Nigeria

Nigeria police kill more than 100 ‘bandits’ in Zamfara crackdown

Nigerian police claimed over 100 "bandits" were killed in a crackdown targeting crime in the state of Zamfara, following a surge in kidnappings and cattle rustling

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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Arege near Lake Chad

Boko Haram militants attacked a military base in Arege village near Lake Chad in northeast Nigeria, killing at least one soldier

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Nigeria A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft contract finally lands

Sierra Nevada has been awarded a long-awaited contract for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force

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Boko Haram overruns Nigeria army base near Lake Chad

Boko Haram killed three soldiers in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state near Lake Chad

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Boko Haram kidnaps 50 loggers near Gamboru, Nigeria

Boko Haram militants abducted around 50 loggers near the northeastern Nigerian town of Gamboru close to the border with Cameroon, civilian militia and residents said

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Boko Haram targets 3 Nigeria military bases in series of Borno state attacks

Boko Haram attacked three military bases in northeast Nigeria over the weekend, putting the spotlight on insecurity just three months before elections

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Nigeria: Hundreds flee Boko Haram raid after video suggests reconciliation between factions

Hundreds of villagers fled their homes after a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's borno state, two days after a video hinted at reconciliation between factions

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Nigeria troops missing after Boko Haram attacks Kukawa military base in Borno state

At least 16 Nigerian soldiers are missing after clashes with Boko Haram jihadists in Kukawa in the Lake Chad area, an attack later claimed by Islamic State

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks on Borno state villages and IDP camp kill at least 12

At least 12 civilians were killed after Boko Haram attacked Bulaburin and Kofa villages as well as an IDP camp in Dalori near Maiiduguri in northern Nigeria's Borno state

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Crew of Swiss ship freed after September kidnapping off Nigeria

Twelve crew members of MV Glarus, a Swiss ship seized off Nigeria in September have been freed, Swiss judicial officials said

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