Boko Haram terrorists have held captive a police officer and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in an ambush on a 'fake' checkpoint along Gubio-Damasak road in Borno State.
This was issued in a statement by the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) who also claimed responsibility for an ambush between Cross Kauwa and Mile Four in Baga, where many travellers were abducted.
This comes a few days after the insurgents killed at least 43 farmers in Zamarmari area Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.
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Boko Haram began its bloody insurgency in northeastern Nigeria in 2009, but it has since spread into neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military response.
The group split into two factions in mid-2016. One, led by long-time leader Abubakar Shekau, who is notorious for suicide bombings and indiscriminate killings of civilians.
Shekau pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi in March 2015, but ISIS central only gives formal backing to the other faction, which it calls Islamic State West Africa Province.
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