Nigeria

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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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gashigar near Niger border

Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gashigar in Nigeria's remote northeast region, killing one soldier and injuring four, defense officials said

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Dozens killed in joint Niger-Nigeria military crackdown on criminal gangs

At least 30 "bandits" have been killed during a military crackdown by Niger and Nigeria along their troubled frontier where kidnappings and cattle rustling are rife, Niger's interior minister said

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Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attack on base in Arege, Borno state

Six Nigerian soldiers were wounded as they repelled an attempt by Boko Haram fighters to overrun a military base in Arege in Borno state, the army said

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Nigeria militia Civilian JTF frees 833 child soldiers in Maiduguri, UN says

Nigeria's Civilian Joint Task Force, a militia fighting Boko Haram, released 833 child soldiers under a deal agreed last year, UNICEF said

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Seven Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in Metele, Borno state

At least seven Nigerian soldiers were killed and 16 wounded in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Metele in Borno state near the Niger border

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UN bars Nigerian peacekeeper for sexually exploiting woman in Democratic Republic of Congo

A Nigerian man who was a UN peacekeeper has been sent home and barred from peacekeeping after investigators found he had sexually exploited a woman in 2017

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Boko Haram kills commander over plan to release 300 hostages and surrender

Boko Haram commander Ali Gaga was killed by his comrades in Islamic State West Africa Province over an alleged plan to surrender and release hostages to the Nigerian military

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Nigeria air force pilot killed in F-7Ni crash outside Abuja

Nigeria's air force said that one of its pilots was killed in a plane crash during a rehearsal for the nation's independence day anniversary.

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Nigeria troops ‘repel Boko Haram attack’ at Gashigar, Borno state

Nigerian troops repelled a Boko Haram attempt to infiltrate their location in Gashigar, in the northeastern Borno state, the army said.

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