#dikwa

Troops inflict heavy casually on Boko Haram terrorists in Dikwa — Army

[FILES] Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) The Nigeria Army says troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, have again, inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to launch attacks on Dikwa town in Borno on Sunday night. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Yerima said the troops, who were stationed at…

101 Soldiers Who Absconded After Marte, Dikwa B’Haram Attacks Yet To Be Found

The Nigerian Army has declared 12 officers and 86 soldiers missing in the wake of last week’s Boko Haram attacks on Marte and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State. A signal dated March 1, 2021, from Operation Lafiya Dole Headquarters in Maiduguri, sighted by the DailyTrust, showed that the soldiers were declared as deserters. It indicated that three majors, three captains, six…

VIDEO: How Nigerian troops overran Shekau’ farm in Sambisa, repel ISWAP terrorists in Dikwa

… Arrests informants Nigerian soldiers have overrun a farm allegedly owned by Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau in the Sambisa forest just the military troops successfully repelled ISWAP Terrorists who attacked Dikwa town on Friday evening. In a video obtained by PRNigeria, the troops stormed the farm in the Sambisa axis and invited some locals to help themselves with edibles before destroying…

Shehu Sanda Mandara (note the last name and geographical location of Dikwa for those with regional interests...). The photo should date somewhere between 1902-1917. 

Nigerian Army Repels Boko Haram Attack In Borno State

Nigerian Army Repels Boko Haram Attack In Borno State

Nigerian Army Repels Boko Haram Attack In Borno State

Troops of 22 Brigade deployed in operation LAFIYA DOLE on Friday 27 July 2018 successfully repelled Boko Haram terrorists attack on Dikwa, Borno State.

The terrorists attempted to infiltrate into Dikwa through the Eastern flank of the town but were intercepted by the troops on duty.

Some…

At least four killed in IDP camp suicide bombing

At least four people were killed in northeast Nigeria on Thursday in a suicide blast at an open-air mosque, militia and refugee camp officials told AFP.

The suspected Boko Haram bomber, who requested anonymity, was disguised as a worshipper, detonated his explosives at a camp for people displaced by the insurgency in Dikwa, a town 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of Maiduguri, the Borno state…

Death toll in Borno cholera outbreak rises to 44

The number of persons that have been killed by a fresh cholera outbreak in Borno State has risen to 44. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Haruna Mshelia, who made the disclosure on Friday while addressing journalists, said that to combat the disease and prevent future outbreak, vaccination would immediately commence in the four local government areas worst affected.

He said that the…

Civil Defence Uncovers 2 Bomb-Making Factories In Dikwa

The Borno State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday discovered two bomb-making factories in Dikwa. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Abdullahi said that the factories were discovered during a patrol by men of the command in collaboration with the…