At least 16 people were reportedly killed in clashes with suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Congo, an official said on Tuesday. Interim Town Mayor Bakwanamaha Modeste said the clashes, which began on Monday night in the town of Beni, left 13 civilians, two military personnel and a rebel dead. “We regret the […]
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The Nigerian army has denied reports that 25 soldiers were killed in an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. Reuters had reported how the insurgent group attacked the soldiers on Saturday morning while they were evacuating people from villages in the state. The fighters were said to have opened fire on the […]
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The Sokoto State Police Command says it has arrested 20 suspects alleged to be terrorizing residents of Sabon Birni Local Government and its environs. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, who made this known at a news conference on Tuesday in Sokoto, said that the suspects were arrested in the last seven days. […]
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Barely a week after Islamic State claimed responsibility for the death of 10 soldiers in Borno state, the group says it has carried out another attack in the north-eastern state. According to information released via Amaq, the insurgent group struck at a barracks in Gajiganna local government area of Borno state, killing 11 soldiers and […]
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Not less than five persons have been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Murbai community of Ardo kola local government area of Taraba State. Recall that two Fulani herdsmen were alleged to have been killed by suspected Kona militia, a situation that led to tension in the area. The attack is said to have started […]
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Some persons believed to be Boko Haram members on Tuesday evening staged an attack on a convoy of travellers near Molai, a village at the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Bala Ibrahim, a resident told newsmen that the insurgents invaded the town using cows as shields. He said immediately they got into the […]
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday confirmed the abduction of a male corps member, Abraham Amuta, by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Borno State Coordinator, Mr Rabiu Aminu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Aminu disclosed that the corps member was abducted along a pastor […]
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Speaking through AMAQ, its news agency, the Islamic State (IS), has claimed it killed 10 soldiers in an attack in Magumeri, a community in Borno state, on Friday. According to Reuters, IS uploaded images of barracks that were burnt and the remains of the dead soldiers. A source in the Nigerian army was said to […]
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The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the kidnap of five persons at Government Girls Secondary School Moriki in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu who made the confirmation in a statement in Gusau on Thursday, said no student was abducted. “On […]
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Alhaji Musa Umar, the district head of Daura has been kidnapped by four unidentified gunmen. The kidnappers stormed Umar’s Daura residence at 7pm on Wednesday and sporadically shot into the air, scaring the hell out of bystanders, who scampered for safety. Umar had just returned from the mosque where he took part in the evening […]
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