Fighters from Boko Haram’s rival splinter group — the Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP — are moving into the vacuum, observers in the region say, ferrying truckloads of military ...

At least, 69 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have surrendered to the Multinational Joint Task Force authorities in Cameroon and Niger in a fresh operation.The mass surrender is a result ...

He is among 95 Boko Haram members trying to repent by surrendering their weapons and participating in a government program to de-radicalize the former fighters and assimilate them into society.

KOULKIMÉ, Chad — Alhadji Yaro was a teenager when Boko Haram militants stormed onto his island in the vast, blue-green waters of Lake Chad and made villagers an offer at gunpoint. “‘We will ...

A Boko Haram fighter has surrendered to troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Hadin Kai in ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said terrorists operating under Boko Haram, the Islamic State West African Province (SWAP) and other groups in the Northeast are surrendering en masse due. It ...

Girls and young women freed from Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria continue to suffer severe hardships, including unlawful military detention, neglect, and inadequate support to start ...

Boko Haram has been active since 2009, seeking to impose their radical version of Islamic law. A family member of the victims a suspected attack by Boko Haram gestures in Babban Gide on Sept. 4, 2024.

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At least 50 Boko Haram insurgents were killed in Nigeria on Monday after they ambushed a convoy of Nigerian government protection agency officials in Shiroro, Niger state, according to officials.

Following two days of intense offensive by troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force against terrorists in the Lake Chad fringes, four key Boko Haram commanders, 13 main fighters, and a total ...