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Nigeria Police Make Arrests Over Boko Haram 'Sleeper Cells' in Abuja Area
Nigeria's secret police on Saturday said they had arrested a dozen suspects linked to the discovery of "sleeper cells" operated by Boko Haram Islamists in and around the capital Abuja.
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Nigeria Arrests Boko Haram Commander Linked With Suicide Attacks
said today it had arrested notable Boko Haram suspects, including a key commander, linked with several suicide attacks across the country.
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French Tourist Shot Dead, Wife Injured in Nigeria: Police, Embassy
A French tourist was shot dead and his wife injured in a suspected robbery in southeastern Nigeria, police and the French embassy in Abuja said on Thursday.
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Nigeria Police Say Uncover Plot To Bomb Abuja Transport Network
Nigerian police have uncovered a plot to bomb the Abuja transport network, they said on Saturday, using suicide bombers and devices concealed in luggage at major bus stations.
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Blast in Northern Nigeria Kills 10: Police
An explosion in the red light district of northern Nigeria's Bauchi city has killed 10 people and injured 14 others, police said Saturday.
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At least 21 Killed in Rush-Hour Blast in Nigerian Capital
At least 21 people were killed and 17 injured when an explosion tore through a crowded shopping district in the Nigerian capital Abuja during rush hour on Wednesday, a police spokesman said.
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Gunmen Kill 18 in Raid on Village in Nigeria's 'Middle Belt'
At least 18 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in daily bloody attacks that have racked Africa's most populous country.
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Nigerian Police Retract Apparent Ban on Schoolgirls Protests
Nigerian police said on Tuesday that protesters were free to march in the capital Abuja, after an uproar over comments by the police commissioner in which he appeared to ban demonstrations over more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by rebels.
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'Bring Back Our Girls' Protests Banned in Nigeria's Capital
Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, police said today, as activists vowed to challenge the "illegal" move.
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Nigerian Police Ban Protests Over Kidnapped Girls
Nigerian police said Monday they have banned protests in the capital demanding that the government rescue more than 200 girls still held captive by Boko Haram militants.
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71 killed, 124 injured in blasts at Nigeria bus station: police
Twin blasts on Monday at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital crammed with morning commuters killed 71 people and injured 124 others, police said.
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Over 160 killed in Nigeria attacks, Indians among injured
At least 162 people were killed and several others, including Indians injured on Saturday when militants launched a series of coordinated bomb attacks targeting police stations and the headquarters of Nigeria's secret police in the Muslim dominated northern city of Kano.
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Nigeria Police Make Arrests Over Boko Haram 'Sleeper Cells' in Abuja Area
Nigeria's secret police on Saturday said they had arrested a dozen suspects linked to the discovery of "sleeper cells" operated by Boko Haram Islamists in and around the capital Abuja.
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Nigeria Arrests Boko Haram Commander Linked With Suicide Attacks
said today it had arrested notable Boko Haram suspects, including a key commander, linked with several suicide attacks across the country.
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French Tourist Shot Dead, Wife Injured in Nigeria: Police, Embassy
A French tourist was shot dead and his wife injured in a suspected robbery in southeastern Nigeria, police and the French embassy in Abuja said on Thursday.
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Nigeria Police Say Uncover Plot To Bomb Abuja Transport Network
Nigerian police have uncovered a plot to bomb the Abuja transport network, they said on Saturday, using suicide bombers and devices concealed in luggage at major bus stations.
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Blast in Northern Nigeria Kills 10: Police
An explosion in the red light district of northern Nigeria's Bauchi city has killed 10 people and injured 14 others, police said Saturday.
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At least 21 Killed in Rush-Hour Blast in Nigerian Capital
At least 21 people were killed and 17 injured when an explosion tore through a crowded shopping district in the Nigerian capital Abuja during rush hour on Wednesday, a police spokesman said.
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Gunmen Kill 18 in Raid on Village in Nigeria's 'Middle Belt'
At least 18 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a police spokesman said on Tuesday, the latest in daily bloody attacks that have racked Africa's most populous country.
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Nigerian Police Retract Apparent Ban on Schoolgirls Protests
Nigerian police said on Tuesday that protesters were free to march in the capital Abuja, after an uproar over comments by the police commissioner in which he appeared to ban demonstrations over more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by rebels.
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'Bring Back Our Girls' Protests Banned in Nigeria's Capital
Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, police said today, as activists vowed to challenge the "illegal" move.
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Nigerian Police Ban Protests Over Kidnapped Girls
Nigerian police said Monday they have banned protests in the capital demanding that the government rescue more than 200 girls still held captive by Boko Haram militants.
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71 killed, 124 injured in blasts at Nigeria bus station: police
Twin blasts on Monday at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital crammed with morning commuters killed 71 people and injured 124 others, police said.
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Over 160 killed in Nigeria attacks, Indians among injured
At least 162 people were killed and several others, including Indians injured on Saturday when militants launched a series of coordinated bomb attacks targeting police stations and the headquarters of Nigeria's secret police in the Muslim dominated northern city of Kano.
