LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Boko Haram fighters have opened fire on the convoy carrying the family of a former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. Security sources told SaharaReporters that the insurgents attacked the convoy while traveling from Abuja to Maiduguri to attend the three-day prayer of Sheriff’s late father, Alhaji Galadima Modu, who died…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are concerns among residents and political leaders in Borno State following the influx of displaced Boko Haram insurgents and members of the Islamic States of West Africa (ISWAP) into the state after they were attacked in Chad and chased away by Chadian troops. Following the onslaught by the Chadian forces, the…
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…