Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
10 months ago

Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

LA Times  

People gather in Chikun, Nigeria, near an area where gunmen kidnapped scores of schoolchildren on Thursday. Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. Abductions of students from schools in northern Nigeria are common and have become a source of concern since 2014 when Islamic extremists kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in Borno state’s Chibok village. Locals told the Associated Press the assailants Thursday surrounded the government-owned school in Kaduna state’s Kuriga town just as the students were about to start the school day around 8 a.m. World & Nation ‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered On April 14, 2014, fighters for the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram stormed a school in the Chibok community of Nigeria’s Borno state and abducted 276 girls. No group claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack, though blame fell on armed groups that mostly constitute herders who have been accused of carrying out violent attacks and kidnappings for ransom following decades-long pastoral conflict with host communities.

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Nigeria: Stampede during holiday funfair at Islamic High School reportedly kills 30 children
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Nigeria: Stampede during holiday funfair at Islamic High School reportedly kills 30 children

India TV News  

Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. “Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an event organised for families. An investigation has been opened into the causes of the stampede, Makinde said, adding “Anyone directly or remotely involved in this disaster will be …

Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria
1 month ago

Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men kidnapped dozens of people in northwestern Nigeria, residents and the police told The Associated Press on Tuesday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen abducted at least 50 people, including several women and children, in the Maradun area of the state of Zamfara over the weekend, residents said. Kidnappings have become common …

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said. A team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were ambushed Monday in Shiroro, Niger state, by about 200 Boko Haram fighters during a patrol mission, Babawale Afolabi, …

Armed men kill at least 13 farmers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit region, official says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Armed men kill at least 13 farmers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit region, official says

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men killed at least 13 farmers during an attack in north-central Nigeria, a local official said Thursday. Akilu Isyaku, a local government official, told the local radio station Crystal FM that herders and kidnappers are suspected in the attack. Armed groups take advantage of a limited security presence to take people during attacks on villages and …

20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush in the north
4 months, 3 weeks ago

20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush in the north

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 20 Nigerian university students were abducted by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles in the country’s north central region, police said Friday. The students were traveling to the south for a conference of medical students when they were ambushed in Benue state on Thursday evening, according to Benue police spokesperson Catherine Anene. Such kidnappings have become …

22 children killed, many trapped as school collapses in Nigeria
5 months, 4 weeks ago

22 children killed, many trapped as school collapses in Nigeria

India Today  

A two-storey school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, killing 22 students and sending rescuers on a frantic search for more than 100 people trapped in the rubble, authorities said. A total of 154 students were initially trapped in the rubble, but Plateau police spokesperson Alfred Alabo later said 132 of them had been rescued and were being …

300 Bike-Borne Men Kidnap 150, Kill 8 In Nigeria In Latest Mass Abduction Case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

300 Bike-Borne Men Kidnap 150, Kill 8 In Nigeria In Latest Mass Abduction Case

News 18  

Gunmen attacked a remote village in central Nigeria, killing eight people and kidnapped about 150 more in the country’s latest mass abduction, officials told AFP on Monday. Attackers on motorbikes stormed Kuchi village in Niger state on Friday night, where they killed eight people and “abducted about 150 villagers,” local government chairman Aminu Najume said. Rights group Amnesty International condemned …

Massacre In Nigerian Village: Bandits Kill At Least 40, Wound Many Others
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Massacre In Nigerian Village: Bandits Kill At Least 40, Wound Many Others

News 18  

At least 40 people were killed and many others wounded in an attack by gunmen on Zurak village in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state, where clashes between herders and farmers are rife, the police and residents said on Tuesday. Plateau police spokesperson Alfred Alabo said armed men, often referred to locally as bandits, fleeing an “aggressive onslaught” by security agents in …

Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria

Associated Press  

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said. The 350 hostages had been held in the Sambisa Forest, a hideout for the extremist group which launched an insurgency …

Nigeria’s army rescues woman abducted a decade ago as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigeria’s army rescues woman abducted a decade ago as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children

LA Times  

Sculptures created by French artist Prune Nourry, inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, titled “Statues Also Breathe,” and representing the remaining 108 Chibok still in captivity are displayed in Lagos, Nigeria, in December 2022. Nigerian soldiers rescued a woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok, the army …

