Boko Haram have released a disturbing video in which they boast of taking control of Ngoshe town in Borno State, threatening to rename the community and openly hold Eid prayers there despite the presence of Nigerian security forces.
In a video posted online by political analyst Obiasogu David, a leader of the group speaking in the Hausa language declared that the terrorists were already inside Ngoshe and vowed that nothing would stop them from celebrating Eid in the town.
According to SaharaReoprters, the extremist faction, historically linked to Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, the group commonly known as Boko Haram, mocked the Nigerian government, claiming that despite earlier warnings, they had successfully invaded the town, killed some residents and captured women and children.
The insurgent leader began by referencing the Islamic calendar date while declaring their presence in the community.
“Today is the 16th of the ninth month, 1,447. We, the people of Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, under the authority of Imam Abu Ba’iba, may Allah have mercy on him,” the speaker said in the video.
He continued by dismissing those who doubted the group’s ability to operate freely in the area.
“So today, here we are, Alhamdulillah (praise be to God). Some people are talking that we cannot do anything; but today we are in Ngoshe town. God willing, we will change the name, God willing, and come to perform the Eid prayer at this gathering,” he said.
According to the militant leader, the insurgents intend to hold the Eid prayer publicly in the town without hiding from security forces.
“We will not retreat; and we will not perform the prayer in hidden. It will be openly, God willing,” he declared.
The speaker repeatedly insisted that Ngoshe had fallen under their control and that the terrorists intended to settle permanently in the area.
“This town is Ngoshe and we are in it. By God’s grace we will celebrate Eid with it. God willing, we will make it our home,” he said.
The insurgents also bragged about violence carried out during the attack, displaying what they claimed were severed heads of victims.
“We have cut them and here are their heads we suspended; we have cut them,” the leader said in the video.
He further claimed that the group had taken women and children captive but had not harmed them.
“These are women and children that we caught. We did not harm them. Allah is the one who commanded us to take mercy on them, and we have captured them alive,” he stated.
The terrorist leader went further to threaten expansion of their violent campaign beyond the region, boasting that their mission would eventually reach Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja.
“God willing, we will soon take our mission to Abuja,” he declared.
Continuing his remarks, the insurgent mocked Nigerian authorities, alleging that the government had failed to respond to earlier threats issued by the group.
“Praise be to Allah, the Powerful, Almighty. We will settle; we will establish ourselves. We will not spread falsehood; we will not quarrel while searching for them. Everyone is in place, and we have sought them, God willing,” he said.
“The Nigerian authorities months ago failed them. We made threats, and we have come to act now. Here is the Nigerian authority, the enforcement of Islam, and everyone can see.”
The militant also reiterated their intention to hold Eid prayers publicly in the captured town.
“Today, at this gathering, we are here inside the gathering. God willing, we will perform the Eid prayer at this gathering. We will not act with trickery, God willing; it will be the enforcement of Islam,” he added.
Ngoshe, a community in the Gwoza axis of southern Borno, lies close to mountainous border regions that have long served as hideouts for insurgents linked to Boko Haram and ISWAP.
The area has witnessed repeated attacks over the years as terrorists continue to launch raids on villages, abduct civilians and challenge government authority in parts of northeastern Nigeria.
On March 4, 2026, SaharaReporters reported that a yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons, including soldiers, had been killed by terrorists.
Multiple security sources told SaharaReporters that Ngoshe town, under Gwoza Local Government Area of the state, came under highly coordinated and simultaneous attacks around 4am on Wednesday, and the terrorists operated till daybreak.
During the incident, the militants invaded a military base, 82 Div TF Battalion under 26 BDE, and launched an assault on a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the community.
A source added that the terrorists also ransacked the community, looking for soldiers they claimed may be hiding. The gunmen also burnt armoured tanks and military vehicles and made away with unquantifiable ammunition.
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