Nigeria says troops kill senior Boko Haram leader, 10 fighters
The Nigerian army says a Boko Haram commander and 10 fighters were killed in an operation in the Sambisa Forest
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Gunmen attack a police station and church in central Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a police station and church in central Nigeria’s Agwara district, abducting five people, while the military reported killing a senior Boko Haram commander in Borno state.
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Extremists kill dozens in attacks on workers and troops in Nigeria
Armed extremists killed at least 36 people, including construction workers and soldiers, during separate attacks on a work site and a military base in northeastern Nigeria.
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Nigeria police confirm mass church abductions after denial
Police in Nigeria now admit dozens of worshippers were abducted from churches in Kaduna after earlier denials
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Nigeria says 40 Boko Haram fighters killed in air operations
Nigeria says air strikes in Borno state killed 40 Boko Haram fighters
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Nigerian air force kills at least 40 Boko Haram fighters in Borno
The Nigerian military says air strikes carried out over two days in Borno state killed at least 40 Boko Haram fighters and wounded others.
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Nigeria’s defence minister quits as kidnappings surge
Nigeria’s defence minister has stepped down citing health reasons
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Many flee homes after Boko Haram offshoot abducts 13 girls in Borno
ISWAP’s abduction of 13 girls from a Borno farm forces families to flee, exposing how vulnerable rural communities in northeast Nigeria remain
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Over 300 taken in one of Nigeria’s worst school kidnappings
Over 300 pupils and teachers were seized from a Catholic school in Niger state, one of Nigeria’s largest mass kidnappings
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Nigeria closes Kwara schools after church attack over kidnap fears
Kwara closes schools in five districts after a church attack raises fears gangs could target pupils as human shields
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