Quantcast
Channel: Pilot Africa News » Terrorism
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 10 View Live

Two explosives found in Jos

NAN – The military Special Task Force said in Jos on Monday that two explosives planted in a residential area in Tudun Wada Area were discovered on Sunday. This was contained in a statement by its...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Attackers slit throats of nine construction workers in Maiduguri

(Reuters) – Attackers slit the throats of at least nine construction workers on Monday in Maiduguri, the northeast Nigerian birthplace of an Islamist insurgency, the army said. No one claimed...

View Article

Two suspected Nigerian members of al-Qaeda arraigned in Abuja court

The Nigerian Federal Government on Thursday arraigned two men said to have links to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, AQAP, in Yemen. Babafemi Lawal and Luqman Babatunde, natives of Ogun and Lagos...

View Article

Five killed in Maiduguri gun battle between military and Boko Haram

At least five people were killed in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Tuesday morning in a clash between Joint Task Force operatives and suspected Boko Haram insurgents. According to a report in...

View Article

Four teachers killed, students injured as gunmen attack primary schools in Borno

Four teachers have been reported dead and four students injured in Maiduguri after gunmen attacked two primary schools in the restive Borno state capital. Daily Trust reported that the attacks took...

View Article


Seven killed in Yobe terror attack

NAN – The Joint Task Force (JTF) on security in Yobe has confirmed the death of two policemen and five suspected terrorists in an attack early on Thursday. The policemen and terrorists lost their lives...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

20 years in jail for Boko Haram, Ansaru insurgents – Presidency

Individuals convicted of being a part of the Boko Haram terrorist sect will face “not less than 20 years” in jail, the presidency has said. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau (center) In a statement by...

View Article

Nigeria files terrorism charges against Hezbollah-linked Lebanese citizens

Nigerian authorities on Wednesday filed fresh terrorism charges against three Hezbollah-linked Lebanese citizens who were arrested in Kano in May. A total of five suspects were implicated, but three...

View Article


President Obama blames bad governance for upsurge of Boko Haram terror; plans...

President Barack Obama, who is currently on his second Africa tour, has said bad governance is responsible for the rise of terrorist organizations like Boko Haram in Nigeria. Speaking at a town hall...

View Article


Two Nigerians charged with aiding Iranian terrorist cell

Two Nigerian citizens were charged in court on Wednesday for allegedly assisting an Iranian militant cell in planning possible attacks on Israeli targets. The suspects, Abdullahi Mustapha Berende and...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 10 View Live




Latest Images