No fewer than fifteen members of the Boko Haram insurgents were reportedly killed during a fierce fight with troops at Jigalta village, located about 27 kilometers from Monguno Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Saturday 12 October 2019 in Bauchi State commences the training of 200 carefully selected regiment personnel as "Special Forces" to tackle insurgency and other internal security problems across the country.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday, called on the media to in their own way join the Nigerian Army in its fight against insurgency, kidnapping, banditry and other forms of criminality in the country.
The Police Command of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has confirmed the kidnap of a person around Pegi community on Monday about 9pm, saying the police are on a manhunt to arrest the criminals.
In its effort to end the decade-long insurgency ravaging the state, Prof. Babagana Zulum, the state governor has embarked on massive recruitment of hunters to assist in the fight against Boko Haram.
As part of efforts to ensure a strong database for the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that registration of new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards will now require the presentation of the National Identity Number (NIN).
