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Security agencies also deployed men to the site of the attacks, according to a Yobe State government security aide. [3] A resident of the village described the attack as one of Boko Haram's most horrific in recent times, stating that, “For a burial group to be attacked shortly after the loss of their loved ones is beyond horrific.” [8]
Boko Haram, with one branch allied to the Islamic State group, wants to install an Islamic state in Nigeria, West Africa’s oil giant of 170 million people divided almost equally between a mainly ...
The Boko Haram insurgency began in 2009, when the group started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria.. ISWAP claimed that the men of the village were "supporting and coordinating" with the Nigerian army and therefore labeled them as "apostates", heading to the village to commit this massacre.
Boko Haram had last used female suicide bombers in 2020. Army spokesperson Major General Edward Buba said the attacks were cowardly and meant "to project an image of strength to cover their (Boko ...
The first attacks by Boko Haram against ISWAP occurred on December 30 at the villages of Toumbun Allura Kurnawa and Kangar, in Abadam. [4] The Boko Haram fighters were led by Bakura Doro. The battles at Allura Kurnawa and Kangar lasted for 13 hours and left 30 militants on both sides dead. [5]
Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney-general's office said. A Boko Haram ...
On 2 April, a Boko Haram attack on the outskirts of Maiduguri resulted in the death of 18 people and another 84 wounded. This attack came just days after the government of Nigeria claimed there was a ceasefire with Boko Haram. The attack happened in the villages of Bale Shuwa and Bale Kura, close to both Maiduguri and the city's military camp ...
The attack took place on the night between August 4 and 5, 2021. [2] At the time of the attack, the Chadian troops were resting after having just finished a patrol. [ 3 ] Little is known about the attack itself, and Chadian state media announced that jihadists from Boko Haram attacked their positions on the island village of Tchoukou Telia ...