The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians on suspicion of having ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, and Boko Haram. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the US Treasury published a more than 3,000-page report over the weekend that included those who had…
The Nigerian Army has said a senior commander of ISWAP identified as Abou Aisha and some Civilian Joint Task Force members were killed as its troops repel multiple attacks by terrorists in Pulka and Mandaragirau in Borno State over the weekend. Sani Uba, a Lieutenant Colonel and spokesperson of Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East)…
Professor Abubakar Mohammed El-Jummah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State, has died while in the custody of Boko Haram militants, nearly a year after his abduction. Professor El-Jummah was kidnapped on March 3, 2025, along the troubled Damaturu–Buni Yadi–Biu road. He reportedly remained in captivity…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI, say they killed 16 ISWAP terrorists and rescued 11 kidnapped victims in a series of coordinated counter-offensives across Borno. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday. It said the operation followed a failed midnight attack by ISWAP fighters on the forward operating base, Auno,…
Nigerian Army said its troops have destroyed major detention facilities of terrorist group ISWAP located deep inside the Timbuktu Triangle forest in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State and free more than 70 hostages. The troops also eliminated no fewer than 32 ISWAP fighters, including two Qaids and three Munzirs, while several others sustained…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ (OPHK) have killed a notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP Commander (JULAIBIB), operating within the Gujba axis of the Timbuktu Triangle, during an encounter around Kimba, Damboa LGA of Borno State, on 30 January 2026. These troops recorded multiple successes in Adamawa State after responding swiftly to…
A major in the Nigerian Army has been killed following an attack on a military patrol by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar LGA of Borno state. Sources told TheCable that the officer, who commanded the Damasak military base, was leading a foot patrol of about 30…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three suspected recruitment agents of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Banki town, Borno State, in a coordinated intelligence-led operation. Security sources said the suspects were apprehended on January 17 after a community leader in Banki alerted authorities to suspicious movements linked to terrorist recruitment activities,…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has significantly expanded its drone capability and is finalising plans to launch coordinated aerial attacks on Nigerian military positions in parts of Yobe and Borno states, PREMIUM TIMES can report. A confidential security assessment sighted by PREMIUM TIMES indicates that the terrorists intend to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified attacks on Christian communities in northeastern Nigeria. The terrorist group recently set ablaze a Christian village in Adamawa State, according to security analyst Brant Philip, who shared details on Thursday in a viral video released by the militants. “ISWAP released an image of one of the…
