Sambisa forest – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 19 May 2024 13:51:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Sambisa forest – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Nigerian Army Rescues 386 Captives from Sambisa Forest After 10 Years https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-rescues-386-captives-from-sambisa-forest-after-10-years/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-rescues-386-captives-from-sambisa-forest-after-10-years/#respond Sat, 18 May 2024 20:00:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378353 No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army from Sambisa Forest, a decade after their abduction. Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, the acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, announced this while addressing newsmen on the outskirts of Sambisa Forest in Konduga LGA, following the return of troops [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-rescues-386-captives-from-sambisa-forest-after-10-years/feed/ 0 Air Task Force kills Boko Haram Terrorists in Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/air-task-force-kills-bolo-haram-terrorists-in-sambisa-forest/ https://www.theinfostride.com/air-task-force-kills-bolo-haram-terrorists-in-sambisa-forest/#respond Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:38:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274719 Boko Haram insurgents operating in the Sambisa forest area of Borno State have come under intense attacks from the Air Task Force of the Operation Lafiya Dole. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche. Enenchen said multiple airstrikes were launched in the vicinity [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/air-task-force-kills-bolo-haram-terrorists-in-sambisa-forest/feed/ 0 Boko Haram Militants Should Come Out Of Sambisa Forest – Rogers Nicholas https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-militants-should-come-out-of-sambisa-forest-rogers-nicholas/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:01:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=199659 Major-General Rogers Nicholas has assured Nigerians that troops are relentlessly closing down on Boko Haram militants in a bid to end the terrorist group’s nine-year insurgency. He said, “Camp Zairo has been taken by our troops on several ocassions. This is an assymetric warfare; there’s no boundary. We take it today, they leave the place [...]

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]]> Abubakar Shekau Is Not Willing To Surrender – Abdulkadir Abubakar https://www.theinfostride.com/abubakar-shekau-is-not-willing-to-surrender-abdulkadir-abubakar/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:52:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180252 An ex Boko Haram commander, Abdulkadir Abubakar has come out to say that the sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau has left Sambisa Forest, and is now hiding in Mandara Mountain. He said “I am cooperating with the military and I am ready to provide information on the whereabouts of Shekau. Shekau has left his enclave in [...]

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]]> Shettima advises State Governors to stop Primitive Accumulation of Wealth https://www.theinfostride.com/shettima-advises-state-governors-to-stop-primitive-accumulation-of-wealth/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:34:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173968 Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, has advised governors in the country to stop pilfering from the public treasury with the aim of accumulating wealth. Instead, he urged them to focus on enhancing the well-being of the masses. The governor gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2017 graduation of Internally Displaced Girls [...]

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]]> Buhari Stopped Nigeria From Becoming A Failed State – Yahaya Bello https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-stopped-nigeria-from-becoming-a-failed-state-yahaya-bello/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:58:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=160160 Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has said that Nigeria would’ve collapsed if President Muhammadu Buhari hadn’t taken over in 2015. Bello also said that Buhari has brought immense stability and credibility to the corridors of governance. The governor made the comments while speaking to journalists in Lokoja on the state of the nation. “Nigeria would [...]

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]]> President Buhari Cancels Trip To Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-cancels-trip-to-sambisa-forest/ Sun, 26 Mar 2017 10:51:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159977 President Muhammadu Buhari has canceled his visit to the Sambisa Forest, the former head quarter of Boko Haram sect. Buhari was initially scheduled to declare open the Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship holding in Sambisa forest on Monday, March 27. The minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, will now represent the President at the event, Chief [...]

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]]> Abubakar Shekau Reappears https://www.theinfostride.com/abubakar-shekau-reappears/ Sat, 18 Mar 2017 06:45:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159380 Boko Haram’s elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide bombings and rejecting claims scores of his fighters have been killed. Abubakar Shekau spoke for nearly 20 minutes of a 27-minute video obtained by AFP on Friday, in a trademark pose in front of a sub-machine gun, [...]

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]]> Missing Girls Might Still Be In Sambisa Forest – BBOG https://www.theinfostride.com/missing-girls-might-still-be-in-sambisa-forest-bbog/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:20:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154213 Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has urged Biafra agitators to see Nigeria as their country. Kalu said further that the activities of the agitators could not be compared to those of terrorist sect, Boko Haram. The former governor made the comments on Wednesday, January 18, during a visit to Minna, Niger state. “IPOB [...]

