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Armed Violence
Wedding Party, 11 Others Abducted In Nigeria’s Northwest
Terrorists struck twice in a matter of hours in the same part of Zamfara Northewest Nigeria, kidnapping a bridal party…
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Armed Violence
Terror Group Abduct District Head In Renewed Attacks In Northwest Nigeria
A terror group on Sunday, Oct. 9, abducted the district head of Iyaka village in Gummi Emirate in Nigeria’s volatile…
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Armed Violence
20 Villagers Abducted In Twin Raids In Northwest Nigeria
In the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 6, 20 people were kidnapped in Danzamau and Dargaje villages in Nigeria’s northwestern…
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Armed Violence
Over 38 People Fleeing Terror Attack Killed In Canoe Accident In Northwest Nigeria
Over 38 residents of Birnin-Wajje community in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara were found dead after two canoes capsized while…
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Humanitarian Crises
Nigeria’s Northwest In Need Of Humanitarian Response Scale-Up, Here’s Why
Dr Simba Tirimba, the country director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Nigeria, has stated that in the…
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Emergencies
Malnutrition Fast Becoming A Crisis In Northwest Nigeria – MSF
As the malnutrition crisis continues to unfold to catastrophic levels in Northwest Nigeria, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is calling on…
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Armed Violence
Cameroonian Soldiers Arrested Over Shooting Of Civilians In Troubled Northwest
Three soldiers serving with the Cameroon army, deployed in the restive Northwest region, have been arrested for killing two women…
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Armed Violence
Nigerian Military ‘Precision’ Airstrike Targets Gathering In Northwest
The Nigerian military has conducted a precision airstrike likely involving an armed drone against a gathering that included a terror…
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Armed Violence
Nigerian Police To Prosecute Individuals Linked To Terror Attacks In Northwest
Several informants, terrorists, and arms smugglers linked to the violence and kidnapping in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria, are scheduled to face…
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Police Apprehend Local Terror Leader In Northwest Nigeria
Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested one Isiyaku Babangida, a wanted terrorist, during the raid of a…
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