Mandara mountains
Coverage of Mandara mountains in the Nexus archive.
- Nigeria: Borno Govt Denies Paying Ransom to Free 360 Victims
The Borno State Government denied paying a ransom to free 360 people rescued from the Mandara Mountains, a known terrorist stronghold in southern Borno State.
- Army frees 360 abductees after clashes with Boko Haram in Nigeria’s Borno
The Nigerian Army freed 360 abductees following clashes with Boko Haram in Borno state. Two infants died due to harsh conditions during their captivity in the Mandara mountains.
- The Nigerian army frees 360 abducted people in northeastern Borno state
The Nigerian army freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno state's Mandara mountains. Two infants died during the rescue due to harsh conditions, while the remaining abductees were evacuated for medical care. The operation is described as a major setback for the militant group.
- The Nigerian army frees 360 abducted people in northeastern Borno state
The Nigerian army freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno's Mandara mountains. Two infants died during the rescue, and the operation is described as a setback for the militants. The security crisis in northern Nigeria involves Boko Haram and its IS-affiliated faction, ISWAP, with a recent joint US-Nigeria operation killing 175 ISWAP fighters.
- The Nigerian army frees 360 abducted people in northeastern Borno state
The Nigerian army freed 360 people, including children, who were abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno state. The operation took place in the Mandara mountains, a stronghold of the militant group, and two infants died during their captivity.