LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram fighters in northeastern Nigeria attacked and overran an army outpost, stealing weapons before fleeing. Gunmen from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the ISIL-linked faction of Boko Haram, attacked the base in Borno state late on Friday, two military sources said on Saturday. The fighters, driving more than a…
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspected Boko Haram members in the state. The suspects, who are also said to be members of the robbery and kidnapping gangs terrorising Kogi and Edo states, were planning coordinated attacks against police formations in Edo State. This was disclosed yesterday in Benin, the capital…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped five years ago by Boko Haram jihadists in northeastern Nigeria. All she has left are old papers damaged by dust and humidity, a school diploma and a small photograph….
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, April 6, said that no state in Nigeria is currently under the control and influence of Boko Haram insurgent group. In a press release of the event Buhari said that his administration is doing everything possible to conquer the war against terrorism in Nigeria, adding that the…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents are fleeing Michika and Madagali areas after Boko Haram insurgents razed several villages, and killed scores of people. Hundreds of villagers from the affected villages as well as neighbouring ones are currently fleeing their homes to Gulak, Mubi and other towns. Boko Haram reportedly destroyed property in Kuda-Kaya village in a…
LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram fighters on Monday invaded a first generation bank in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, destroying property and carting away cash. An eyewitness said the insurgents came through the mountains to attack the town, causing pandemonium as people ran in different directions to escape being shot. A resident, Emmanuel…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Chad, says the leadership of the Boko Haram terrorists group is currently overwhelmed and in disarray. Col, Timothy Antigha, the Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Antigha said the group…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores were reported dead and dozens missing as suspected Boko Haram rebels attacked the convoy of the governor of Nigeria’s Borno state in the country’s northeast and killed at least three people, officials said. Two security sources told Reuters news agency on Wednesday that three people died. A government and a separate…