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20 Killed by ‘Bandits’ in Northwest Nigeria

Gunmen stormed a village in northwest Nigeria killing 20 people in the latest attack by criminal gangs in the violence-wracked region, police said Wednesday.

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Boko Haram Jihadists Kill 14 Farmers in Northeast Nigeria

Fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist group killed 14 farmers in restive northeast Nigeria, members of a government-backed militia said Tuesday.

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ISWAP Jihadists Attack Nigeria’s Borno State Governor’s Convoy

Jihadists have attacked a convoy of a regional governor in Nigeria's restive northeast, just two days after a similar ambush targeting him left 30 dead, two security sources said Monday.

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‘Bandits’ Kill Seven in Northern Nigeria: Police

Gunmen have killed two policemen and five farmers in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, police said.

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Gunmen Abduct 10 Near Nigeria Capital, Police Free 5

Gunmen on Thursday abducted 10 people from a community outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, five of whom were rescued after a fierce gun battle with the kidnappers, police said.

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Boko Haram Kill 10 Civilians in Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists killed 10 civilians in attacks on three villages in restive northeast Nigeria, local security officials said Monday. 

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ISWAP Fighters Kill Nine Troops in Nigeria’s Borno State: Sources

At least nine Nigerian troops were killed in an offensive by ISWAP jihadists in northeast Borno state, two security sources said Wednesday.

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ISWAP Fighters Kill 14 in Nigeria-Cameroon Border Over ‘Blockade’

ISWAP jihadists have killed 14 people on a Cameroonian island on Lake Chad near the border with Nigeria after their town decided to block food supplies to the insurgents, security sources said.

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Gunmen Kidnap Students in Northern Nigeria: Locals

Gunmen have kidnapped seven students along with their female teacher from a secondary school in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing a vigilante and vandalizing a church.

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ISWAP Terrorists Take Hundreds Hostage in Nigerian Town: Sources

Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group have taken hundreds of hostages in a town in northeast Nigeria, locals and militia sources said Wednesday.

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