Nigeria: IED injures five children near construction site in Mafa, Borno State

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State on May 8, 2025, left five children injured, one of whom lost a hand. The explosion occurred around 1425hrs when the children unknowingly tampered with IED Read More …

Nigeria: Borno police recover unexploded ordnance after Giwa barracks incident

Police sources revealed that a specialized team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal–Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) unit was immediately dispatched to the scene. Reportedly, the device, suspected to be linked to the earlier military incident, was safely evacuated by Read More …

Nigeria: IED blast kills at least 26 people in Borno State

At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency, residents said. The International Safety Organization, which provides security to foreign non-governmental organisations Read More …

Nigeria: Bridge destroyed as IED ‘planted by ISWAP terrorists’ explodes in Borno

Suspected Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on Mandafuma bridge, along Biu-Damboa road in Borno state. The explosion was aimed at hindering military reinforcements traveling through the area, and to disrupt the Read More …

Nigeria: Coordinated militants attack on military outpost and army base kills 16 in Borno

Suspected Islamist fighters launched a coordinated attack on an army base and a military outpost in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, killing at least 16 people, security sources told Reuters. Boko Haram insurgents and ISWAP fighters struck an army base in Read More …

Nigeria: Four dead, four injured in IED explosion in Borno

Four people have lost their lives, and four others sustained injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated beneath a commercial vehicle in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The explosion occurred on Wednesday, March 19, at approximately 2:30pm Read More …

Nigeria: Three police officers injured in IED explosion in Borno

An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road has injured three police officers on routine patrol. The incident occurred at about 3pm on Tuesday, near Garin Kuturu village, between Auno and Jakana in Borno state. The Read More …

Nigeria: Suicide attack kills 27 soldiers in the northeast

At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a suicide attack attributed to jihadist militants in the northeast, military sources confirmed on Sunday. The attack occurred during a ground offensive launched on Friday by troops targeting a stronghold of Islamic Read More …

UK defence minister Vernon Coaker visits troops in Borno

Vernon Coaker, the United Kingdom’s minister of state for defence, visited the headquarters of the joint Task force north-east, operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, on Wednesday. During the visit, Coaker reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to supporting Read More …