iwaeda: Thousands of people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are currently taking refuge in the town.
Boko Haram terrorists have killed over 20 Nigerian Army personnel, with many still missing following an attack on a military base in Borno State.
SaharaReporters gathered that for several hours on Friday, January 24, 2025, the terrorists attacked the 149 Battalion in Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.
Malam-Fatori is a border town between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
Thousands of people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are currently taking refuge in the town.
Sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that the insurgents attacked the base with multiple gun trucks.
The sources added that the terrorists razed many buildings and military operational vehicles during the attack.
Apart from the dead bodies recovered, many other soldiers were seriously injured while a yet-to-be ascertained number of personnel were still missing as of Saturday.
The commanding officer of the battalion, two senior officers including the base medical director were among those killed.
This comes a few days after the terror group launched a brutal attack on the military's Forward Operating Base in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a yet-to-be confirmed number of soldiers, with many believed to still be missing.
“25 Taskforce Bde was attacked during the weekend with so many casualties, so far we have recovered over seven bodies,” a source had told SaharaReporters.
“The terror group invaded the camp FOB Sabon Gari around 4am on Saturday, using various weapons.”
ISWAP subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.
Also attached to the statement were pictures of members shooting sporadically towards the military facility.
Since the death of JAS leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad.
The sect’s membership has swollen with the defection of hundreds of Boko Haram fighters under Shekau.
The Nigerian Army has repeatedly claimed that insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses.
The terror group has caused over 100,000 deaths and displaced millions of people mainly in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
Immediately Tinubu started his love affair with French President Macron...I knew we were back in Boko Haram trouble! Tinubu should know that France and their Western allies are behind the rise of Boko Haram and Fulani banditry!
Lifemanage: Reason none of the major tribes wants to align with them
Please go thru what you just posted .....and see if it makes any sense at all to you! I do not know what you people smoke before coming online! pure trash!
PresidObi: Every career politician in Enugu has lost weight.
Peter Mba is handling Enugu like a foreign country.
The man didn't give anyone a Christmas package, he didn't allow anyone to visit his country home with a goat, or cow, or gossip during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
PDP members are witnessing political harmattan.
If you are not coming with an investor you will end up at Okpara Square peeping towards the Government house. If you taya, you will go home and complain inside the house only or commence content creation as an advocate of good governance.
One told me last week that the Governor told them that "you can only get paid if you work for the state"😭.
Mba has helped those with generational pot belle to fall into modeling shape. Though unprepared.
He prefers virtual meetings to physical gatherings. Not even ITEM SEVEN 😭
The funny thing is that Mba speaks like a romantic lady. He will humble you in a very low and penetrating tone and leave you without an envelope.
One correct career politician from my LGA is currently learning content creation.
Have you noticed that he has expatriates running some of his programs and agencies....Mba is a breath of fresh air!
madridguy: Donald Trump should please in God's name leave Nigerians in the US. We are the most peace loving and hard working people on earth.
My prayers are with Nigerians in the US right now.
You mean Agbadorians from Ile Oluji.......na dem full Indianapolis and Chicago........most can barely speak English, if you leave dem dey go begin sell agbo mixture for downtown indy sef!
You can meet President Bitter Obi of Biafra Drugs Republic for your own projects
Meat gotten from picking your teeth no dey belleful! Projects and appointments based on partiality and subterfuge will never develop yorubaland! Yorubas have left the blessing and grace on their life to be stealing our commonwealth worse than the less gifted Fulanis....go and hide your shame!
What oyedepo and adeboye have achieved was not by being unfair !!!
Brenbentondiaz: Yes. You guys should not bother. You said he wasn't your president.
Our prophesy has come true again! Aside OBJ when have we had a nationalist as a president? Tinubu will do his own and waka pass.....and we will continue to look for a real statesman....not local champions!
abuzz33: A Urologist in the Department of Surgery at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr. Cornelius Onuigbo, was abducted by gunmen on Tuesday evening.
The incident occurred at the gate of Onuigbo’s residence in Nnewi as he returned home from work. Witnesses reported that the armed men intercepted him with their vehicle, forced him into it, and drove off. One of the sources said, “The medical doctor was rounded up by some armed men, suspected to be kidnappers, as he was about to enter the gate of his residence. They had a few conversations with him after which they asked him to enter into their vehicle and drove off.
