Sentences with phrase «boko haram insurgency»

«In Nigeria, the height of the Boko Haram insurgency was in August 2014, when the terrorists declared Gwoza as a caliphate, but we have been able to decimate the terrorists.

It added that Nigeria while still reeling from the Boko Haram insurgency and its numerous atrocities, another terrorist group, which he referred to as Fulani herdsmen, sprouted.

Recall that Amnesty International had accused the Nigerian military and some of its officers, including Badeh, of war crimes since the war against Boko Haram insurgency began and were pilling pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to probe them.

Buratai, who was represented by the head of the counter-Insurgency Operations in the Northeast (Operation Lafiya Dole), Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, said, «Since my assumption in office in 2015, Nigerian Army under my leadership has been responding to security challenges across the nation, such as Boko Haram Insurgency, militancy, kidnapping among others.

«It was the reason why, in spite of record oil revenues between 2011 and 2013/14, we saw no savings, and very little investment in infrastructure and jobs, and, in spite of the billions of dollars reportedly invested in security, the Boko Haram insurgency did not abate.»

The Boko Haram insurgency that Nigeria has decisively dealt with under President Muhammadu Buhari is not just a Nigerian problem but a regional and international crisis,»

He said: «Niger Delta environmental problems are as serious as the Boko Haram insurgency.

«Prioritized regional cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency and violent extremism, through the operations of the 8,500 man strong Multi-National Joint Task Force in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, currently headed by a Nigeria military general.

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged member - states of the Non-Aligned Movement, development partners and international community to assist security personnel, victims and countries affected by Boko Haram insurgency.

Shettima had alleged that some Non-Governmental Organisations were taking huge advantage of the pains of IDPs in the state and defrauding foreign philanthropists under the guise of trying to help victims of the Boko Haram insurgency.

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said he will probe the past administrations that failed to curtail the Boko Haram insurgency, if he wins the 2019 presidential...

The Senate on Thursday expressed grave concern at the incessant attacks by herdsmen across the country with a warning that, if the ugly trend was not nipped in the bud, it would turn out to be as deadly as Boko Haram insurgency.

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said he will probe the past administrations that failed to curtail the Boko Haram insurgency, if he wins the 2019 presidential election.

The Boko Haram insurgency has been substantially contained.

The CITN chief noted that bloodletting arising from incessant killing of farmers by herdsmen could degenerate and give rise to security challenges like the Boko Haram insurgency.

During the telephone conversation which was at the instance of the American President, Buhari was assured that the US is prepared to sell weapons needed by Nigeria to fight the Boko Haram insurgency..

Nigeria Air Force on Thursday says it has embarked on a two - week free surgical treatment for persons displaced by Boko Haram insurgency in Borno.

Remember that Nnamdi Kanu, who led a protest at the Nigeria House in London against Boko Haram insurgency and in support of Nigeria's unity, under the Jonathan Administration, has suddenly metamorphosed into an IPOB monster who will rather set the nation ablaze.»

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it provided health interventions to 3.8 million people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast in the...

Toogun noted that the incessant clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers became the most threatening crisis after Boko Haram insurgency in all the federating units.

Buhari in the course of the meeting talked about the hunger and starvation ravaging Northeast Nigeria following the Boko Haram insurgency.

This, he said, implies that no country can thrive economically in an environment of insecurity as was demonstrated by the Boko Haram insurgency and militancy in the Niger Delta region adding that Boko Haram insurgency has decimated the economy of the North East, impoverished the region, and escalated the levels of insecurity, poverty and disease in the region.

«Nigeria is passing through the most difficult period of our history, even worse than the civil war going by the kind of anxiety enveloping the country presently as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency, but that should not be used as a licence by any governor or anybody to go out of our constitutional provisions in coming up with a policy to tackle the problem.

He said the Buhari presidency had given Nigeria back to Nigerians with successes recorded against the Boko Haram insurgency and the war against corruption.

