Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 14 ga Janairu, 2019, Boko Haram ta mamaye Rann.
'yan tawaye a yayin da ake samun karuwar hare-haren' yan tawaye a yankin, da kuma hallaka, tare da yawancin mazauna da ke tserewa a kan iyaka zuwa Bodo a Kamaru. A lokacin, garin ya kasance gida ga 'yan gudun hijira 35,000. Kodayake an fara danganta harin ga kungiyar ISWAP ta Abu Musab al-Barnawi, daga baya kungiyar Boko Haram ta Abubakar Shekau ta dauki alhakin. Ko da yake sojojin Najeriya da sojojin Kamaru da ke kawance da su daga baya suka sake kwace Rann, daga baya suka watsar da shi, don haka Boko Haram ta sake kai wani hari kan garin a ranar 28 ga Janairu 2019. 'Yan ta'addan sun sake ƙone ƙauyen, suka kashe dattawan yankin, kuma suka sa dubun dubbai suka gudu. A wannan lokacin, 'yan gudun hijirar daga Rann sun koma Goura a yankin Far North na Kamaru.