Nigeria

Gunmen Kill Five in Mosque Attack in Nigeria: Police

Gunmen have killed five worshippers and kidnapped 18 in an attack on a mosque during prayers in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara state, police said Sunday.

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Nigerian Army Bombs Highway ‘Bandits’ After Kidnappings

Nigeria's military killed "several armed bandits" during a major aerial bombing operation sparked by a spate of kidnappings and deadly attacks in the country's northeast.

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Nigeria Takes Delivery of Chinese Drones to Combat Insurgency, Armed Banditry

Four Chinese-made Wing Loong II combat drones have reportedly arrived in Nigeria to take part in ongoing counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations in the country’s restive northwest region. 

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Boko Haram ‘Kills 12’ in Raid Near Nigeria’s Chibok

Boko Haram jihadists on Sunday killed 12 people and abducted seven others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok.

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Boko Haram Jihadists Kill Eight Farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State

Eight farmers have been killed by Boko Haram jihadists in northeastern Nigeria, security sources said Monday.

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20 Killed by ‘Bandits’ in Northwest Nigeria

Gunmen stormed a village in northwest Nigeria killing 20 people in the latest attack by criminal gangs in the violence-wracked region, police said Wednesday.

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Boko Haram Jihadists Kill 14 Farmers in Northeast Nigeria

Fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist group killed 14 farmers in restive northeast Nigeria, members of a government-backed militia said Tuesday.

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ISWAP Jihadists Attack Nigeria’s Borno State Governor’s Convoy

Jihadists have attacked a convoy of a regional governor in Nigeria's restive northeast, just two days after a similar ambush targeting him left 30 dead, two security sources said Monday.

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‘Bandits’ Kill Seven in Northern Nigeria: Police

Gunmen have killed two policemen and five farmers in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, police said.

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Gunmen Abduct 10 Near Nigeria Capital, Police Free 5

Gunmen on Thursday abducted 10 people from a community outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, five of whom were rescued after a fierce gun battle with the kidnappers, police said.

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