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Attackers kill 8 in northeast Nigeria
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 4 months ago
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Attackers killed eight people in a village in northern Nigeria's embattled Borno state, with at least some of the victims' throats slit, officials and residents said on Monday. The military spokesperson in the area, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa,
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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 12 in Fresh Borno Attacks
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 4 months ago
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This was just as the police destroyed 140 explosives in Jos also yesterday. Among those killed were two of the suspected assailants, having being trailed by operatives of the Joint Military Task Force, (JTF). This came barely 24 hours after another
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'Beheadings' in Nigerian city
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 4 months ago
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Suspected militant Islamists have beheaded five people in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, a resident has told the BBC. The men were attacked during raids on three homes overnight, he said in an account confirmed by a local reporter.
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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 18 Hunters in Borno Market
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 4 months ago
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Maiduguri Tragedy struck at a local market in Damboa town of Borno State on Monday when some unknown gunmen killed 18 hunters who were trapped in the market while selling bush meat. Sources said the hunters also served as vigilante group, helping the
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Deadly attack in north Nigeria
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 4 months ago
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Suspected Islamists have killed at least 12 people in the town of Damboa in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, residents and local officials say...Eyewitnesses say the gunmen apparently targeted hunters selling bush meat. Strict Muslims are
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Nigeria: Borno - Fighting Insecurity With Youth Empowerment
Lagos :: Nigeria | 5 months ago
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Maiduguri At present, over 2,000 youths are busy producing interlocking tiles and red bricks, which would be used for mass housing programme for the less privileged as well as urban renewal in Borno State...The project is the initiative of Governor
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Nigeria: Court Admits Fresh Evidence Linking Ndume to Boko Haram
Abuja :: Nigeria | 5 months ago
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The evidence was tendered before the court by a forensic expert with the States Security Service, SSS, Mr Aliyu Usman, who testified against the lawmaker yesterday as the third prosecution witness. The witness, had in his examination-in-chief,
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Nigeria: IG - FG to Deploy More Troops in Borno to Check Boko Haram
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 5 months ago
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The Federal Government is to deploy more troops in Borno State, the epicentre of Boko Haram insurgency, notwithstanding clamour by some people in the state for their withdrawal. Inspector General of Police (IG), Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, told the
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Nigeria: JTF Truncates 'Black Christmas' Plot in Maiduguri
Maiduguri :: Nigeria | 5 months ago
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The security Joint Task Force in Borno State (Operation Restore Order) yesterday said that it had successfully truncated plans by the extremist Boko Haram sect to cause another black Christmas in the state. Last Christmas was celebrated in tears and
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Blasts hit two northern Nigerian cities
Kano :: Nigeria | 6 months ago
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Two heavy explosions have rocked two different northern Nigerian cities repeatedly hit by deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram, residents say. It was not yet clear if there were any deaths linked to Monday's explosions in Kano, the largest city in
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