LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram insurgents have carried out multiple attacks on military bases in Borno state, overrunning three of them and stealing weapons, security sources said on Monday. Fighters believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the IS-linked faction of Boko Haram, stormed four bases from Friday through Sunday in…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday confirmed the abduction of a male corps member, Abraham Amuta, by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Borno State Coordinator, Mr Rabiu Aminu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Aminu disclosed that the corps member was abducted…
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 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…