{"id":11959,"date":"2016-10-17T20:46:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T20:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11959"},"modified":"2016-10-17T20:46:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T20:46:29","slug":"boko-haram-kills-20-soldiers-in-a-surprise-attacked-in-borno-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=11959","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram kills 20 soldiers in a surprise attacked in Borno State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram on Monday claimed it killed 20 soldiers in northeastern Nigeria, in violence marring the celebrations following the release of some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.<\/p>\n<p>The group, using the name Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), said in a statement that it \u201cstormed a joint position of the armies of Nigeria and Niger\u201d in the town of Ghashghar in northeast Borno State.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=11162&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It claimed it killed 20 soldiers and wounded dozens of others in \u201cfierce clashes\u201d that erupted during the attack on Sunday, highlighting the threat the group still poses in the region.<\/p>\n<p>A community leader in the Ghashghar area confirmed the raid, saying soldiers were taken by surprise when Boko Haram militants fired rocket-propelled grenades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was called by two of my contacts \u2026 informing of an attack late yesterday on the joint military personnel from Nigeria and Niger stationed in Asaka village, around 15 kilometres (nine miles) from Ghashghar,\u201d a community leader from the area said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to them, Boko Haram launched an attack with heavy guns and rocket-propelled grenades on the soldiers. The attackers came in eight vehicles,\u201d said the leader, who asked to remain anonymous fearing reprisal from the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe soldiers suffered huge casualties because they were taken off-guard. They never anticipated such an attack,\u201d he said, adding that the jihadists stole six military vehicles and weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram has been waging a seven-year uprising against the Nigerian state, claiming more than 20,000 lives with the insurgency spilling over the west African nation\u2019s borders into neighbouring states.<\/p>\n<p>ISWAP is a faction of Boko Haram, whose leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi was appointed by the Islamic State jihadist group in August.<br \/>\nBoko Haram\u2019s longtime chief Abubakar Shekau still claims he is in charge, however, as rival factions vie for control.<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n\u2013 Many Chibok girls still held \u2013<br \/>\n.<br \/>\nNews of the raid came less than a week after 21 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014 were released.<\/p>\n<p>Even as town residents celebrated the girls\u2019 return, experts warned the nation must brace for more violence as the government negotiates for the others.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 197 girls appear to be spread out in different jihadist camps, though Shekau has claimed in the past that several died in Nigerian air strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian presidency spokesman Garba Shehu has said that the ISWAP faction of Boko Haram has claimed to have \u201c83 or more girls to release on negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever the Nigerian government will be negotiating with one faction, the other one will be calling for attention,\u201d Martin Ewi, a researcher at the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will be hearing about negotiations and you\u2019ll be hearing about attacks.\u201d<br \/>\nAFP<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CHIBOK-GIRLS-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11194\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CHIBOK-GIRLS-5-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"CHIBOK-GIRLS-5\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CHIBOK-GIRLS-5-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CHIBOK-GIRLS-5.jpg 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Alayo-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11240\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Alayo-2-1-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"Alayo 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Alayo-2-1-300x250.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Alayo-2-1.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=11162&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boko Haram on Monday claimed it killed 20 soldiers in northeastern Nigeria, in violence marring the celebrations following the release of some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. 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