Nigeria’s Chibok girls kidnapping: 10 years later, a struggle to move on
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Nigeria’s Chibok girls kidnapping: 10 years later, a struggle to move on

Al Jazeera  

In 2014, Rabiat and 275 other schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in the town of Chibok. “I left because Boko Haram had problems and were fighting,” she said in her native Hausa language, explaining how some hostages took that as a chance to escape captivity. Fatima Abubakar, country lead for Search For Common Ground, a nonprofit that provides psychosocial …

Ten years after ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ Nigeria’s kidnappings continue
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ten years after ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ Nigeria’s kidnappings continue

Al Jazeera  

Ten years since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 school girls, kidnappings are still a recurring problem. Since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 students in 2014 at an all-girls school in the town of Chibok, abductions have become a recurrent fixture in Nigeria, especially in the northern regions. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and has …

Ten years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues Nigeria
9 months ago

Ten years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues Nigeria

New Indian Express  

CHIBOK: Ten years have passed but whenever Mary Shettima hears footsteps at the door, she thinks her kidnapped daughter has come home. A decade after Nigeria's most infamous mass abduction, almost 100 of the 276 Chibok girls seized from their school by Islamist Boko Haram militants are still thought to be held captive. Sitting in the quiet town of Chibok …

Why mass kidnappings still plague Nigeria a decade after Chibok abductions
9 months, 1 week ago

Why mass kidnappings still plague Nigeria a decade after Chibok abductions

Al Jazeera  

Nigeria, with one of the strongest armies in the region, is struggling to tackle rising insecurity that puts vulnerable groups at risk. But as Africa’s largest economy and a country with one of the strongest military forces on the continent, many have questioned why Nigeria has been unable to nip the spiralling insecurity crisis in the bud. But in recent …

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity
9 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity arrived Monday in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families, following the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African nation. Six of the 137 students remain in hospital, and one staff member who …

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — More than 130 children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna were rescued Sunday and are getting psychological support before being returned to their families, the West African nation’s military and government officials said. The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave notorious for kidnappings more than …

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO

India TV News  

Kaduna: Over 300 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the office of the governor of the state of Kaduna said on Sunday. They were just settling into their classrooms at the government primary and secondary school when gunmen “came in dozens, riding on bikes and shooting sporadically,” said …

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman
9 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman

Al Jazeera  

The kidnapping in Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years and prompted a national outcry over security. Government spokesman Abdulaziz Abdulaziz told Al Jazeera on Sunday that it “took a lot of backchannel engagement” to release the students abducted on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in Kaduna state – the first …

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity
9 months, 2 weeks ago

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity

LA Times  

At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said. The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave notorious for kidnappings, more than 124 miles away from their school, Nigerian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Edward …

Nigerian army rescues 17 students kidnapped in northwest Sokoto
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigerian army rescues 17 students kidnapped in northwest Sokoto

The Hindu  

Nigeria's army has rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in a dawn raid by armed men two weeks ago in northwest Sokoto state, the State governor said on march 23. Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto said the Tsangaya students were freed on March 22 following an operation coordinated by the army and the office of the National …

The resurgence of mass kidnappings in Nigeria | Explained
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The resurgence of mass kidnappings in Nigeria | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Battling its worst economic crisis in years, Nigeria is also facing serious security challenges amid a resurgence of kidnappings in its troubled northern region. The recent surge in abductions after a brief period of relative calm has refocused international attention on the country’s rapidly deteriorating security situation, bringing back to mind the 2014 abductions when Boko …

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children

India TV News  

Abuja: Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped at least 87 people, including women and children in Kaduna state, residents and police said on Monday. Kidnappings by criminal gangs demanding ransom payments have become an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them. 300 school children abducted last week in Nigeria The case of …

Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s leader has ruled out the payment of ransoms for nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in the conflict-hit north a week ago, raising questions from analysts on Thursday about how best to rescue the children without hurting them. At least 1,400 students have so far been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since the first major school …

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid

CNN  

Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community told CNN on Wednesday. They said will only last for three weeks or 20 days from …

Two days after gunmen kidnaps 300 students in northwest Nigeria, some have lost hope of finding them
10 months ago

Two days after gunmen kidnaps 300 students in northwest Nigeria, some have lost hope of finding them

