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Gunmen raid mosque in central Nigeria, kill at least 16
Oct 26, 2021 17:39Gunmen have attacked a mosque in Nigeria, killing at least 16 people, a government official says, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the restive African country.
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Chibok schoolgirl freed in Nigeria seven years after abduction, governor says
Aug 08, 2021 15:37One abducted girl from the Nigerian town of Chibok has been freed and reunited with her parents seven years after Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped her and more than 200 of her classmates, Borno state's governor said on Saturday (August 7).
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Niger government says 137 killed in Sunday attacks
Mar 23, 2021 07:14Sunday's attacks by gunmen in villages in Niger's Tahoua region left 137 people dead, the government said Monday, in a massacre that has underscored the huge security challenges facing new President Mohamed Bazoum.
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Militants kill 58 in separate attacks in Niger
Mar 17, 2021 12:27Unidentified armed "bandits" in Niger have staged several attacks in the restive region of Tillaberi, killing dozens of people, inflicting damage, and stealing vehicles, the government says.
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Over 300 girls missing after gunmen raid dorm in Nigeria
Feb 26, 2021 14:15Heavily-armed gunmen have abducted hundreds of schoolchildren in northwestern Nigeria, the second such kidnapping over a span of a week amid a surge in armed militancy in the African country.
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Eleven killed in Boko Haram Christmas Eve attack in Nigeria
Dec 25, 2020 18:20Members of the Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group have killed at least 11 people in a Christmas Eve assault on a village in the volatile northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.
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Nigeria: Boko Haram releases 300+ abducted schoolboys
Dec 18, 2020 08:57Nigeria’s Takfiri terrorist group of Boko Haram has released more than 300 schoolboys less than a week after kidnapping them in a stark reminder of its 2014 abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls.
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Nigerian gangs reportedly kidnap kids on behalf of Boko Haram
Dec 16, 2020 19:13Boko Haram recruited three local gangs in northwest Nigeria to kidnap hundreds of schoolboys on its behalf, security and local sources said Wednesday.
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Boko Haram claims responsibility for kidnapping hundreds of Nigerian schoolboys
Dec 15, 2020 15:34The Boko Haram terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in northwestern Nigeria.
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Nigeria loses 9 soldiers in landmine explosion
Nov 04, 2020 19:02At least nine Nigerian troops were killed when a military truck hit a landmine in northeast Nigeria, two security sources said on Wednesday.