Chadian Troops Rescue Boko Haram Hostages
At least 100 villagers have been rescued from suspected Boko Haram militants by Chadian troops.
Boko Haram members (file photo).
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Nigeria:
Chadian Troops Rescue Boko Haram Hostages
VOA, 17 August 2014
Officials say security forces in Chad have rescued Nigerians who were recently kidnapped by Boko Haram, a Nigerian militant group. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chadian Soldiers Tackle Boko Haram, Free Some Abducted 100 Persons
Leadership, 16 August 2014
Some of the 100 persons believed to have been abducted by the Boko Haram in the border community of Doron Baga recently have been freed by Chadian rebels after a heated gun battle… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno - Multi National Task Force Clears Boko Haram Camp, Kills 17 Terrorists
This Day, 16 August 2014
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a pre-dawn raid operation on Friday cleared a terrorists camp in Buduram,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram 'Carries Out Mass Abduction'
DW, 15 August 2014
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have kidnapped scores of people from remote villages in northeast Nigeria, witnesses say. Several people were also reported to have died in the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
30,000 Displaced Throng Madagali, Mubi
Daily Trust, 15 August 2014
About 30,000 displaced persons fleeing Boko Haram onslaught in Gwoza have gathered in Madagali and Mubi in Adamawa State and Uba-Askira in Borno. Read more »