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Gunmen Kill 11 Villagers, Abduct Catholic Priest in Northern Nigeria as Bandit Attacks Spread South
Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, during a predawn assault in northwestern Nigeria, church officials said Saturday, as...
 Bandit Attacks Kill 30 in Katsina and Kwara, Nigeria, Shattering Months of Fragile Calm
At least 30 people were killed Tuesday in coordinated bandit attacks on rural communities in northwestern Katsina State and north-central Kwara State, Nigeria, local...
Nigerian Troops Free 62 Hostages in Northwest Operations as Boko Haram Attack Kills 8 Soldiers in Borno
Nigerian troops have rescued dozens of kidnapped civilians in operations across the country’s northwest, even as the military suffered fresh losses in the northeast...
Gunmen again abduct several people in fresh attacks across Kogi’s Yagba West, Nigeria
Several people were abducted Tuesday in a renewed attack along the Omi-Odo Ara Road in Kogi State’s Yagba West Local Government Area, Nigeria, residents...
Nigeria says joint U.S.-backed airstrikes destroyed two ISIS-linked camps in northwest
Nigerian authorities said U.S.-backed airstrikes destroyed two camps linked to the Islamic State group in the country’s northwest, describing the operation as a coordinated...
