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Nigeria: Militants Abduct 13 Worshippers After Attacking Katsina Mosque
Premium Times, 5 December 2022
The terrorists have intensified their attacks in rural communities of the state. Read more »
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Nigeria: Terrorists Invade Mosque, Shoot Imam, Abduct 18 Worshippers in Katsina
This Day, 4 December 2022
No fewer than 18 worshippers were abducted by gunmen suspected to be terrorists on Saturday evening in a mosque in Maigamji village in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina… Read more »
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Nigeria: Is Democracy at Risk Amid Spreading Violence?
allAfrica, 2 December 2022
Africa's most populous country – with the largest economy on the continent – will hold its 7th consecutive presidential and national assembly elections on 25 February… Read more »
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Nigeria: 139 Surrender As Troops Kill 54 Terrorists, Seize N19.5m From Collaborators
Leadership, 1 December 2022
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, said troops of Operation HADIN KAI in the North-East and HADARIN DAJI in the North-West parts of the country neutralised 54 Boko… Read more »
Gunmen Kidnap Worshippers in Nigeria Mosque Attack
At least thirteen worshippers are still being held in armed gang camps after they were abducted from a local mosque in Maigamji village of Funtua town in Katsina State.
The attackers stormed the mosque during evening prayers, shooting and wounding the imam and other worshippers.
Northwest and central Nigeria have been terrorised by criminal gangs locally known as bandits - who raid villages steal cattle, kidnap locals and burn homes. President Muhammadu Buhari has been under pressure to clamp down on these crimes, before he leaves office in 2023 - which will mark the end of his eight years in office.
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The government has issued a safety advisory, which among other things, restricts children from churches and Islamiyya schools in mosques, as part of measures to contain the spread ... Read more »
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They are known simply as "bandits" - heavily armed criminal gangs that have terrorised Nigeria's rural northwest, killing, kidnapping, forcing people from their homes, and taunting ... Read more »
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The Zamfara State Government has asked residents to "obtain guns to defend themselves against armed militants and bandits who have been carrying out a growing Read more »
