of its personnel to boost their morale in the line of duty. Photo: [email protected]   Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has expressed confidence that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will oust the terrorists and other criminal elements in Nigeria in no distant time. He gave the assurance during an Easter Lunch with the personnel of...