THE air component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has killed no fewer than 27 terrorists in coordinated air strikes targeting insurgent hideouts in the Tumbuns area of Borno State, as the Nigerian military intensified operations against criminal elements across several parts of the country. According to a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Monday by the Nigerian Army, 12 insurgents were eliminated during an air strike on Dawoshe in Kukawa Local Government Area, while another 15 terrorists were killed in a separate precision strike conducted at Metele in Guzamala Local Government Area of the state. The Army said the…
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SUSPECTED Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have set ablaze a primary school and a secondary school in Kautikari village, Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, in a fresh attack that has heightened concerns over the safety of schools and communities in the insurgency-ravaged region. News Point Nigeria reports that the latest assault comes just weeks after pupils of Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba were abducted and held for almost a month without any trace, underscoring the persistent threat posed by insurgent groups across parts of Borno State. According to security sources, the attackers stormed Kautikari at about 7…
THE Borno State Government has dismissed reports alleging that ransom was paid before the release of 360 abductees from the Mandara Mountains, a known terrorist enclave in the southern part of the state. The position of the government was conveyed by Usman Tar, Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday monitored by News Point Nigeria. On Sunday, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) announced the rescue of the abductees from the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave. In a statement, Acting Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lieutenant Colonel Haruna Sani,…
BORNO State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has commended the Nigerian military, particularly troops of Operation HADIN KAI, for rescuing 360 abductees from the Mandara Mountains, a notorious terrorist enclave in the southern part of the state. News Point Nigeria reports that Zulum first visited the people of Ngoshe on March 6, 2026, and two weeks later spent the night with victims in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, where he assured them of the commitment of the Federal Government and Borno State Government to securing the release of those still being held captive. The governor also visited Ngoshe town, where he…
TROOPS of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have rescued 360 abductees from a heavily fortified Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave in the Mandara Mountains area of southern Borno State. The military described the operation as one of the most significant hostage rescue missions conducted in the North-East theatre in recent times. The development was disclosed in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Haruna M. Sani. According to him, the operation was the culmination of weeks…
FIVE soldiers and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed after troops of Operation HADIN KAI repelled a terrorist attack on a military base in Borno State. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Friday, the Acting Media Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Haruna Sani, said troops of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandaragirau, under the 25 Brigade of Sector 2, thwarted the attack despite heavy rainfall and poor visibility. According to the military, the terrorists launched the attack at about 3:00 a.m., taking advantage of adverse weather conditions in an…
A NURSING mother and her infant son who were abducted during a terrorist attack on Ngoshe community in Borno State have regained their freedom following a rescue operation by troops of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai. The victims, identified as 20-year-old Maryam Muhammad and her one-year, four-month-old son, Bello Muhammad, were among those kidnapped when terrorists attacked Ngoshe on March 3, 2026. Their rescue formed part of a wider military offensive that also led to the neutralisation of terrorists and the surrender of insurgents’ family members in the North-East. Military authorities said the successful operation underscores the…
A CHOLERA outbreak in Borno State has claimed 39 lives within the last 24 hours, with 272 new cases recorded across 36 wards in eight local government areas of the state. News Point Nigeria reports that the Incident Manager of the Public Emergency Operations Centre, Jacob Audu, disclosed this in Maiduguri, the state capital, while urging residents to take precautionary measures to prevent further spread of the disease. Audu said 138 communities across the affected local government areas are currently battling the outbreak, adding that the government has introduced robust measures to contain the situation. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday,…
At least 27 people have died following a cholera outbreak across several local government areas of Borno State, with about 2,715 suspected cases recorded within the first 24 days of May 2026. News Point Nigeria reports that an official epidemiological summary obtained by journalists revealed that the outbreak has affected Jere, Mafa, Konduga, Monguno, Ngala and Magumeri local government areas. According to the report, Jere recorded 834 suspected cases, Mafa 159, Konduga 95, Monguno 56, while Ngala and Magumeri recorded two and one case respectively. The Maiduguri Metropolitan Council remains the epicentre of the outbreak, accounting for 1,568 suspected infections,…
THE Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has raised alarm over possible terror attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP elements targeting highly populated locations across the North-East during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The warning was issued in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria in Maiduguri on Monday by the spokesman of the operation, Lt. Col. Sani Uba. According to the statement, credible intelligence available to the command indicates the possibility of isolated attempts by remnants of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters to exploit the festive period to carry…
