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Breaking News: Joint Task Force (JTF) Escapes Bomb Attack in Kano

Joint Task Force (JTF) operatives escaped a bomb attack at Hotoro Eastern side in the course of a routine patrol Thursday morning in Kano. Safety sources revealed that  “an explosive was thrown at JTF’s patrol vehicle this early morning” He as well  stated that” the bomb was intercepted by a bold officer who quickly tossed it back at the aggressors...

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20 mini-skirt women massacred in Maiduguri, JTF places prize on Boko Haram leaders

Barely 24 hrs after over 10 people were butchered in Maiduguri, twenty ladies in mini skirts and pants were on Friday slaughtered in their different homes...

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BREAKING: Nigerian JTF arrests 156 Suspected Boko Haram terrorists

THE Joint Task Force (JTF) in Adamawa State has achieved success, as about 156 suspected members of the Boko Haram sect were arrested on Sunday night,...

How We killed, arrested Boko Haram leaders (Qaqa and Others) – JTF

Soldiers manning a checkpoint in Kano shot to death two suspected Boko Haram leaders, AP reports. The dead reportedly included the spokesman for the sect, as well as a commander who operates in Kogi State, a military official said. It is unclear what happened next, though the official said soldiers shot dead both the commander and the spokesman, while adding that the...

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BREAKING: Bomb Blast Rocks Kaduna

A bomb explosion has occurred in Kaduna metropolis, killing four people, in what suggests a fresh wave of attack on the north’s political capital. A...

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Nigeria: Arrested Boko Haram Leader, Habib Bama Dead

Hopes of possible unraveling of the faces behind the dreaded Boko Haram sect with Thursday’s arrest of one of the leaders of the sect, Habib Bama, after...

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JTF shoots mastermind of UN House, Madalla bombings, Habib Bama

Suspect shot in Yobe, interrogation begins. After a three-month search, the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Thursday confirmed the arrest and shooting of a Boko...

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Fresh threat of violence as Niger Delta ex-militants demand N3bn

Fresh violence may erupt in the crisis-prone Niger Delta following threats from ex-militants to return to the creeks and resume hostilities in about two...

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Extra-judicial killings in the North: We didn’t do it, JTF tells Elders

THE Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State Operation Restore Order took on Northern Elders, yesterday, over the claim that the military outfit, raised to...

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JTF destroys vessel with 600,000 litres of stolen diesel in Bayelsa

Yenagoa – The Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, has intercepted another vessel loaded with 600,000 litres ...

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Nigeria: Four Killed As Bomb as Military Patrol Vehicle Exploded in Maiduguri

Maiduguri — Four people were killed yesterday afternoon as a result of pandemonium at Lawan Bukar Ward in Maiduguri metropolis when an Improvised Explosive...

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BREAKING: Islamic school bombed in Kano, Nigeria

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday attacked two schools -  Ja’en Primary School and Farawa Islamiyya School, both in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano...

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Gunmen attacked Delta police command, killed 7 Policemen

Hell, it seems, was let loose yesterday, as some gunmen, thirsty for blood, swooped on the Delta police command, and succeeded in mowing down no fewer...

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MAJOR-GEN HENRY AYOOLA TAKES OVER AS NEW JTF COMMANDER, PLATEAU STATE

A new commander has been appointed for the Joint Task Force (JTF), Plateau State. He is Major-General Henry Ayoola. At a brief handing-over ceremony on...

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BOKO HARAM COMMANDER, 6 OTHERS ARRESTED IN KANO; MULTIPLE BOMB BLASTS IN MAIDUGURI

The Joint Task Force in Kano State on Friday reported a major breakthrough in its onslaught against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents. The JTF, acting...

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Boko Haram kill Lebanese, abduct another in Kaduna; JTF kill 4 sect members in Kano

The dreaded Boko Haram insurgents struck again in Kaduna State on Monday killing a Lebanese staff of a construction company working on a water project...