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  16 killed, dozens injured in bomb blast in violence-hit Nigeria, police open fire to quell protests

  World | August 02, 2024 11:13 IST

  Local officials suspect the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, which is leading an insurgency in West Africa that has killed thousands, behind the attack. Young people took to the streets to protest against Nigeria's rising cost of living and corruption, and the police opened fire on them.

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  Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says

  World | June 26, 2024 6:44 IST

  On Tuesday, Niger's ruling military junta announced on national television that 21 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush near the country's border with Burkina Faso by an unidentified "terrorist group." The statement did not identify the perpetrators of the attack.

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  Nigeria SHOCKER: Armed gang wipes out almost entire village, kills over 40 in late-night raid

  World | May 21, 2024 23:06 IST

  A group of armed assailants launched a late-night assault on isolated villages in northcentral Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 40 villagers. No entity has come forward to claim responsibility for the attack.

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  Nigeria: Over 160 killed, 300 injured in series of attacks on villages as ethnic tensions flare

  World | December 26, 2023 7:27 IST

  A provisional toll by the local Red Cross reported 104 deaths in 18 villages in the Bokkos region of Nigeria. At least 50 people were also reported dead in several villages in the Barkin Ladi area, according to Dickson Chollom, a member of the state parliament.

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  Nigeria: Attacks on Christians kill at least 100

  World | March 16, 2014 21:19 IST

  Kano: Officials say Fulani Muslim herders attacked three Christian villages and killed more than 100 civilians. Hundreds of thatched-roof huts were set ablaze.Thousands have been killed in recent years in competition for land and water

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  At least 185 killed in Nigeria attack: officials

  World | April 22, 2013 8:58 IST

  Baga, Nigeria, Apr 22: Fighting between Nigeria's military and Islamic extremists killed at least 185 people in a fishing community in the nation's far northeast, officials said on Sunday, an attack that saw insurgents fire

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  39 Killed In Terror Attacks On Christmas In Nigeria

  World | December 26, 2011 8:58 IST

  Abuja, Dec 26 : A wave of terror attacks, including two on Christmas Day church services, by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people and injured many across Nigeria. In the first blast, 27