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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 New Museum to Bring the Benin Bronzes Home
The architect David Adjaye discusses his plans for an institution to house the looted treasures on their to return to Nigeria.
Judge Dismisses Case Against 47 Men Charged Under Nigeria’s Anti-Gay Law
The judge said prosecutors failed to appear in court or call witnesses in the trial, regarded as a test case of the draconian law enacted nearly seven years ago in Africa’s most populous country.
As Lawlessness Roils Nigeria, Police Chief Vows to Take Back Streets
As protests against police brutality have subsided after a violent crackdown, they have been followed by a wave of looting and vandalism that the police have vowed to end.
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.
What Is Nigeria Doing About SARS, the Notorious Police Unit?
The authorities, unnerved in October by protests over police brutality, have promised changes. But the government’s response so far has only reinforced the views of protesters.