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]]> FG Wants BBOG, 2 Ministers To Visit Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-wants-bbog-2-ministers-to-visit-sambisa-forest/ Sun, 15 Jan 2017 12:44:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154047 As search for the remaining Chibok girls continues, the federal government has invited the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group on a tour with the Army, Navy and two ministers to Sambisa forest and other areas affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. Information minister, Lai Mohammed, in a letter dated January 11, 2016, and addressed [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Recovers Shekau’s Qur’an https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-recovers-shekaus-quran/ Thu, 29 Dec 2016 02:54:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152656 The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau’s Qur’an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s Headquarters in Sambisa forest. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, said this while giving newsmen update on “Operation Rescue Final’’ in Maiduguri. “We believe that the Holy Book and the flag [...]

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]]> Buhari Must Thank GEJ For Defeat Of Boko Haram – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-must-thank-gej-for-defeat-of-boko-haram-pdp/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:07:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152504 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari can’t take all the credit for the Nigerian Army’s victory over Boko Haram. The PDP also said that former President Goodluck Jonathan had already achieved great success in defeating the sect before Buhari came into office. “The President cannot solely claim responsibility for the [...]

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]]> The Worst Of Boko Haram Is Over – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/the-worst-of-boko-haram-is-over-lai-mohammed/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:26:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152477 Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the worst of the Boko Haram insurgency is over. Mohammed also urged Nigerians to be on the watch for fleeing terrorists saying that “eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.” He made the comments via a statement released on Monday, December 26. The statement reads: [...]

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]]> Enough of Diversionary Stories, Nigerians are Hungry, Governor Fayose tells FG https://www.theinfostride.com/enough-of-diversionary-stories-nigerians-are-hungry-governor-fayose-tells-fg/ Mon, 26 Dec 2016 14:54:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=152435 The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that what Nigerians are now desirous of hearing from the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government is the defeat of hunger and untold hardship ravaging the country and not recycled stories of defeat of Boko Haram insurgents, which is as usual, aimed at diverting [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Move Deep Inside Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-move-deep-inside-sambisa-forest/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:01:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=151394 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says Nigerian troops have penetrated deep into the Sambisa forest and are already doing well in their operations in the forest. Buratai made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja in a remark after he decorated some of the newly-promoted senior officers with their new ranks. He thanked [...]

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]]> Muhammadu Buhari Lauds Nigerian Army https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buhari-lauds-nigerian-army/ https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buhari-lauds-nigerian-army/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:45:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147152 President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday saluted the efforts of the Nigerian Army for rescuing another Chibok schoolgirl. In his twitter handle, Buhari commended the soldiers for their gallant efforts to secure the people and territory of Nigeria, describing them as the nation’s heroes. “ I have received the heart-warming news of the rescue of another [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/muhammadu-buhari-lauds-nigerian-army/feed/ 2 My Baby’s Father Is Dead – Chibok Girl https://www.theinfostride.com/my-babys-father-is-dead-chibok-girl/ Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:39:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147148 Maryam Ali Maiyanga, the latest Chibok schoolgirl to regain freedom from the captivity of Boko Haram, says the father of her ten-month-old son, has been killed. According to Lucky Irabor, theatre commander of 7 Division of the Nigeria Army, Maiyanga said this while undergoing screening on Saturday morning. Irabor said: “At about 6am, while screening [...]

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]]> Soldiers Kill 15, Rescue 41 Women, Children In Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-kill-15-rescue-41-women-children-in-sambisa-forest/ Thu, 19 May 2016 01:31:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=129162 Officials say the successes were recorded in continuation with the special clearance and rescue operations otherwise known as Operation CRACKDOWN, within the Sambisa forest. According to army spokesman Col Sani Usman Kukasheka, troops of 7 Division had on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, cleared Boko Haram terrorists out of their Njimia camp within Sambisa forest. “While [...]

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]]> 6 Chibok Girls Dead, Others Still In Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/6-chibok-girls-dead-others-still-in-sambisa-forest/ Thu, 19 May 2016 01:24:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=129160 One of the missing Chibok girls has been rescued around Sambisa Forest, incoming reports say. The girl has been identified as Amina Nkeki Ali and she was found while breastfeeding a baby, The Cable reports. Amina is said to have told troops that six of the Chibok girls had died in captivity. “She said all [...]

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]]> Chibok Girls Are Alive – Shehu Sani https://www.theinfostride.com/chibok-girls-are-alive-shehu-sani/ Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:03:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121346 Senator Shehu Sani has said that the missing Chibok girls are alive and can be rescued. Sani, who represents the Kaduna Central Senatorial District, made the comment on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, while speaking at a symposium in Akure, Ondo State, Premium Times reports. “Something that has bothered some of us here in line with [...]

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]]> Send Lai Mohammed To Sambisa – Fayose Tells Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/send-lai-mohammed-to-sambisa-fayose-tells-buhari/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:25:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119707 Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, in his usual vocal manner has questioned the claim by the Buhari led government, that it has technically defeated Boko Haram. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said “Isn’t it now necessary for the President to fulfill his promise of leading [...]

