Jihadi extremist groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have intensified coordinated attacks on Nigerian military bases in the country’s northeast, killing officers and soldiers while seizing weapons and equipment. Analysts say the raids show growing sophistication by the militants, who exploit vulnerable bases and limited military presence despite U.S. training and logistical support.
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Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria
Gunmen killed at least 30 villagers and abducted several others during a Jan. 3 raid on Kasuwan-Daji village in Nigeria’s Niger state, according to police and local residents. Survivors and church officials say the death toll could exceed 40, with bodies still unrecovered amid delayed security response, highlighting ongoing insecurity in the region.
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Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape
Fifty of the more than 300 students and staff abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state have escaped, as Pope Leo XIV urged the immediate release of the 265 victims still in captivity amid growing alarm over Nigeria’s persistent mass kidnappings. Officials and analysts say weak security responses and a lack of consequences continue to fuel ransom-driven attacks across northern Nigeria, even as the government vows not to relent in securing hostages.
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Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods, with thousands displaced
At least 151 people have died and over 3,000 were displaced after sudden, torrential flooding devastated the market town of Mokwa in north-central Nigeria, prompting emergency response efforts and presidential intervention.
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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
Inflation and economic crisis in Nigeria has led to stampedes during Christmas charity events, resulting in the deaths of at least 67 people, many of them children, due to the lack of adherence to public safety measures.