Nigeria police force
Armed herdsmen kill 20 farmers in western Nigerian mosque
Nigerian police say eight others were injured when armed herdsman opened fire in a mosque on Saturday.
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Niger approves sending troops to fight Boko Haram
Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Chad and Benin agreed at the weekend to send a joint 8,700-strong force.
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Bomb blast kills 5 at bus station in north Nigeria
The blast is likely to be blamed on Boko Haram militants, casting doubt on the recently signed ceasefire pact.
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Nigeria: 135 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered
A man posing as the group’s leader in numerous videos has also reportedly been killed in clashes.
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Boko Haram raid kills 10 in Cameroon
Cameroon has introduced measures to increase security on its long jungle border with Nigeria.
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2 dead in Nigerian bomb attack
Sources say a female bomber blew herself up at a petrol station in northern Nigeria.
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15,000 displaced after Boko Haram attacks
Thousands of people have fled an area in northeast Nigeria after a spate of assaults.
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Bomb hits Nigeria market, 8 dead
A blast hit a busy market killing at least eight people in the Borno State capital of Maiduguri.
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Nigeria: 13 die at WC viewing area explosion
An explosion hit a venue in the northeast Nigerian where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup match.
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Female suicide bomber hits Nigerian barracks
Soldiers stopped the woman as she tried to get into the barracks with explosives hidden under her robes.
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Nigeria: Protests for schoolgirls allowed
Police said protesters were free to march in Abuja were they had been previously stopped.
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Bomb targets football fans in Nigeria
Reports say at least 40 people have been killed in a bombing on a football pitch in northeast Nigeria.
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Police arrest protest leader for abducted girls
Nigerian officials say the woman was detained for falsely claiming to be the mother of a missing girl.
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Father of abducted Nigerian girl speaks
Reverend Makasha says he’s not satisfied with the way his government has handled the matter.
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Blast kills 15 near Nigerian capital
The explosion hit the suburb of Nyanya, close to the site of a morning bomb attack at a bus station in April.
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Nigerian leaders join forces to fight Boko Haram
Nigerian leaders Nigeria appealed for a united front against Boko Haram on Thursday.
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Suicide bombers kill 15 in Nigeria
Seventeen civilians and five soldiers were also wounded by the blasts.
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21 dead in Nigerian jail break
The prisoners struck on Sunday as the guards from Nigeria’s State Security Service came in to feed them.
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100 killed in Nigerian attacks
Police confirmed the raids by Fulani herdsman on three villages in Kaduna state.
