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May 6, 2018 at 12:32 pm

40 killed in armed bandit attack in northwest Nigeria

MAIDGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Armed bandits attacked a village in Nigeria's northwest Kaduna state, killing at least 40 people, residents and officials said. Police Inspector...

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April 2, 2018 at 5:05 am

Boko Haram attack kills 15, wounds 83 in northern Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked two villages on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri late Sunday, killing at...

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March 24, 2018 at 1:22 pm

Nigerian police: Boko Haram to free 1 more kidnapped girl

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists who abducted 111 girls last month in Nigeria's northern village of Dapchi are releasing one more girl, Nigeria's police...

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Aishat Alhaji , one of the kidnapped girls from the Government Girls Science and Technical College Dapchi who was freed, is photographed after her release, in Dapchi, Nigeria, Wednesday March. 21, 2018. Witnesses say Boko Haram militants have returned an unknown number of the 110 girls who were abducted from their Nigeria school a month ago. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola) NIN105 NIN105

March 21, 2018 at 12:35 am

Boko Haram returns abducted girls, warns: 'Don’t ever put your daughters in school again' VIEW

Six of the 110 girls are still unaccounted for; one survivor said five were dead. The abductions in Dapchi, Nigeria, have evoked memories of the...

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A woman holds a sign that reads “Am I Next?” during a student led gun control rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. As a painful debate about school safety rages in the U.S., President Donald Trumpâ€™s proposal to put more guns in schools carries echoes of the questions being asked in the northeast Nigeria. Determined to do something, the government has deployed armed guards to schools as parents debate the merits of giving guns to teachers themselves. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX202 WX202

March 15, 2018 at 3:42 pm

U.S. and Nigeria see painful parallels in school safety debate

President Donald Trump’s proposal to put more guns in U.S. schools carries echoes of questions being asked in Africa. Facing extremists who target students and...

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March 2, 2018 at 2:54 am

3 UN workers among 11 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Three workers for United Nations agencies were among 11 people killed in an attack by armed Boko Haram militants on a...

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February 25, 2018 at 3:01 am

Nigerian government acknowledges 110 girls still missing

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government acknowledged Sunday that 110 girls remain missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked their town. Frustrated family...

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February 23, 2018 at 5:11 am

Parents fear worst for missing girls after Nigeria attack

DAPCHI, Nigeria (AP) — The sound of gunfire rang out as residents gathered for evening prayers at the mosque. Soon the armed fighters showed up...

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February 21, 2018 at 12:40 pm

50 girls missing from Nigerian town after Boko Haram attack

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — About 50 girls have been missing since Boko Haram extremists attacked a village in northern Nigeria that has a girls' boarding...

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January 16, 2018 at 8:33 am

Nigerian army releases 244 suspects who denounced Boko Haram

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's army released 244 Boko Haram suspects who have denounced their membership in the deadly extremist group, Nigerian army officials said...

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