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Borno Attack: Zulum Mourns Victims, Vows Rescue of Abducted Residents
Governor Babagana Zulum mourns victims of Boko Haram attack, pledges rescue of over 100 abducted women and children, and announces relief and intensified military operations, officials said.
- On Wednesday, suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP gunmen attacked Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area, abducting more than 100 women and children and killing the town's chief imam, elders, and soldiers shortly after Muslims broke their fast.
- Renewed terrorist activity across Nigeria has included abductions of schoolchildren and attacks on mosques and churches, officials say, and kidnappings have become a crime economy complicating security responses in insurgent areas.
- Providing relief, the state government has, Zulum visited Pulka on Friday, mourned residents killed in Ngoshe, and assured efforts to rescue abducted persons.
- Zulum called for increased military operations around the Mandara Mountains, while security forces intensify efforts to flush out insurgents and ongoing operations target attackers in Sambisa Forest.
- Daniel Bwala said the government is cooperating with Turkey and the United States, citing arrests of Boko Haram and Lakurawa leaders and a national emergency on insecurity declared around April or May 2025.
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In Nigeria, about 100 women and children were abducted on Wednesday evening, March 4, in the state of Borno. At least nine soldiers were also reportedly killed, according to the Nigerian press. It was a camp for internally displaced persons and a military base that were attacked in the village of Ngoshe, Gwoza district, shortly after the break of the fast.
Bwala: Insecurity Not Getting Worse In Nigeria
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, has said insecurity in Nigeria is not worsening. Nigeria has in recent times witnessed renewed terrorist activities, including the abduction of school children in Niger, Kebbi States, attacks on mosques and churches, and other violent incidents that have affected communities across the country. On Wednesday, suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists abducted more t…
Borno attack: Zulum mourns victims, vows rescue of abducted residents
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has mourned residents killed in a recent attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, assuring that efforts are ongoing to rescue those abducted during the incident. The governor spoke on Friday while visiting displaced residents from Ngoshe currently taking refuge in Pulka community, where he sympathised with families affected by the attack. DAILY POST had earlier reported that …
'Unidentified' terrorist group claims responsibility for Borno massacre and abduction of 300 residents - Newsy People
An unidentified armed group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, where dozens of soldiers and civilians were reportedly killed and more than 300 residents abducted. According to reports, the attackers stormed the town on Wednesday night, burning a military base and opening fire across the community while setting houses and shops ablaze. In a video obtained after the …
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