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Boko Haram raids northeast Nigeria city, torches homes, forces hundreds to flee
Hundreds of villagers fled their homes in Nigeria's northeast late on Saturday after an attack by Islamist militants from the Boko Haram group, militia officials and witnesses said. The raid highlighted fragile security in Nigeria's northeast, where the army is still battling to end a ...
Gunmen kidnap 79 pupils, mainly boys, in troubled English-speaking Cameroon region
Gunmen kidnapped 79 school students on Monday in an English-speaking region of Cameroon where separatists are fighting an armed campaign for independence, security and government sources said. The abductions, the worst incident so far in 13 months of unrest, came just a day before longtime ...
The Nigerian Army on Friday posted a video of U.S. President Donald Trump saying soldiers would shoot migrants throwing stones to justify opening fire on a Shiite group this week. "Please watch and make your deductions," said the army in a post on its official ...
Amnesty accuses Nigeria forces of 'horrific' Shiite killings during demonstrations
Human rights campaigners on Wednesday accused Nigeria's security forces of killing dozens by using "horrific" force during a crackdown on protesting supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric. Amnesty International said it had "strong evidence" that police and soldiers used automatic weapons against members of the ...
Hidden in diaries, untold stories of Boko Haram's female survivors feature in film
Untold stories of young Nigerian women kidnapped by Boko Haram highlight a documentary debuting on Monday that reveals diaries kept by survivors forbidden from talking about their captivity. The diaries, secretly given to the U.S.-based documentary producers by former captives, detail life under the jihadi ...
Fifty-five people have been killed in clashes between young Christians and Muslims in northern Nigeria following a dispute in a market, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday. Sources told AFP fighting broke out between Hausa Muslim and Adara Christian youths in the town of Kasuwan ...
Father of midwife executed by Boko Haram hails her humanitarian work
The father of a young midwife executed by Boko Haram has blasted the jihadists for killing his daughter, hailing on Wednesday the "immense help" she gave to her community and expressing hope for the safe release of other hostages. The International Committee of the Red ...
Islamic State executes aid worker after deadline expires: Nigeria
Islamists in Nigeria have killed an aid worker who was being held hostage after a deadline imposed by the militants expired, the Nigerian government said on Monday. Medical workers Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Alice Loksha were working in the town of Rann in March when ...
Islamic State in Nigeria might kill health care workers it has held hostage since March within 24 hours, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday, pleading for mercy and urging Nigeria's government to intervene. Medical workers Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Alice ...
As northwestern region takes center stage, Nigerian opposition to pick presidential candidate
Nigeria's main opposition party, which this weekend selects its candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in an election in February, is aiming to make his northwestern power base a main battleground in the contest. To do so, however, it needs to secure the backing of ...
Ranks apparently kill Boko Haram commander who planned to surrender, turn over 300 hostages
A Boko Haram commander was killed by his comrades over his alleged plan to surrender and hand over hundreds of hostages to the Nigerian military, two sources told AFP Sunday. Ali Gaga was shot and killed on Thursday by other commanders in the Islamic State-affiliated ...
Black magic traps Nigerians in sex slavery abroad
When lesions broke out on Florence's face, she thought she had crossed a black magic curse that had been cast on her as she left Nigeria to work in Russia's sex trade. Florence is one of a rising number of poor women lured in recent ...
