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Nigeria: Who's Doing More Damage - Boko Haram or Joint Task Force?
RNW Africa, 5 November 2012
Since 2009 an estimated 2,800 people have died as a result of Boko Haram's insurgency and the military response by the Nigerian government. After a recent spate of killings by… Read more »
Security Forces Out of Control in Boko Haram Fight - Amnesty
The brutal actions of Nigeria's security forces in response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror are making an already desperate situation even worse, Amnesty International has said in a report.
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1 November 2012
Nigeria: Trapped in the Cycle of Violence
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- Amnesty International
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- Amnesty International
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Since 2009, acts of violence by the Islamist armed group known as Boko Haram have been carried out across northern and central Nigeria with increasing ... see more »
InFocus
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Security problems in the north seem to be escalating as operatives thwart a plan to establish a capital for the violent group. Read more »
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Human Rights Watch say Boko Haram sect might have committed crimes against humanity during three years of conflict that has killed at least 2,800 people. Read more »
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The Joint Task Force in Yobe State say they have killed 30 suspected Boko Haram members, including their field commander Bakaka. Read more »
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Yobe State's governor has imposed a curfew on Potiskum following a series of bombings and shootings carried out by the Boko Haram sect. Read more »
