Nigeria

Nigerian Army Says Five Militants Killed, 31 Hostages Freed in Northern Operations ——————————— The Nigerian Army says troops have killed five militants and rescued 31 kidnapped people during separate security operations in the northern states of Zamfara and Katsina. According…

Gunmen Abduct 25 People in Two Attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara State ————————————— Suspected armed bandits abducted 25 people and killed three others in two separate attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara State, police said. According to Reuters, the first attack took place…

Nigeria Army Reports Death of 175 ISIS Fighters Amid Conflicting Reports on U.S. Role ———————————- The Nigerian Army announced the deaths of 175 militants from the ISIS West Africa branch (ISIS-WA) during recent military operations targeting the group’s strongholds, marking…

Armed Men Abduct Dozens of Schoolchildren in Nigeria’s Borno State Attack ————————————- Armed attackers kidnapped dozens of students after storming Musa Primary and Secondary School in the Askira-Uba area of Borno State on Friday morning, in one of the latest…

Trump claims Islamic State ‘second in command’ killed by US and Nigerian forces ————————————— Donald Trump has claimed US and Nigerian forces killed the “second in command” global leader of the Islamic State. Al-Minuki had been placed under US sanctions…

ISIS Claims Deadly Attack in Nigeria’s Adamawa as Insecurity and Kidnappings Rise ————————————– The extremist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in northeastern Nigeria, where gunmen killed at least 29 people in Guyaku village in Adamawa…

Sunni Extremist militants kill 11 in overnight attack in northeastern Nigeria, officials say ————————– Sunni Extremist militants killed 11 people and set homes on fire in a late-night attack on a remote village in northeastern Nigeria, local officials said Wednesday…

Nigerian military jet strikes market, 200 feared dead in state northeast Yobe ————————————- At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market while pursuing extremist militants in the northeast of the country on Saturday…

Nigerian Army Says Dozens of ISWAP Militants Killed in Borno, Amid Ongoing Violence ——————————— The Nigerian military says it has repelled an attack by suspected fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State, reporting that more…

U.S. Deploys MQ‑9 Drones to Nigeria to Support Fight Against Boko Haram, ISWAP ————————————— The United States has deployed MQ‑9 Reaper drones to Nigeria as part of efforts to support Nigerian security forces in gathering intelligence and strengthening capacity against…