“No one knows the reason for the development, although the suspected kidnappers have not reached out to the family, but the family is already making an effort to secure his release.”
A staff of the university, who didn’t want his name on print, confirmed the development, saying, “The institution is aware of the incident and we are doing the needful. That is all I can say for now”.
The spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, also confirmed the incident.
“Yes, the command is aware of the kidnap. We have already mobilised for the rescue of the doctor. The commissioner, CP Obono Itam, has given orders for this, and men of the command are currently at work,” he said.
Our youth have lost their fear of government.........a government with clean hands will not fear the reintroduction of the firing squad variety of death punishment........... Most elected officials are scared of bringing back the firing squad cos they know the mayhem they commit in govt is well worthy of a "quick visit " to the stakes and barrels................... Demolishing of kidnappers houses will not deter these people.........Bring back the firing squad abeg....I do not care who is involved...Rogue ESN, cultists, corrupt SARs cops, Fulani herdsmen....or evil dibias.....if you are caught for kidnapping, tried, and convicted..........you will get a date with a team of bad marksmen.......they will use your body to perfect their shooting! enough is enough....oginidi !!
The wickedness inherent in the skull mining region is off the charts........a cursory look at the way they are handling the Presidency is all it takes to realise, that there is no atom of human sympathy in the treacherous folks! All they want is everything to be for them alone...ndi chop alone......never fall into the hands of these people o! they make the fulani look like catholic nuns.........imagine deboning a babe whilst alive!
benuejosh: Terrorism and kidnapping is to the South East Rituals and skull mining is to the South West.
The two brothers.
Even distribution.
Agbado are deep into kidnapping and jihadism as well..........No terror in southeast...na for benue fulani jihadi fighters have turned Tivi men to suya!
gawu1: The people of the ipobpigians region will not put in their request for their unpalatable-to-listen-to language to be adopted in that their unproductive erosion-ravaged enclave, they would instead start insulting northerners for this legitimate and noble demand.
oga carry your mat and kettle away from here......bloody boko haramite! The same igbos you fought to keep in Nigeria.....sharap dia bush man!
UgoFly: Ubi should be arrested. He has been scamming musicians since way back. His scamming resume is good enough to qualify him as a governor or senator.
chai.......una no go finish me with lafta for nairaland! lol
Omoawoke: You are such an interesting person, you created a delusion and a story line for your entertainment and you want me to enter into your self created stories to debate you about a fictitious election candidate that doesn’t exist
Bro, enjoy yourself jare as long as it last..
2027 elections will come and Sanwo Olu will handover to a Muslim governor most likely.. who will rule for 8 years
And after that another Christian governor will rule for 8 years making 16 years
Seyi is never contesting for governor of Lagos state
Richietech: Diezani is not smart at all, some of us sabi say na kola Aluko Dey shine her Kongo and he is also the one fronting for her her …she is not smart with this reply at all
useless waterside woman...she no even look for an ijaw man...she carry niger delta money go give one agbero from mushin! Thses south south people sef!
Today, we will be attending the passing-out parade of 690 operatives of the Ogun State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) in our dear state.
We take this opportunity to emphasize the critical importance of security in Ogun State and beyond. Security remains the bedrock of… pic.twitter.com/ATZLVKkz0l
— Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun, CON (@DapoAbiodunCON) January 18, 2025
LagosOrigin: We the Igbos will support Seyi tinubu governorship ambition in Lagos because of our daughter and next first lady of Lagos ,Chinwe Layal holmes Tinubu.
Ndigbo will support seyi 100%.....na politics season we dey! wey dat mumu commissioner of property demolitions? ...seyi wants to discuss with you!
Moniker947: What do u mean by "Igbos don't have kings"?
Igbos do not have kings...what they have are community leaders usually chosen from elders and chiefs....maybe you do not know what a king actually means.........please google the definition of a sovereign king! Nigerians must learn to understand the full meaning of terminologies they use!
China publicly puts 1 big bullet into the back of the head of corrupt Chinese government officials...just 1 bullet into the head! if you survive am , that one is your concern....bullet is scarce and expensive! We are playing with corruption in Nigeria! kill corrupt civil servants before they bury Nigeria! just sayin'