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Suspected Boko Haram militants take over northeast Nigeria town, say residents

November 26, 2017 8:00 am

Residents said attackers entered Magumeri, around 50 km (30 miles) from Borno state capital Maiduguri, around 7:00 p.m. (1800 GMT). They said the insurgents shot sporadically and threw explosive devices, prompting locals to flee to a forest.

Boko Haram kills seven in attack on displaced camp

September 09, 2017 4:43 pm

The attack, which happened at about 8:00 pm (1900 GMT), was followed by sustained gunfire as the jihadists drove away into the darkness, he added. Ngala resident Abubakar Yusuf, who corroborated Kachalla's account, said: "The casualties were relatively minimal because most people had retired for the night."

Fatal attraction

March 10, 2015 12:11 am

Boko Haram’s support to IS appears little more than propaganda. But there’s no room for complacency.

Malala calls for 'urgent action' to free Nigerian schoolgirls

February 08, 2015 2:47 pm

Boko Haram fighters seized 276 teenagers from the Government Girls' Secondary School in the remote town of Chibok, in Borno state.

Islamic militants shoot and slit throats of 58 students in Nigeria

February 26, 2014 1:30 pm

Boko Haram militants raided a school and slaughter 58 students in Nigeria.

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