North-West
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Armed Violence
Police Arrests 2 For Extorting Residents In Guise Of Providing Security In Zamfara
The Police Command in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, on Thursday, Aug. 18 arrested two suspects for extorting up to N5 million…
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Armed Violence
Nigerian Military Rescues 6 Girls, Infant In Kaduna
Nigerian soldiers have rescued six women and an infant in the Kuriga and Manini settlements of Chikun Local Government Area…
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Humanitarian Crises
MSF Expands Facilities To Care For More Malnourished Children In Northwest Nigeria
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health in Katsina, Northwest Nigeria, has made more facilities…
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News
Nigerian Military Attacks Terror Group Position In Northwest Nigeria
Nigerian soldiers with Air support have recovered several weapons and motorcycles during an offensive operation against a terror group enclave…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Abduct 17 People By Canoe In Zamfara
Terrorists killed three farmers, abducted 15 women, and two septuagenarians including a Chief Imam on Thursday, Aug. 11 in an…
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Armed Violence
Should Nigerian Forces Carpet-Bomb Forest Areas In Tackling Terrorism?
Several Nigerians, including political leaders in the country, have floated the notion of defeating terrorists in Nigeria with carpet bombing.…
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Extremism
The Trials Of Nigeria’s Shia Muslims
When gunshots rang out on a Friday in Nov. 2015, Adamu Auta thought they were fireworks. But when he saw…
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Human Rights
Nigeria’s Unlawful Detention Of Terrorism Suspects Is Promoting Human Rights Abuse
The past eight years have been difficult for the family of Aliyu Isa, who has been detained by the State…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Abduct School Headmaster, Women, Demand 30 Jerricans Of Fuel In Zamfara
In a week-long series of attacks on villages in Ruwan-Jema, Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, terrorists kidnapped many residents, including 29 women…
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Armed Violence
BBC Documentary Unravels The Many Layers Of Violence In Northwest Nigeria
Many communities in Northwest Nigeria that used to be known for their agricultural exploits, educational facilities, and cultural trademarks, or…
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