A spokesman of Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist movement has been killed in a military operation in the country's northeastern Borno state.
A spokesman of Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist movement has been killed in a military operation in the country's northeastern Borno state, the army said late Saturday.
“Reports available reveal that one Sale Ahmad Sale a. k. a. Baban Hassan the leader of Al-Barnawi Media group, a faction of Boko Haram was killed by a joint operation conducted by the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Airforce,” according to the statement.
The statement said the spokesman was in the camp of Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, factional leader of the Boko Haram officially affiliated to Daesh.
“The killing of the media leader is indicative of efforts by the Nigerian Army to eliminate key members of the sect. It is worthy to note that the sect is directly affiliated to the Islamic State and has carried out several attacks against own troops and innocent civilians in the past.
“Therefore, the death of the group’s media leader shows that the leadership is being targeted successfully and soon other key members would be apprehended or neutralized, thus decimating the group and its activities,” it added.
Last week the Nigerian military said two top Boko Haram commanders were killed in a military offensive in Borno state.
Nigeria has been battling Boko Haram insurgency since 2009 when the group turned violent following the death of its former leader Mohamed Yusuf in police custody.
No fewer than 20,000 people have been killed, mostly civilians, while 2-3 million have been displaced from their homes across the Lake Chad region.
A total of 157,000 displaced people in Nigeria staying in camps -- including women and children -- due to clashes between farmers and herders have returned home, a security official said on Friday.Spokesperson for the country's “Whirl Stroke” operation, Major-General Adeyemi Yekini, said the security of the Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states were secured.Nearly 200,000 people returned home, Yetkini said, adding that a large number of armed terrorists were neutralized and scores of weapons and ammunition were seized in the operations launched in several states.Since January, hundreds of people have lost their lives and thousands other have been forced to leave their homes due to the clashes between farmers and herders.Nigeria's agrarian belt -- especially the Benue, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara states -- has recorded huge casualties from unabated clashes between farmers and herders.Hundreds have died in the violence this year alone as herdsmen resisted a law banning open grazing in some of the states.
Nigeria: Over 150,000 displaced people return home
Boko Haram militants have burnt down a village in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, injuring at least two civilians, the country’s army said on Thursday.“Just before Midnight on 14 November 2018, a pocket of BHTs [Boko Haram terrorists] sneaked into Mammanti village along Damboa Road in Borno State, fired some shots to scare the inhabitants and set houses ablaze,” a statement by the army said.“Troops from 251 Task Force Battalion were quickly mobilized to engage the BHTs who fled in disarray,” the statement added.Nigeria has been battling Boko Haram insurgency since 2009 when the group turned violent following the death of its former leader Mohamed Yusuf in police custody.No fewer than 20,000 people have been killed, mostly civilians, while 2-3 million have been displaced from their homes across the Lake Chad region.
Boko Haram burnt down village in northeast Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 1,110 deaths this year from cholera outbreaks across 29 of its 36 states, the country's Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said in its weekly report issued on Wednesday.The death figure this year is many times higher than the 84 recorded within the corresponding period in 2017, the agency added.The report for week 43 showed that 48,686 suspected cholera cases were recorded, with 829 confirmed from laboratories across 29 states.It said a national emergency operations center (EOC) for cholera has been activated at the center, adding that there has now been a decline in number of new cases reported.Cholera is a potentially water-borne life-threatening disease. An estimated 1.4 billion people are at risk for cholera globally, with 2.8 million cases and 91,000 related deaths occurring annually in endemic.Developing countries are disproportionately affected because of their lack of resources, infrastructure and disaster preparedness systems. In Nigeria, cholera is an endemic and seasonal disease, occurring annually mostly during rainy seasons and more often in areas with poor sanitation.
1,110 cholera deaths recorded in Nigeria this year