Nigeria
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Dec- 2021 -14 DecemberAfrica
Gunmen Kill Eight at Nigeria Village Market: Residents
Suspected criminal gang members in central Nigeria's Plateau state attacked a village during market day killing at least eight people.
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Oct- 2021 -26 OctoberAfrica
Gunmen Kill 16 Worshippers in Nigeria Mosque Attack
Gunmen have killed 16 worshippers at a mosque in central Nigeria, a government official said.
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20 OctoberAfrica
Nigerian Army Kills 50 ‘Bandits’ in the Northwest
Nigerian helicopter gunships have killed more than 50 "bandits" during an operation in the restive northwest.
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19 OctoberAfrica
Gunmen Kill 43 in Nigeria’s Troubled North
Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang attacked a village market in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, killing 43 people.
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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria Air Strike Kills 20 Fishermen: Sources
At least 20 fishermen were killed accidentally in a Nigerian military strike on a jihadist camp in northeast Nigeria.
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24 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria Arrests Three Over Baptist School Abduction
Nigerian police have arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of more than 100 students at a Baptist school.
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21 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria’s Military Crackdown Puts Squeeze on Bandit Gangs
Nigeria's military campaign against criminal gangs in the northwest is pushing them into neighboring regions as a result of a telecom shutdown and a squeeze on fuel and food supplies.
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20 SeptemberAfrica
Gunmen Kill Police Inspector in Southeast Nigeria
Gunmen have killed a police inspector in southeast Nigeria, the latest attack in the restive region where dozens of officers have died this year.
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17 SeptemberAfrica
Nine Killed, 23 Injured in Nigerian Air Strike
An emergency official in northeast Nigeria said nine people were killed and 23 others injured in an air strike that reportedly hit civilians.
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14 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria Recaptures 108 Inmates After Prison Outbreak
At least 108 out of 240 inmates who escaped from a prison in central Nigeria have been recaptured.
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