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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Boko Haram
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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Gunmen storm Nigerian church, kill two and abduct worshippers
Gunmen stormed a church in central Nigeria, killing two and kidnapping the pastor and worshippers, deepening concern over Christian-targeted violence
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Nigeria intensifies hunt for 25 abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi
Nigeria expands its search for 25 abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi amid growing U.S. pressure
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Gunmen kill school vice principal, abduct 25 girls in northwest Nigeria raid
Gunmen kill a vice principal and abduct 25 girls in a pre-dawn raid on a government boarding school in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria
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