TROOPS of Operation HADIN KAI have intensified counter-insurgency operations across parts of Borno and Yobe states, killing suspected terrorists, arresting collaborators and logistics suppliers, while recording fresh surrenders linked to insurgent groups. News Point Nigeria reports that details of the operations were contained in the Defence Headquarters’ report covering May 15 to 21, released on its X handle on Sunday. According to the military, troops deployed to Kirawa carried out clearance operations on May 15 through Valle general area, Ashigashiya and Gakara in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, where two terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire.…
THE Defence Headquarters on Monday announced that Nigerian troops, working alongside the United States Africa Command, carried out coordinated air strikes that wiped out more than 20 fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province in Nigeria’s North-East region. According to the military, the precision attacks targeted terrorist hideouts around Metele in Borno State after intelligence reports revealed the movement and gathering of insurgents within the area. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria by the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Samaila Uba, the military described the operation as part of an intensified campaign aimed at crippling terrorist…
BORNNO State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has revealed that he turned down pressure from supporters, friends and family members urging him to contest for a Senate seat in the 2027 general elections, saying he chose party unity and cohesion over personal political ambition. News Point Nigeria reports that Zulum made the disclosure while chairing the Borno State Critical Stakeholders Meeting of the All Progressives Congress in Maiduguri ahead of the House of Representatives primary election scheduled for Thursday. “Despite the overwhelming pressure from supporters and people close to me, I chose the party unity and cohesion over my personal ambition.…
THE Borno State government has said repentant terrorists undergoing its rehabilitation and reintegration programme are required to swear an oath with the Quran as part of measures aimed at preventing them from returning to insurgency. News Point Nigeria reports that the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo, disclosed this during an interview aired on News Central Television on Monday while responding to concerns that former insurgents reintegrated into communities could return to terrorism. According to her, the oath-taking process represents the final stage of the Borno model of deradicalisation and reintegration. “When they come to us through…
OPERATIVES of the Borno State Police Command on Tuesday detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) concealed in a backpack recovered at Layin Logo in the Moduganari area of Maiduguri, Borno State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahim Daso, disclosed this in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday, explaining that the suspicious bag was discovered at about 9:00 a.m. during a routine surveillance and foot patrol operation. “On 5th May, 2026, at about 0900hrs, during routine surveillance and foot patrol, operatives of the Borno State Police Command recovered a suspicious bag abandoned at Layin Logo, Moduganari area…
BORNO State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has endorsed his immediate past Commissioner for Works, Mustapha Gubio, as his preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship election, a development that is already setting the stage for what observers believe could become a fierce contest within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). News Point Nigeria reports that the endorsement was confirmed by the governor’s spokesman, Malam Dauda Iliya, who disclosed that Governor Zulum personally received Gubio shortly after he obtained his nomination form in Abuja. “Yes, Gubio is the anointed candidate of His Excellency who visited him shortly after the purchase of…
AT least 20 people, including fish farmers and wood loggers, have been killed in a fresh attack in Borno State after a landmine suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists exploded on the outskirts of Gwoza Local Government Area. Local sources told News Point Nigeria that the incident occurred around 11am on Thursday in Hambagda, a resettled village located a few kilometres from Gwoza town. The victims were said to have been carrying out routine livelihood activities when the explosion occurred, leaving several others injured. According to a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), some of…
THE troops of the North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, have successfully repelled a coordinated attack on the Kukareta community in the Damaturu local government area of Yobe State, killing 24 terrorists and recovering 18 AK-47 rifles among other equipment. In a statement made available to News Point Nigeria by the Media Information Officer of the Theatre Command, Lt Col. Sani Uba, the incident happened in the last hours of Wednesday, April 23, 2026. “Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), under Sector 2, in the early hours of 23 April 2026, successfully…
SEVERAL terrorists have been killed following air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the Yuwe axis of the Sambisa Forest in the North-East. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the air strikes followed “sustained intense pressure on terrorist elements”. In a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Tuesday, Ejodame said the air strikes succeeded in “eliminating several fighters concealed within the Yuwe axis of the Sambisa Forest”. “The operation followed credible intelligence corroborated by Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), which confirmed the presence of active terrorist elements…
BOKO Haram insurgents have escalated tensions in Nigeria’s North-East, issuing a 72-hour ultimatum to authorities over the fate of 416 abducted victims in Borno State, while daring the government to attempt a forceful rescue operation. In a newly released video obtained by News Point Nigeria in the early hours of Monday, the group warned that failure to meet its demands within the stipulated time would result in the victims many of them women and children being moved to undisclosed locations where they may never be seen again. The terrorists, clad in military camouflage, declared themselves battle-ready and stated that they…