The Hindu  

Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest, riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangs. Mass kidnappings in Nigeria The mass kidnapping in Kuriga was the third in northern Nigeria since last week; a group of gunmen abducted 15 children from a school …

Gunmen kidnap nearly 300 students in northwest Nigeria. 2 days later, some lose hope of finding them
10 months ago

Gunmen kidnap nearly 300 students in northwest Nigeria. 2 days later, some lose hope of finding them

Associated Press  

KURIGA, Nigeria — Rashidat Hamza is in despair. Children stand outside the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna state, Nigeria, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Nigerian army patrol near LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna, Nigeria, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Children play at the LEA Primary and …

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing
10 months ago

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing

Al Jazeera  

Locals tell Al Jazeera they feel abandoned by the government and will have no peace of mind until the children return. Armed men have kidnapped 15 pupils from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria days after more than 280 students were abducted from another school with the army still searching for them. It was the third incident of mass kidnapping …

Nigeria SHOCKER: Assailants kidnap nearly 300 school children in latest case of mass abductions I VIDEO
10 months ago

Nigeria SHOCKER: Assailants kidnap nearly 300 school children in latest case of mass abductions I VIDEO

India TV News  

Abuja: Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s conflict-battered northwest. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna State town to report on Thursday’s …

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair
10 months ago

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

New Indian Express  

KURIGA: Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna State town to report on Thursday's attack. “We don't know what to do, but we believe in God.” The kidnapping in Kuriga was only one of three …

Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria
10 months ago

Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly 300 students were taken hostage in the conflict-hit region. School abductions are common in Nigeria’s northern region, especially since the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by …

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna
10 months ago

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna

Op India  

More than 250 to 280 students were kidnapped from their elementary school in the north-western region of Nigeria early on the morning of 7th March by unknown assailants on motorcycles in one of the biggest mass kidnappings for the second time in a week in the Kaduna state. He declared, “I have received briefing from security chiefs on the two …

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair
10 months ago

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

LA Times  

Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna state town to report on Thursday’s attack. “We don’t know what to do, but we believe in God.” The kidnapping in Kuriga was only one of three mass …

A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped
10 months ago

A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — What seemed like an aberration a decade ago when militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s Chibok community has become a recurring horror in the country. Here is a timeline of some prominent school kidnappings in Nigeria since 2014: April 14, 2014 — Members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram abduct 276 female students in a nighttime …

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests
10 months ago

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Security forces swept through large forests in Nigeria’s northwest region on Friday in search of nearly 300 children abducted from their school by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the latest mass kidnapping, which analysts and activists blamed on the failure of intelligence and a slow security response. “I am confident that the victims will be rescued,” said Nigerian President …

More than 200 children are abducted from Nigerian school in raid linked to Boko Haram terror group
10 months ago

More than 200 children are abducted from Nigerian school in raid linked to Boko Haram terror group

Daily Mail  

Suspected jihadists kidnapped more than 200 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria on Thursday, according to reports. Pictured: A woman cries at the school in Chikun, Kaduna State as she pleads with authorities to help rescue the kidnapped children Nigeria army trucks are seen parked at the school were suspected jihadist gunmen kidnapped school children in …

Gunmen kidnap more than 200 students from school in north-west Nigeria, teacher says
10 months ago

Gunmen kidnap more than 200 students from school in north-west Nigeria, teacher says

ABC  

In short: A teacher and parents at a school in the Nigerian town of Kuriga say gunmen kidnapped more than 200 students. A teacher and parents at a school in the Nigerian town of Kuriga say gunmen kidnapped more than 200 students. Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped more than 200 students from a school in the northern town of Kuriga, …

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
10 months ago

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. People gather around an area were gunmen kidnapped school children in Chikun, Nigeria, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria
10 months ago

At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Islamic extremists have abducted at least 200 people who were out searching for firewood, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, the United Nations office in the country said. The victims of the latest attack had left several displacement camps in Borno state’s Gamboru Ngala council area when they were ambushed near the border …

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists
10 months ago

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists

India TV News  

Abuja : At least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad, the United Nations office in Nigeria said late Wednesday. The victims had left several displacement camps to look for firewood in Borno state's Gamboru Ngala council area when …

Nigerian leader says ‘massive education’ of youth will help end kidnappings threatening the capital
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigerian leader says ‘massive education’ of youth will help end kidnappings threatening the capital

