In what could be seen as retaliation in response to terror group attack that killed 98 Chadian soldiers in Magumeri, a local government in the northern part of Borno, the Chadian troops dealt a major blow on Boko Haram insurgents. Reports say that Chad destroyed five bases of the Boko Haram terror group. The bases in Niger and Nigeria were destroyed as part of “Operation Boma’s Wrath,” according to Chad’s presidency who said operations against the terror group would continue without...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Army to join the Police in flushing out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in areas that witnessed recent attacks. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the president gave the directive in response to the killing of 22 people in Sokoto State. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gangara community in Sabon...