Nigeria: Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid
Ten people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria's central Niger state, officials say....
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Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued...
Nigeria: Bandits in Military Uniform Abduct 20 in Abuja
Gunmen in military uniform numbering about 50 have raided Dawaki community in Abuja, and abducted at least 20 people, Daily Trust reports. Witnesses said it...
47 suspected Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorist families surrender to MNJTF
No fewer than 47 individuals associated with Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), have surrendered to troops of 403 Amphibious...
18 Christians killed since mid-April in Nigeria’s Plateau state, residents say
Following a rights group report that 1,336 people were killed in Plateau state, Nigeria, between December and February, residents reported 18 Christians killed since mid-April....
Nigerian troops rescue 7 from kidnappers, kill one terrorist
Troops of the Nigerian Army involved in counter-terrorism operations in the North East and North West rescued seven hostages from kidnappers while one terrorist was...
Boko Haram factional violence worries Islamic State
In October 2023, Boko Haram’s JAS faction (Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad) launched major offensives against the group’s other faction – Islamic State West Africa Province...