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SaharaReporters gathered that the bloody encounter also left six other soldiers dead. by SaharaReporters, New York May 03, 2021 Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād have again attacked a military base in Borno state, killing an army commanding officer. SaharaReporters gathered that the bloody encounter also left six other soldiers dead. File photo used to illustrate story. The terrorists had on Sunday invaded Ajiri village in the Mafa Local Government Area ...

Reuters 2 minute read More than a dozen people, including seven soldiers, were killed by Islamist militants in an attack in northeast Nigeria, four sources told Reuters. The militants arrived in the Ajiri community in the Mafa local government area of Borno state on motorcycles early on Sunday, killing an army commanding officer and six soldiers, the sources said. The assailants also killed six civilians, burned down nine housing blocks and carted away valuables, the sources - one soldier, one civilian fighter and two local government officials - told Reuters. In a statement, the military sai...

  An attack by Boko Haram terrorists has left some residents killed in Ajiri town in Borno State, north-east Nigeria. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, confirmed the attack on the town in a statement on Monday, but he did not give the actual number of locals killed by the terrorists. He noted that insurgents on a criminal mission carried out the attack on Ajiri in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) of the state on Sunday. Yerima added that the terrorists burned nine houses in parts of the town before they were engaged by the troops of Operation Hadin ...

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has said all those fanning the embers of violence and destruction in the state were being noticed and will soon be exposed and arraigned accordingly. The Governor said the state security agencies have identified those behind the repeated attacks in the state, adding that the government will ensure they face the full wrath of the law. The Governor was addressing a congregation at the Government House Chapel Owerri on Sunday. He said “the violence is caused by hoodlums, bandits, a section of IPOB members and aggrieved politicians from opposition parties w...

More than a dozen people killed by Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria: sources This content was published on May 3, 2021 - 22:27 May 3, 2021 - 22:27 MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - More than a dozen people, including seven soldiers, were killed by Islamist militants in an attack in northeast Nigeria, four sources told Reuters. The militants arrived in the Ajiri community in the Mafa local government area of Borno state on motorcycles early on Sunday, killing an army commanding officer and six soldiers, the sources said. The assailants also killed six civilians, burned down nine housing bloc...