Following Thursday’s attack by Boko Haram, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has suspended its humanitarian assistance to Borno state pending a security review.
The Nigerian army has rescued the wife and daughter of the Shehu of Bama, Umar Ibn Kyari El-Kanemi, who were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists about two years ago when the town was captured.
Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, has declared that there were no longer camps of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-Eastern part of the country.
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in the early hours of Sunday ambushed Boko Haram members, who were carrying weapons, motorcycle, bycicles and other items into Sambisa Forest from Komala and Musafanari axis.
Commander of the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East, also called Operation Lafiya Dole, Leo Irabor, has revealed that a first cousin to the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin was killed in a recent operation against the Boko Haram insurgency.
The www.icirnigeria.org has learnt that 16 soldiers, including their commanding officer, from a unit in 29 Brigade in Borno State, are still missing following an ambush on the troops while returning from a clearance operation on Friday morning.
