Nigeria: Zamfara State calls on civilians to arm themselves against bandit attacks
The northwestern part of Nigeria is increasingly being targeted by criminal gangs who loot and kidnap the inhabitants. To counter this scourge, Zamfara State is […]
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Two Nigerian soldiers killed in air crash
Two soldiers flying a training plane were killed Tuesday when their aircraft crashed in Kaduna, northwestern Nigeria, an air force spokesman said Wednesday. Chief of […]
Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits – military
For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday 18 July. The […]
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap high school students in the Northwest
A boarding school in Kaduna State, northwestern Nigeria, was attacked by gunmen on Sunday night. According to a teacher at the school, 140 students were […]
Nigeria: Release of 317 abducted school girls in Zamfara State
The girls who were captured last Friday at their boarding school in Jangebe, Zamfara State, were released at dawn on Tuesday morning. There are 279 […]
Nigeria: Gang leader who kidnapped more than 300 school children gives up his arms
On December 11, 344 Nigerian schoolchildren were captured in the northwestern part of the country. A mass abduction that had been claimed by the chief […]