Nigeria

Army, Armed Groups Killing Thousands in Southeast Nigeria: Amnesty

Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds "arbitrarily detained" by security forces and armed groups in southeast Nigeria, Amnesty International said.

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Nigerian Military Kills More Than 100 ‘Bandits’ in Northwest Raid

The Nigerian military killed more than 100 members of a criminal gang in an air and ground raid over the weekend, according to a conflict monitoring report.

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Troops Kill 45 ‘Bandits’ in North-Central Nigeria: Conflict Monitor

Nigerian troops killed 45 members of an armed criminal gang in a shootout in the north-central Niger state, according to a conflict monitors' report shared with the UN and seen by AFP on Monday.

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Nigerian Troops Kill 150 ‘Bandits’ in Ambush, Air Strikes

Nigerian soldiers killed at least 150 members of a criminal gang in an ambush in northwestern Kebbi state this week, a local official said Thursday.

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Nigeria Unveils First Compressed Natural Gas‑Powered Vehicles

Nigeria has rolled out its first fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for the armed forces.

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Jihadists Kill 28 in Two Raids in Northern Nigeria

Two unrelated attacks by jihadist groups in northeast and northwestern Nigeria have killed 28 people, the military and residents told AFP on Thursday.

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Nigerian Gangs Kill 20 Soldiers in Raid: Security Sources

Criminal gangs in central Nigeria earlier this week killed at least 20 soldiers in a raid on a military base, security sources said.

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Nigerian Air Force Unveils Hexacopter Drone With Automatic Rifle

The Nigerian Air Force has introduced a rotary-wing unmanned aerial system equipped with an automatic rifle for autonomous combat operations.

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At Least 45 Killed in Central Nigeria Attack: Official

An overnight attack in a central Nigerian town killed at least 45 people, a spokesman for the state governor's office said.

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Attacks in Central Nigeria Kill at Least 20

Attacks in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state have killed at least 20 people this week, local government and humanitarian sources said Wednesday, in the region's latest flare-up of violence.

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