Nigeria: IPOB’s explosive device injures own members in Imo

The Nigerian Army has said an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, ESN, has exploded, causing “severe injuries” to two of its members. Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, Read More …

Nigeria: Police says Kano explosion was caused by bomb materials, mot gas

Kano state Police Command has confirmed that last Tuesday’s explosion that rocked Kano was from Improvised Explosive Device, IED, and not gas cylinder as earlier claimed, even as two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. This development Read More …

Nigeria: Vehicle loaded with deadly explosives, weapons intercepted in Kano

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has intercepted a vehicle loaded with deadly explosive devices and sophisticated weapons in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa made this known in Read More …

Nigeria: Police successfully defused IED planted by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents in Borno IDP camp

The police in Borno State have successfully defused a bomb planted by Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents at Dalori Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDPs) in Konduga Local Government Area. Dalori camp is located a few kilometres to Maiduguri, along the Read More …

Nigeria: Boko Haram/ISWAP IED kills 6 insurgents in Borno

Atleast six Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) terrorists got killed by Improvised Explosive Device (IED) trap they laid for Nigerians soldiers in the North East of Borno State, Zagazola Learnt. An Intelligence Officer, told Zagazola Read More …

Nigeria: One Killed, Seven Injured As Explosion Rocks Yobe State

One person has been killed while seven others were injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Yobe state. The incident happened on Sunday night at a local drinking joint at Abasha ward in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade Read More …

Civil Society Perspectives: ISIL in Africa – Key Trends and Developments

The present report synthesizes the views of more than 50 representatives of African civil society organizations (CSOs), located in 15 Member States, who contributed to two virtual roundtables convened by CTED in October and November 2021. The roundtables aimed to Read More …

Nigeria: Imo police arrest suspected IPOB bomb maker, recover weapons

The police in Imo State, on Friday, disclosed the arrest of a 50-year-old suspected to be a bomb maker for the Indigenous People of Biafra. A statement issued by the police spokesperson, Micheal Abattam, in Owerri, the state capital, disclosed Read More …

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS) has changed form several times over the years. With its origins in the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, ISIL was forged from an alliance between Read More …

Nigerian Army destroyed militants vehicle fabrication workshop and VBIED making materials and equipment

Gallant troops of Operation LAKE SANITY today neutralized several terrorists and recovered weapons/ equipment around the Lake Chad axis. BokoHaram/ISWAP Central Vehicle Fabrication Workshop & several bunkers were also discovered and destroyed. Additionally, troops also discovered and destroyed Vehicle Borne Read More …

UN official says explosive mines put around 1.2 million Nigerians at risk

A UN official based in Nigeria said about 1.2 million people are at risk of explosive mines in three northeastern states of the country. Speaking at a gathering for the 2022 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Read More …

Nigeria: IED Kills 3 Soldiers In Kaduna

Atleast three soldiers have been killed when terrorists suspected to be bandits planted an Improvised Explossive Device (IED) off the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Saturday. The troops deployed at Gwagwa village were going for an operation when their vehicle ran over Read More …

Nigeria: Kaduna Police diffuse IED in Rigasa

The Kaduna Police Command said it on Thursday diffused an improvised Explosives’ Device in , Igabi Local Government Area of the Kaduna Metropolis. The police spokesperson Muhammed Jalige said the IED was planted in the area by yet to be Read More …

Nigeria: Troops discover ‘IED-making workshops’ in Sambisa forest

The Nigerian Army says troops of operation Desert Sanity have discovered workshops for making improvised explosive devices (IED) in Sambisa forest. The army disclosed this on Saturday in a post on its social media pages. “In continuation with the ongoing Read More …

Nigeria: Improvised device explodes in Kaduna, injures 2 persons

Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Saturday in Kaduna. “Security agencies reported that a suspected Improvised Explosive Device was detonated around Yazufa Junction, Hayin Danmani, Igabi Local Read More …