Tag: Rann
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One killed, five injured as troops repel attack on Rann
At least one civilian was killed and five others wounded when some suspected Boko Haram insurgents attempted to infiltrate Rann, headquarter of Kala-Balge local government area of Borno State, security source said. The incident happened when the outlawed group stormed Rann town at about 6: 15 pm shooting sporadically but met swift resistance from the…
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Boko Haram: Nigerian Army react to AI’s recent reports on killings in Rann
The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied reports by Amnesty International, alleging that 60 displaced persons were killed by the Boko Haram insurgents at Rann community in Borno State, describing it as misleading. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the clarification in a statement in Maiduguri. Amnesty International in a…
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[Photos] Nine feared dead, several injured as fire razes IDP camp in Borno
Not less than nine people were reportedly feared dead after a fire outbreak occurred at the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government area of Borno State. This is following an outbreak of fire, which killed nine people and injured many others in the camp. According to information gathered from one…
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Boko Haram: UN announces resumption of humanitarian operations in Rann
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) has announced the resumption of humanitarian operations in Rann town, in Borno. The UN relief wing said the resumption of aid operations in the community followed several security assessments by the UN and non-governmental organisations. The UN had on March 2, suspended aid operations…
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Boko Haram: Humanitarian operations in Rann still suspended – UN
The United Nations on Saturday said that suspension of humanitarian operations in Rann, Borno, on March 2 was still in force. The suspension was announced as the UN withdrew its workers from the community after a March 1 attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who killed eight persons, including three aid workers, and abducted a…
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Boko Haram: No Red Cross official killed in Rann attack – ICRC
The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) has denied reports that some the person’s killed by Boko Haram insurgents in Rann village on Thursday were members of its staff. The attackers killed three UN aid workers, and at least eight police and soldiers. Recall that the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier reported…
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Rann: Attacks on humanitarian workers, repugnant, barbaric – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara has condemned the callous attack on humanitarian workers in Rann, Borno State. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Dogara described the attack as another low in the inhuman, repugnant, callous and barbaric acts of the Boko Haram terrorists. “It is saddening that people, who…
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Rann: UNICEF, IOM, UN condemn Boko Haram attack
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have deplored Boko Haram attack on Rann in Borno. IOM said: “a large number of Boko Haram members armed with automatic weapons, rocket propelled grenades and gun trucks attacked the military base in Rann’’. The UN migration agency said some 55,000 people displaced…
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Rann: UN confirms death of eight Nigerian security personnel, evacuates humanitarian workers
The United Nations has confirmed that at least eight Nigerian security personnel were killed in the attack. The UN in a statement by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, also confirmed the withdrawal of aid workers from the community. “The Secretary-General condemns the killing of three aid workers last night in Rann town in…
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In photos: Evacuation of casualties after Rann attack
See photos of the evacuation of wounded and deceased aid workers from Rann today. Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 11 people including three aid workers in an attack on a military barracks in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state late on Thursday. The raid in the town of Rann marks the latest high-profile assault by…