The Borno State government has reintegrated 720 repentant Boko Haram members into their communities after completing a rehabilitation programme. The beneficiaries, who make up batch 9 of the programme, were described as low-risk and minor clients. They swore by the Holy Quran before they were released to return to communities across the state. The Special…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters says more than 122,000 insurgents (terrorists) have surrendered under Operation HADIN KAI, since the creation of Operation SAFE CORRIDOR in 2015. The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja who stated this in a statement, added that troops deployed in the operational theatres conducted…
By Our Reporter MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – A yet-to-be-confirmed number of Nigerian soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The assault targeted a military base in Borno State. Military sources told SaharaReporters that the incident occurred on…
By Zagazola Makama ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The United States of America has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians allegedly linked to the Islamist groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to a statement by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move, detailed in…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, arraigned Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, with Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The quad were arraigned on a 10-count charge…
By Zagazola Makama MAIDUGURI (CONVERSEER) – A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber, Ibrahim Mohammed, captured by troops of Operation HADIM KAI in collaboration with hunters in Yobe State, has revealed chilling details of how he was recruited, paid and deployed to carry out deadly attacks on worshippers in Maiduguri, admitting that he received up to…
