DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Daily Rendezvous Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and lawmaker representing Gombi/ Hong Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Buba Yakub, has described the death of Brig. Gen. Dzarma Zirkusu in an ambush by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists as a huge loss to the people of Gombi/ Hong Federal Constituency, to Adamawa State and to the nation at large. He said the late General was a fine officer, who was not only committed to his chosen profession but had the heart to do everything he could to make the people feel safe and free wherever he found himself.  He recalled several instances when the late General had brought succour to situations that looked quite apprehensive and said he would be greatly missed by colleagues and the people of the North East Zone in particular, whom he served with uncommon commitment until his last breath.   This is contained in a release personally signed by Yusuf Yakub Buba, which was mad...

Daily Rendezvous Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday morning attacked communities in Adamawa state, killing scores of people, local sources told Daily Sun. The terrorists reportedly stormed Dabna village, a suburb in Hong local Government Area, a fleeing survivor confirmed. He said, "They (Boko Haram) came in large numbers, shooting sporadically. "Those of us who were lucky, escaped through the bushes.  "About now, many of our fellow villagers have been trapped and I fear they might have been killed." Another source said about 18 human corpses were found in Kwapre, near Garaha, the village where the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, hails from. He said military fighter jets have engaged the terrorists with aerial bombardment. However, authorities are yet to confirm the attack and fatalities. Calls to the military and police spokespersons were not answered. 

Daily Rendezvous A combined forces of both army, police and vigilante groups under the operation Hadin Kai, have on Teusday, killed about 9 Boko Haram terrorist members, injured several of its fighters, and recovered a Buffalo Gun Truck, 3 motorcycles, 3 browning machine guns, among several other items as the terrorist escaped in disarray. The troops were said to have foiled the attempts by Boko Haram terrorists to attack the outskirt of Maiduguri, Tuesday, inflicting heavy casualty on the insurgents.  This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, and made available to Newsmen, Wednesday. The statement reads, "The terrorists who tried to advance from Aldawari axis attempted to attack soft targets along Jiddari Polo, were countered by combined gallant troops in conjuction with the Nigerian Police, Youth Vigilante and hunters leading to terrorists withdrawal in dissary. "Following a hot pursuit by troo...

Daily Rendezvois Information just reaching us suggest that some suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist group are reported to have attacked and overun Kwapre community, in Hong local government of Adamawa state, killing at least 7 people, abducting several and torched down numerous houses and every church in the community. The attack is said to have taken place over the weekend in the remote town of Kwapre, close to Garaha, a community in Hong local government of Adamawa state. According to local sources, the insurgents stormed the town in droves of hilux trucks pretending to be military, fully armed and and unleashed terror on the unsuspecting Adamawa community.   The terrorist who abducted several persons were said to have left three women and six children, who could cope with the stress of the long walk who were later rescued by the military. Speaking to Daily Rendezvous, the chairman of Hong local government, James Pukuma, said, "There is little t...