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A screengrab from a Boko Haram video shows the movement's leader, Abubakar Shekau (sitting), just before preaching to locals in an unidentified town. Picture: AFP.

Nigeria religious rioting

Boko Haram releases captives

By Reuters

190 captives which included young men, women and children who were kidnapped, were released.

  • FILE: Gunmen riding in 13 pick-up trucks sped into Kirchinga village in Adamawa State, burning house and businesses.

    Boko Haram kills 12 in village attacks

    Gunmen riding in 13 pick-up trucks sped into Kirchinga village in Adamawa State, burning house and businesses.

    3040 days ago
  • FILE: People stand next to dead bodies, which are laid out for burial, in the village of Konduga, in northeastern Nigeria, on 12 February, 2014 after a gruesome attack by Boko Haram Islamists killed 39 people. Picture: AFP.

    Boko Haram kills 47 in northeast Nigeria

    Residents say they were attacked by the group as they were preparing for their morning prayer.

    3048 days ago
  • Nigerian govt forces killed at least 56 Boko Haram fighters in a combined air and ground offensive in the northeast on 30 December 2013. Picture: supplied.

    Nigeria forces kill 56 Boko Haram militia

    Boko Haram are fighting to impose strict Islamic law in Nigeria's Muslim-populated north.

    3099 days ago
  • Nigerian president Goodluck Johnathan. Picture: AFP.

    Nigerian soldiers clash with Boko Haram

    Sources say Boko Haram’s presence in Nigeria continues to be a threat to national security and safety.

    3150 days ago
  • Boko Haram gunmen killed 16 people when they fired on worshippers at a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state. Picture: Supplied

    Boko Haram to stage 'deadlier comeback'

    Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram intend staging a bold comeback.

    3331 days ago
  • Gunmen in the Zamfara state in Nigeria opened fire and killed 20 people on Wednesday.

    Gunmen kill 20 in Nigeria's Zamfara state

    Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers killed 20 people in a village in the northwest Nigerian state.

    3524 days ago
  • Nigerian troops. Picture: AFP

    Boko Haram spokesperson killed

    Sources in Nigeria allege that government troops have killed Boko Haram's spokesperson.

    3568 days ago
  • Nigerians protest following a number of religious attacks in the country by Boko Haram. Picture: AFP.

    11 Boko Haram suspects arrested

    Nigeria confirmed that 11 suspects believed to belong Boko Haram were arrested on Wednesday.

    3573 days ago
  • Gunmen killed 16 people when they fired on worshippers at a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state during an evening service on 7 August 2012. Picture: Supplied.

    16 killed in Nigeria church attack

    Three unidentified gunmen stormed the Deeper Life Church in Okene killing 16 people.

    3609 days ago
  • Security fence at a prison. Taurai Maduna/EWN

    Nigeria's Boko Haram frees 40 prisoners

    Nigeria's Islamist sect Boko Haram storms a prison to free 40 inmates

    3654 days ago
  • Suicide bombing in Nigeria. Picture: AFP

    Religious riots kill 52 in Nigeria

    52 people were killed in religious rioting sparked by three suicide bombings against churches.

    3659 days ago
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