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Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills Scores of People in Coordinated Attack in Nigeria
DW, 28 December 2015
Boko Haram extremists have struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri using rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers. At least 50 people have been killed. Read more »
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Nigeria: Over 70 Feared Killed in Borno, Adamawa Multiple Blasts
Daily Trust, 28 December 2015
More than 70 people were feared killed in multiple bomb attacks believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants and their agents in Adamawa and Borno States between late… Read more »
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Nigeria: How We Prevented 14 Female Suicide Bombers From Entering Maiduguri - Army
Leadership, 29 December 2015
Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Yushau Abubakar yesterday said that troops under his command were able to gun down 14 female suicide bombers during the… Read more »
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Nigeria: How 14 Suicide Bombers Descended On Maiduguri to Kill Dozens - Army
Premium Times, 28 December 2015
Fourteen female suicide bombers descended on Borno State on Sunday, killing 25 people and injuring at least, 85, the Nigerian Army has said. Read more »
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Nigeria: 50 Feared Killed in Boko Haram Attacks On Adamawa, Borno
This Day, 29 December 2015
Almost on the eve of the deadline given to the military by President Muhammadu Buhari to destroy the Boko Haram sect and end the insurgency in the North-east of Nigeria, about 50… Read more »
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Nigeria: We'll Defeat Boko Haram As Planned, FG Insists
Vanguard, 28 December 2015
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has expressed optimism that despite the recent attacks by insurgent, the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram - Group Hails Buhari, Seeks Support for Military
Leadership, 29 December 2015
A group, as Concerned Professionals' Congress (CPC), has said that President Muhammadu Buhari's sincerity, zeal and clarity of purpose have played major roles in the success of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 45 in Borno, Adamawa
Independent (Lagos), 28 December 2015
Terrorists group, BokoHaram, has carried out two separate devastating attacks in two northeastern Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and Madagali village in Adamawa State, North… Read more »
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Nigeria: Suicide Bombers Hit Maiduguri
Premium Times, 28 December 2015
A few hours after a bomb went off at a mosque and killed a yet unknown number of people, another attack has been launched on Maiduguri, the insurgency-ravaged capital of Borno… Read more »
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Nigeria: Fresh Explosion Kills Many in Maiduguri Mosque
Premium Times, 28 December 2015
At least 20 persons were killed in a fresh explosion in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Monday morning, as residents gathered around a mosque. Read more »
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Nigeria: Soldiers Repel Boko Haram Attack On Maiduguri
Premium Times, 28 December 2015
A few days after the federal government announced that the Boko Haram had been defeated, the insurgent group attempted an invasion of Maiduguri. Read more »
Militants Launch New Attacks on Northern Nigerian City
Just a few days after President Muhammadu Buhari said Boko Haram had all but been defeated, a new series of attacks were directed at Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Among the attackers were suicide bombers, two reportedly suspected to be teenage girls.
Boko Haram not yet defeated? A Nigerian soldier pulls down a Boko Haram flag as a mark of victory (file photo).
InFocus
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At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram militants in a Christmas Day attack on a Kimba village in Borno State. Read more »
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Over a million children do not have access to education because of violence by Boko Haram, reports the United Nations Children's Fund. Read more »
