BREAKING: Isis Announces New Leadership For Boko Haram, Says Shekau Replaced

Islamic State Jihadist group, ISIS, has announced a change of leadership in the Boko Haram militants group.

The terrorist group said the leadership for its West African branch, Boko Haram, has been adjusted, BBC is reporting.

The announcement was made known in the latest issue of their magazine.

The magazine featured its first interview with Abu Musab al-Barnawi, previous spokesman for the Nigerian-based Islamists who now replaces Abubakar Shekau, even though, it was not disclosed what has become of the group’s former leader, Abubakar Shekau.

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PHOTOS: Troops Ambush Boko Haram Terrorists In Pulka

Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement, said troops on blocking position in Pulka on Friday ambushed and killed two fleeing Boko Haram terrorists while others escaped with gun shot wounds.

“The troops also recovered 1 AK-47 rifle with registration number S 77411, a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) with registration number FN 131908, one Motorcycle, 1 Bicycle and 5 Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifle magazines.

“Other items recovered from the terrorists include 1 AK-47 rifle magazine loaded with 28 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 67 rounds of 7.62mm linked (NATO) ammunition and Tecno brand of mobile telephone handset with NEXTTEL SIM card, as well as sacks of foodstuffs.

“The troops have continued their routine operations maintaining vigilance to prevent escaping Boko Haram terrorists out of Sambisa forest through that axis,” the statement read.

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TERROR: Islamic State claims Nice massacre

The Islamic State group have claimed responsibility for the truck attack that killed 84 people in Nice on France's national holiday, a news service affiliated with the jihadists said Saturday.

Amaq quoted an IS security source as saying one of its "soldiers" carried out the attack "in response to calls to target nations of coalition states that are fighting (IS)". 

TWO SEASONED ARMY GENERALS TO FOUND NEW REBELLIOUS GROUP THAT WILL DESTROY NIGERIA - GBUIJE

Prophet Godfrey Gbujie, has prophesied that Nigeria is in danger of being destroyed by a new terrorist group.

The Prophet added that the new terrorist group will be deadlier than the currently dreaded Islamist-Jihadist sect, Boko Haram.

BREAKING: ISLAMIC MILITANT GROUP LEADER ARRESTED

Nigeria’s Army has arrested the leader of Islamist militant group Ansaru, a splinter faction of Boko Haram.

The Ansaru group has been accused of kidnapping and killing Westerners.

US CONFIRMS DEATH OF ISIS COMMANDER

The United States has confirmed that ISIS commander Omar al-Shishani is dead.

According to officials, he survived an initial attack carried out in the beginning of March, but has since died of his wounds, though they didn’t say how he died.

UK DEPLOYS ARMY TO NIGERIA TO COMBAT BOKO HARAM

The United Kingdom has deployed 35 military personnel in Nigeria as part of ongoing efforts to train Nigerian Armed Forces to combat the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram.

The personnel, who were deployed from the Second Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment, would provide infantry training for Nigerian soldiers and also provide assistance in countering improvised explosive devices, as well as medical training and advice, all in efforts to tackle the extremist group Boko Haram.

A statement by the Press and Public Relations Affairs Officer, British High Commission, Joe Abuku, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the number of British personnel deployed on training tasks in Nigeria was expected to reach 300.

The statement partly read, “Almost 1,000 Nigerian Army personnel had benefitted from training to prepare them for counter-insurgency operations in the North-East, and the work by 2 RANGLIAN, known as The Poachers, is now well-recognised across the AFN.

“The UK also supports a Nigerian intelligence and analysis cell focused on the North-East and based in Abuja, and nearly 30 UK Armed Forces personnel are deployed in Nigeria on an enduring basis in training and advisory roles.”