LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria on Thursday said it had launched a “massive” joint offensive with troops from Chad and Niger against jihadists waging a decade-long insurgency in the region. The announcement comes after Chad’s defence minister said Tuesday his country had deployed forces across its neighbours’ borders to battle insurgents who killed almost 100 Chadian soldiers last month. Nigeria’s…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Army under the leadership of Lt. General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, has removed General Olusegun Adeniyi, who appeared in a viral video urging military authorities to supply them with weapons and accurate intelligence to combat Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East region. Adeniyi, who is Theatre Commander of…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram jihadists have killed nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in a seven-hour attack on an island army base, in their deadliest assault yet on the country’s armed forces. President Idriss Deby told Chad television he travelled to the scene of the attack on Tuesday to pay tribute to the 92 dead soldiers,…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the killing of at least 47 soldiers by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno State. The Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this during a session with reporters on Tuesday in Abuja. Enenche explained that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Security Challenges has called for scrapping of Almajiri system of knowledge acquisition in the northern part of the country. This, it said, would block the recruitment avenue for Boko Haram insurgents. In the series of recommendations to be adopted by the Senate Thursday, the committee also called…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has reacted to the $7m reward the US Department of State recently announced for anyone with credible information that will lead to his arrest. The Department of State made the announcement on March 4th. Media personality @Bassim_AMG who covers reports on Terrorism, shared a video of the sect leader…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State have sent a Save-Our-Soul (SOS) to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai over alleged embezzlement by one of their top officials. But the Army Headquarters has assured the allegations would be investigated despite stating the…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shekau ” challenged the offer in a video saying the US can’t harm him except with the will of Allah“. Although the offer on his head is still in place, the dreaded leader of the terrorist organisation is still in hiding. Boko Haram expert Bulama Bukarti has taken to twitter to reveal what…