The popular social media site had removed a post by President Muhammadu Buhari threatening secessionists in the southeast of the country.
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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.
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?
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.
An Agonizing Wait After Nigeria Abductions, Then a Flood of Relief
The seizure of more than 300 boys brought immediate comparisons to the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls. But an anguishing six days later, a state governor said the boys had been released.
Hundreds of Students Feared Missing After Attack at Nigeria School
Hundreds of Nigerian students are feared missing after gunmen raided a secondary school in the northern state of Katsina. The military later exchanged fire with the attackers in a forest.
Nigerian Military in Firefight With Gang That Kidnapped Students
The country’s president said the kidnappers had been found in a forest, in northwest Katsina state, where a secondary school was attacked Friday, and which has been plagued by violence from outlaw gangs.
Executed Nigerian Farmers Were Caught Between Boko Haram and the Army
More than 70 agricultural workers were killed by militants, who accused them of telling the authorities that the extremist group was in the area.
Nigeria Goes on Offensive Against Youth Protesting Police Brutality
Young people staged the biggest anti-government uprising in a generation, triggered by relentless police brutality. Rattled, politicians are promising reforms, but using repressive tactics, large and small.
A Dozen Protesters in Nigeria Reported Killed by Security Forces
Nigerians are stunned after police and soldiers opened fire on protesters against police brutality. The largely peaceful demonstrations have grown into a challenge for the government.