LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia has insisted that a Northern Governor is Boko Haram’s leader. Mailafia stated this on Wednesday, while speaking with journalists shortly after he was released by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS detained him for questioning for over six hours…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, says repentant terrorists revealed that a serving northern governor is a Boko Haram leader. Mailafia said this on ‘Morning Crossfire’ programme on Nigeria Info Abuja 95.1FM on Monday. The former CBN deputy governor said he had a chat with…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram terrorists have invaded many communities in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State, killing scores of farmers and herders after rustling hundreds of their domestic animals, mostly cows. Magumeri is North and about 40 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital, which has witnessed a series of Boko Haram attacks. One…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chad’s President Idriss Deby said Saturday that Boko Haram jihadists would continue to wreak havoc in the Lake Chad region despite a huge military offensive against the group earlier this year. Lake Chad — a marshy region dotted with islands near the border of Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon — has been battered…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shekau Releasea Video Of Boko Haram Fighters Observing Eid In Niger State A video of some men suspected to be members of the Abubakar Shekau-led faction of Boko Haram in Niger state has surfaced online. The footage shows about 100 persons observing the Eid Al-Adha prayer in an undisclosed bushy area. While…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army has dismissed over 300 soldiers from service for deserting the Operation Lafiya Dole counter-insurgency campaign in the North-East and going away without leave, among other allegations. Findings by our correspondent revealed that the men were disengaged by their unit commanders between 2015 and 2016. Investigations showed that some of the soldiers…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected members of the extremist Boko Haram sect have shot dead five persons believed to be humanitarian workers. The terrorist group publicized the development via a viral video it published on social media Wednesday. The gunmen who carried out the killing said their victims were aid workers working for nongovernmental organisations. The…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 333 Artillery Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno state came under attack by Boko Haram insurgents forces on a Nigeria Service Chiefs celebrated fifth year anniversary in Office. Military sources told TheCable that the insurgents stormed the town around 11:20pm on Monday, firing shots into the barracks. The soldiers responded immediately but the…