Nigeria Troops Burst ’15-Member Marlian Gang’ Terrorising Borno Residents
LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, 7 division garrison, have arrested 15 members of a suspected criminal group operating within Maiduguri, Borno capital. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication…
Ambush: Jihadist Fighters Kill Scores Of Nigerian Troops In Lake Chad
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several Nigerian soldiers died in an attack on a military convoy in the Lake Chad region by jihadist fighters aligned with the Islamic State group, security forces…
ISWAP Fighters Give Away Old Naira Notes To Passengers
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have distributed huge amounts of old notes to scores of commuters in the Lake Chad Basin…
Nigeria Troops Neutralise 40 Boko Haram Jihadists In Over Night Battle
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger government said Wednesday that the army had killed around 40 Boko Haram jihadis in overnight fighting on islets in Lake Chad. “Some 100 Boko Haram…
Multinational Troop Eliminates ISIS Commander, Ammar Bin-Umar In Lake Chad
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, have eliminated a top leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, Ammar Bin-Umar, in Lake Chad…
NAF Sustain Operation In Lake Chade Area, Neutralise Boko Haram In Twenty Boats
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Hadin Kai have continued their onslaught on terrorist and insurgent targets on islands and localities around the Lake Chad resulting…
US Orders Diplomats To Vacate Chad As Rebels Approach Capital
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Department on Saturday ordered non-essential diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Chad to leave the African nation due to potential insurgent attacks on the capital.…
Boko Haram: Nigeria Monarchs Queries Military For Not Occupying Lake Chad, Sambisa Forest
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian monarchs have asked the military why it cannot occupy Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region still housing Boko Haram insurgents. Speaking on Monday, the Sultan of…
Boko Haram Wreaking Great Damage Despite Offensive, Chad President Cries Out
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…
Boko Haram Fighters Disguising As Traders Kill 50
LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 50 people on an island on Lake Chad, bordering Cameroon and Chad, a local official told the BBC. The…