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Dozens Feared Dead in Church Attack in Owo, Nigeria

June 5, 2022June 6, 2022Ben Ezeamalu and Elian PeltierComments Off on Dozens Feared Dead in Church Attack in Owo, Nigeria

Gunmen fired on Catholics celebrating Mass in a usually peaceful part of the country. There was no claim of responsibility and the motive was unclear.

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Leader of West African Terrorist Group Is Dead, Nigerian Army Says

October 15, 2021Ruth MacleanComments Off on Leader of West African Terrorist Group Is Dead, Nigerian Army Says

A top military commander said that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, head of an extremist organization known as the Islamic State West Africa Province, had died.

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Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.

September 23, 2021Ruth Maclean and Ismail AlfaComments Off on Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.

Fighters and family members of a terrorist group in Nigeria have defected in droves since the death of their leader. They’ve been relocated to a city they once terrorized.

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Boko Haram Leader Really Did Kill Himself, Audio Message Says

June 7, 2021June 7, 2021Ruth MacleanComments Off on Boko Haram Leader Really Did Kill Himself, Audio Message Says

A notorious terrorist leader in Nigeria who kidnapped schoolgirls in Chibok has blown himself up, according to a new audio recording attributed to the head of a rival extremist group.

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Nigerian Terrorist Leader ‘Dies’ Again. Was This the End of His 9th Life?

May 21, 2021Ruth Maclean and Ismail AlfaComments Off on Nigerian Terrorist Leader ‘Dies’ Again. Was This the End of His 9th Life?

Abubakar Shekau, the longtime leader of Boko Haram, was reported to have blown himself up on Wednesday night. But he has been falsely reported dead several times before.

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Idriss Déby Dies at 68; Poor Herder’s Son Became Chad’s Longtime Autocrat

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021DECLAN WALSHComments Off on Idriss Déby Dies at 68; Poor Herder’s Son Became Chad’s Longtime Autocrat

Mr. Déby, who was aiming for a fourth decade in power, died from what the government called wounds sustained at a battlefront with rebels.

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In the Shadow of Nollywood, Filmmakers Examine Boko Haram

March 22, 2021ADENIKE OLANREWAJUComments Off on In the Shadow of Nollywood, Filmmakers Examine Boko Haram

“The Milkmaid” and other African productions are putting extremism under the microscope and drawing diaspora audiences in the process.

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Nigeria’s Boarding Schools Have Become a Hunting Ground for Kidnappers

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021Ruth MacleanComments Off on Nigeria’s Boarding Schools Have Become a Hunting Ground for Kidnappers

Northern Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom industry is growing, and it’s not just the well-off who are at risk. The new targets are poor villagers and ordinary schoolchildren.

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Buhari Fires Nigeria’s Top Generals and Appoints Replacements

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021Ruth Maclean and Ismail AlfaComments Off on Buhari Fires Nigeria’s Top Generals and Appoints Replacements

With just two years left in President Buhari’s tenure, can a new approach defeat the militants and bandits who are killing, kidnapping and traumatizing Nigeria’s people?

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Freed Nigeria Schoolboys Meet President Muhammadu Buhari

December 18, 2020December 19, 2020Ruth Maclean and Ismail AlfaComments Off on Freed Nigeria Schoolboys Meet President Muhammadu Buhari

Capitalizing on a rare victory, the Nigerian government publicly displayed the more than 300 boys who had been released, and insisted it had not paid ransom.

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