Latest News

Troops neutralise Boko Haram commander, 15 others on Lake Chad island

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), has neutralised a Boko Haram commander, Malloum Moussa and 15 of his foot soldiers during a clearance operation on Lake Chad Island.

According to a statement by Col. Timothy Antigha, the spokesman of the task force on Sunday, troops destroyed five gun trucks belonging to the terrorists in the operation.

He said the troops also arrested a woman whose relationship with the terrorists is yet to be determined.

ALSO READ: Crisis: Over 35,000 Cameroonians invade Nigeria ― UNCHR

Antigha said intelligence revealed that Moussa who had one eye was a high ranking Boko Haram commander who has jurisdiction in the entire Southern island, including Daban Masara, Kirta Wulgo and Koleram.

“He was notorious for imposing hefty levies on farmers, fishermen and cattle herders to fund Boko Haram terrorism and insurgency in the locality,” he said.

Ifedayo Ogunyemi

Ifedayo O. Ogunyemi‎ Senior Reporter, Nigerian Tribune ogunyemiifedayo@gmail.com

Recent Posts

EFCC breaks silence, confirms VeryDarkMan’s arrest

“The petitions pertain to grave allegations of financial malfeasance which cannot be ignored by the…

10 minutes ago

Tesla’s UK, Germany sales fall amid electric vehicles boom in April

Elon Musk recently announced a shift in focus

11 minutes ago

Low Code, High Impact: How Uchechi Unamma Introduced No-Code Tools to First-Time Digital Learners

Adebola Aderemi While the conversation around Nigeria’s digital future often focuses on big cities and…

12 minutes ago

Detergent-laden truck catches fire after tyre burst in Kwara

“The continuous friction between the damaged tyre and the hot tarred road generated excessive heat,…

18 minutes ago

What to know about Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign-made films

"WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!"

26 minutes ago

Ethiopian Airlines doubles Lagos flights from July

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading airline, has announced that it will increase its flights from Lagos…

35 minutes ago

Welcome

Install

This website uses cookies.