Scores Drown Fleeing Boko Haram Militants in Nigeria
Most of the victims had been shot or drowned while trying to escape in Yobe State.
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Shoots, Drowns 150 in Yobe River
Leadership, 19 August 2015
No fewer than 150 fleeing residents of Kukawa-Gari drowned in a river or were shot dead as Boko Haram gunmen stormed the remote village in Yobe State, residents told AFP news… Read more »
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Nigeria:
60 Killed in Yobe Village By Boko Haram
This Day, 18 August 2015
No less than 60 persons have been killed by Boko Haram terrorist group in Kukuwa in Gari in Gulani local government area of Yobe state, Northeast Nigeria, a vigilante official and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
B/Haram Commander, 60 Villagers Killed in Yobe
Daily Trust, 18 August 2015
Boko Haram commander and sixty villagers fleeing their ambush were killed last Thursday in Kukuwa Tasha village, Gujba LGA of Yobe state, villagers said yesterday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
150 Shot, Drowned in Yobe River By Boko Haram Gunmen
This Day, 19 August 2015
Residents of Kukuwa-Gari village in Yobe State have been thrown into deep mourning since Thursday last week when suspected Boko Haram members arrived on motorcycles and a car and… Read more »
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