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[WATCH] 82 Chibok schoolgirls released
82 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants have been released. The girls are being released in exchange for Boko Haram prisoners. President...
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attacks bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
The attack targeted a camp in the village of Tassalit in Niger’s Tahoua, 525 km northeast of Niamey.
In recent years, the Nigerian army said it has killed or critically wounded Shekau on multiple occasions.
A US general says jihadists are developing new tactics and recruiting more fighters.
More than 40 people have been killed in bomb attacks in the north east of the country this week.
Nearly 200 hostages, more than half of them children, have been rescued from Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria.
101 of the those freed were children, 67 were women and the rest were men.
A Red Cross official said about 50 people were killed and around 70 people were injured.
Red Cross officials said the bomber detonated the bomb during the church service in Potiskum.
The Boko Haram case arises from a militant attack on the eastern Nigerian town of Ganye on 22 March.
A local politician said the flow of people out of Diffa continued on Thursday even though the town was calm.
Residents say they heard gun shots and massive explosions from around 6am.
It's the third major attack over the last week in Nigeria’s Borno State.
A suicide bomber killed 32 people in a Muslim religious procession in northeast Nigeria.
The accord for the release of the girls has been called into question since it was announced.
The blast is likely to be blamed on Boko Haram militants, casting doubt on the recently signed ceasefire pact.
Around 60 people in red T-shirts that read “Bring Back Our Girls” marched to the president's home.
Boko Haram has killed thousands and is threatening the stability in the West and Central Africa regions.