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]]> Air Force Intensifies Search Of Chibok Girls https://www.theinfostride.com/air-force-intensifies-search-of-chibok-girls/ Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:31:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119570 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is intensifying surveillance to locate the abducted Chibok girls and other captives held by the Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa forest Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao, the Deputy Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole in charge of Air Component made this known when he briefed newsmen in Maiduguri [...]

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]]> ‘Relocate To Sambisa’ – Fayose Tells Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/relocate-to-sambisa-fayose-tells-lai-mohammed/ Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:37:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117889 The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has slammed the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed for claiming that the Boko Haram sect has be defeated. Fayose said that if the claim was true, Lai Muhammed should relocate to Sambisa without security operatives attached to him. Ayo Fayose commented the Nigerians would only believe the [...]

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]]> Boko Haram Insurgency: Continued Attacks On Soft Targets Not An Indication They Are Still Capable – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-insurgency-continued-attacks-on-soft-targets-not-an-indication-they-are-still-capable-lai-mohammed/ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 18:54:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116602 Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, said on Wednesday, that the administration’s unwillingness to risk the lives of the kidnapped Chibok girls is responsible for the restraint in taking the final salvo to the Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa forest. During a media section in Lagos, Alhaji Mohammed insisted that the insurgents [...]

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]]> Albasu Enjoins FG To Tackle Injustice, Ignorance, Poverty And Corruption At The Grassroots https://www.theinfostride.com/albasu-enjoins-fg-to-tackle-injustice-ignorance-poverty-and-corruption-at-the-grassroots/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:45:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115619 Alhaji Bashir Albasu, retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), has urged the Federal Government to address growing level of injustice, ignorance, poverty and corruption at the grassroots. He made this call at an interview with newsmen during the 2nd Edition of the 2015 Nigeria Security Exhibition and Conference (NISEC) in Abuja yesterday. Terrorism is fuel by poverty, ignorance, poverty, [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Destroy More Boko Haram Camps In Borno, Rescue 31 Captives https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-destroy-more-boko-haram-camps-in-borno-rescue-31-captives/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:15:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112876 Nigerian army deployed to Bama in Borno State yesterday flushed Boko Haram terrorists out of Aulari general area located within the Sambisa forest. The troops also cleared four terrorist camps located within the area that includes Faldan, Kidiziromari, Kuroshini, Kurumari and Ngulda. According to a statement issued by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, [...]

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]]> Pro-Biafra Agitators Have The Right To Demonstrate But – Metuh https://www.theinfostride.com/pro-biafra-agitators-have-the-right-to-demonstrate-but-metuh/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:43:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112769 Chief Olisa Metuh, who is the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has debunked reports in a national daily that he warned pro-Biafra agitators to desist from disturbing the peace of the South-East zone. In a statement by Special Assistant to the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Richard Ihediwa, Metuh, who described the report [...]

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]]> Nigerian Troops Destroy 15 Terrorist Camps In Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-destroy-15-terrorist-camps-in-sambisa-forest/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:37:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110936 The Nigerian military has commenced air and land strikes on the hideouts of terrorists in the Sambisa forest, destroying about 15 heavily fortified camps. Acting Director, Army Public relations, Col. Sani Usman confirmed the development. According to him, “Advancing troops of the Nigerian Army, supported by the Nigerian Air Force were able to clear and [...]

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]]> Nigerian Air Force Assures Not To Strike Civilian Targets In Sambisa Forest https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-air-force-assures-not-to-strike-civilian-targets-in-sambisa-forest/ Sun, 22 Nov 2015 15:28:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108228 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday, assured that its ongoing strike mission in Sambisa forest would not affect civilian targets. Isiaka Amao, Air Component Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, gave this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Mr. Amao, an Air Commodore, explained that the air force conducted [...]

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]]> Nigerian Army Killed 30 Boko Haram Terrorists, Rescued 338 Captives https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-army-killed-30-boko-haram-terrorists-rescued-338-captives/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 11:16:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=104103 The Nigerian Army yesterday said troops at fringes of Sambisa forest have rescued about 338 people held by Boko Haram insurgents. The Army in a statement issued by its Acting Director of Public Relations, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, disclosed that troops killed over 30 militants. The statement reads, “Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian [...]

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]]> Many Feared Dead As Fresh Explosions Hit Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/many-feared-dead-as-fresh-explosions-hit-maiduguri/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:43:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100227 Scores of people have been feared dead after multiple explosions believed to have been perpetrated Boko Haram group, rocked Ajilari Railway cross in Gomari Airport way, Maiduguri. Several others were critically injured, according residents living around the affected areas. Ajilari cross is an outskirt of Maiduguri which has suffered several Boko Haram attacks in recent [...]

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