United News of Bangladesh

The Nigerian army has rescued 360 people abducted by Boko Haram during an operation in Borno State in the country’s northeast, military authorities said on Sunday. According to an army statement, the operation was carried out in the Mandara Mountains, a known stronghold of the militant group in southern Borno. The mission led to the rescue of hundreds of captives, including children, who had been abducted from different communities across the state. Army spokesperson Haruna Sani said two infants died from exhaustion during the rescue operation due to the difficult mountainous terrain and the hardships they endured during their prolonged captivity. “The remaining rescued abductees were successfully evacuated to safe locations for medical care and humanitarian support, marking a major operational success and a significant setback for the terrorist group,” Sani said. Nigeria continues to face a complex security crisis, particularly in its northern regions, where a long-running insurgency, widespread kidnappings for ransom and illegal mining activities have intensified security concerns. Among the most active armed groups are Boko Haram and its splinter faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), which is affiliated with the Islamic State group. Last month, Nigerian authorities said a joint operation with the United States killed 175 ISWAP fighters. The insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has killed thousands of people and displaced millions, according to the United Nations. Security analysts have repeatedly criticized the government’s response, saying stronger measures are needed to protect civilians despite President Bola Tinubu’s pledges to tackle the crisis.

At least 110 people were killed in the weekend attack on farm workers in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Sunday, making it the deadliest raid on civilians this year in the country.

Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen while they were harvesting crops in Nigeria’s northern Borno State, officials said.

Dozens of Boko Haram militants were killed in a series of airstrikes carried out by the military in Nigeria's northeast region, a military spokesman said on Saturday.

Scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in an airstrike in the Sambisa forest in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, said an Air Force spokesman Saturday.

Armed groups in northern Nigeria reportedly executed many civilians and abducted many others in a state where Boko Haram is active, the United Nations said Tuesday.

At least 31 Boko Haram militants were killed in a gunfight when the troops laid an ambush for them in Nigeria's northeastern state of Yobe, a spokesman for the army said on Monday.

Eighteen civilians have been kidnapped by terror group Boko Haram on Thursday in raids in Cameroon's Far North region, several security sources said on Friday.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed one of terror group Boko Haram's hideouts in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, an NAF spokesperson told Xinhua on Sunday.

Maiduguri, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Thousands of Nigerian hunters, armed with charmed amulets and intimate knowledge of harsh terrain, are preparing an offensive against the Boko Haram extremists who have ravaged the northeast for a decade, calling it "high time" they help soldiers end the deadly insurgency.