In his response, the COAS represented by the Chief of Training and Operations (Army), Major General David Ahmadu expressed the readiness of the Nigerian Army to partner and collaborate with EU in order to totally defeat the Boko Haram insurgency.

He also commended the gallantry of Nigeria troops in containing the Boko Haram insurgency and the supreme sacrifice paid by federal troops.

*** Cautions MASSOB, IPOB on secessionist agitations As the December deadline given by President Muhammadu Buhari for the military to end Boko Haram insurgency increasingly looks untenable, going by the recalcitrance of the terrorists» group to surrender,...

Insurgency: FG pledge to release additional $ 79m to multinational force President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria will redeem her pledge of $ 100 million for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to enhance the operations of the force in the ongoing fight against the Boko Haram insurgency.

He emphasised that the federal government should take the attacks serious same way that the Boko Haram insurgency was being handled.

«In 2015, in the height of Boko Haram insurgency, I think our sister country requested the support of Americans and the Americans wanted somewhere where they could store their consumables and other things and use here as a staging post to support Nigeria, so we went into agreement for that specific period.»

Catholic Bishops Conference Thumb's Up Nigerian Army, Security Forces For Tackling Insurgency The Catholic Bishops Conference of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province has commended the Nigerian Army and the nation's security forces for their sacrifice and commitment towards ending the Boko Haram insurgency.

During that period, we had the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, the so called unknown gunmen in the Northwest, the so called suspected Fulanis in the North central.

Six months after taking office, Buhari's administration arrested Sambo Dasuki, the former national security adviser for financial misappropriation of about $ 2 billion earmarked for military equipment amid the Boko Haram insurgency.

The Borno Government on Saturday said it had constructed two model boarding primary schools to enrol children orphaned by the Boko Haram insurgency.

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said 1,400 schools have been destroyed in Borno as a result of years of Boko Haram insurgency in the state.

Dozens of the victims of Boko Haram insurgency in Hadejia, Jigawa, have resorted to street begging in order to survive, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...

Aisha Wakil, popularly called Mama Boko Haram has lamented the harsh effect of Boko Haram insurgency on women in Borno State.

In less than a year, the Boko Haram insurgency now becoming history.

Recall that the COAS had deplored very senior officers to celebrate the Christmas with troops fighting the Boko Haram insurgency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, with the aim of giving them a sense of belonging while at the battle field.

Boko Haram insurgency and definitely, it will be a great sigh of relief as these terrorists are finally capitulating.»

«The investigation indicated that about $ 2.1 billion was inexplicably disbursed into the office of the National Security Adviser in procurement of arms to fight Boko Haram insurgency, but was not spent for the purpose for which the money was disbursed.»

The Federal Government has restated its determination at initiating new strategies that will put an end to the menace of the Boko Haram insurgency confronting the nation.

Mr David said the situation was worsened by the Boko Haram insurgency, as well as the persistent clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the region.

«Since the start of the Boko Haram insurgency, Nigeria defence and security budgets have increased significantly yet there has been no resolution of the conflict; and troops in the front line have reportedly complained of lack of military equipment and resources to fight Boko Haram insurgents and restore full security.

With the onslaught of Boko Haram insurgency, the Americans refused to sell us arms, even though we were not asking to buy them on credit.

Lt. General Buratai explained that the security challenges witnessed in the country in the area of Boko Haram insurgency has posed a serious threat to national security, adding that «this has placed great demands on the Nigerian Army which has not relented in living up to the expectations of the nation's citizenry.»

On the activities of the Fulani Herdsmen, the cleric said, «As Nigeria is still reeling from the Boko Haram insurgency and its numerous atrocities, the country plays host to another terrorist group as yet unrecognized.

Umar Bolori said that since the coming of the president to power, Boko Haram insurgency had reduced to the barest minimum in the North - East.

A coalition of Niger Delta militants has warned President Muhammadu Buhari over the withdrawal of $ 1billion from Excess Crude Account to fight Boko Haram insurgency in...

As the countdown to the military's resolve to end Boko Haram insurgency by December continues, troops of 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, yesterday, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another declared...