Associated Press  

Associated Press — Nigeria’s leader said Tuesday that his government will embark on “massive education” of youth as one way to tackle the increasing kidnappings for ransom now threatening the capital city along with the rest of the country’s conflict-hit north. “Security agencies are acting with dispatch to immediately address the current challenge all required resources, policies and plans will …

Security forces rescue 14 students abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
1 year, 3 months ago

Security forces rescue 14 students abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara state

Al Jazeera  

The incident is the first mass school abduction in Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu took office in May. Security forces have rescued 14 of at least 20 students abducted from a university in northwestern Nigeria and are searching for the remaining captives, school authorities say. Gunmen attacked the school in Zamfara state’s Bungudu district last week and fled with the …

Islamic extremists kill 8 farmers and abduct 10 in latest attack in northeastern Nigeria
1 year, 6 months ago

Islamic extremists kill 8 farmers and abduct 10 in latest attack in northeastern Nigeria

Associated Press  

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Islamic extremists killed eight farmers and abducted 10 in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, officials said Friday — the latest in a volatile region that is a key part of the country’s breadbasket and where militants have threatened food supplies. “I’ve told the people to be resilient, and they should be security-conscious and avoid remote locations.” Islamic …

At least 80 people were killed in an attack in northern Nigeria. Police arrested 7 suspects
1 year, 7 months ago

At least 80 people were killed in an attack in northern Nigeria. Police arrested 7 suspects

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from an attack by dozens of gunmen in north central Nigeria’s Plateau state has reached 80, local authorities said Thursday, with survivors still searching for bodies days after the incident. Residents also said security forces only arrived a day after the attack began, echoing criticisms from analysts that security forces are sometimes slow to …

Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies
1 year, 8 months ago

Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies

Associated Press  

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Two Nigerian women abducted as schoolgirls by a jihadi militant group nine years ago have been rescued, the West African nation’s military has said. Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus were among 276 schoolgirls abducted in April 2014 from the Government Girls Secondary School in the village of Chibok by Boko Haram militants. His comments echoed concerns of …

Armed group abducts 32 people from southern Nigeria train station
2 years ago

Armed group abducts 32 people from southern Nigeria train station

Al Jazeera  

The incident comes a month after a train service in the north, which was shut after a March 2022 attack, resumed. Attackers armed with assault rifles have abducted 32 people from a railway station in Nigeria’s southern Edo state, the governor’s office said. Police said in a statement on Sunday that armed herdsmen attacked Tom Ikimi station at 4pm as …

Gunmen kidnap 19 worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Gunmen kidnap 19 worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack

Hindustan Times  

Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday. Last month, 15 people were killed and several others wounded in a series of bandit attacks on villages in neighbouring Kaduna state, say the authorities. The attackers stormed the mosque in Maigamji village, in Katsina state, during evening prayers Saturday and carried …

Abducted Catholic nuns in southeast Nigeria freed: Police
2 years, 4 months ago

Abducted Catholic nuns in southeast Nigeria freed: Police

Al Jazeera  

Kidnappings by criminal gangs are frequent in Nigeria, especially in the northeast but increasingly elsewhere too. Nigerian gunmen have released four Catholic nuns abducted early this week in the southeastern Imo state, the police have said. They were released yesterday,” Imo state police spokesman Michael Abattam told the AFP news agency on Wednesday. More than 100 police officers and other …

Nigeria: At least 50 killed in Church attack amid rising Islamist insurgency just a week after abduction of Methodist Church head
2 years, 7 months ago

Nigeria: At least 50 killed in Church attack amid rising Islamist insurgency just a week after abduction of Methodist Church head

Op India  

At least 50 people, including women and children, were massacred during a Sunday Mass gathering at a Church in Ondo state, south-west Nigeria. Nigerian President Buhari said that the country will not give in to ‘evil and wicked people’ and Ondo state governor Rotimi Akeredolu said that the attack on Christians was ‘vile and Satanic attack’. However, in recent times, …

Seven dead in attack on Chibok community in northeast Nigeria
2 years, 8 months ago

Seven dead in attack on Chibok community in northeast Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

Chibok first came to the limelight when Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from the community’s school in April 2014. Chibok first came to the limelight when Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from the community’s school in April 2014, leading to the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Troops from a nearby military base were deployed to repel the attack …

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