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"I Saw Corpses Of My Friends": Farmers Beheaded In Violence-Hit Nigeria
Islamist militants have beheaded at least 10 farmers in Nigeria's northern state of Borno after attacking their farms, residents said on Monday.
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Boko Haram Cattle Rustling Prompts Market Shut-Down In Nigeria
The Borno state government in northeast Nigeria has suspended trading in four cattle markets to prevent the sale of stolen livestock to raise funds for Boko Haram Islamists.
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35 Dead In North East Nigeria Suicide Attacks: State Government
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 35 people at a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, a state official said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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Nigeria Army Probes Recent Boko Haram Attacks
Nigeria's army on Sunday said it has launched a probe into recent attacks by Boko Haram militants which claimed dozens of lives of lives near Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state.
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Boko Haram Suspected Of Killing 4 In Nigeria Village Raid
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed four people following raids on villages in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, a local official and residents said on Saturday.
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Boko Haram Kills At Least 14 In Christmas Day Attack In Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria, vigilantes said on Saturday.
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Suicide Blasts Kill 3 in NE Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least three people were killed and six others injured Friday in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno state blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, vigilantes told AFP.
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Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 10 in Northeast Nigeria: Officials
At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded today in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, hospital sources said.
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20 Shot Dead By Suspected Islamists in Northeast Nigeria: Locals
Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, local sources said.
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Blasts Hit Maiduguri, NE Nigeria: Witnesses, Police
A series of explosions rocked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, with casualties feared, witnesses and police said.
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54 People Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in a multiple bomb attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri in Borno state yesterday evening, a police spokesman said today.
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Horse Ban in Northeast Nigeria After Boko Haram Attacks
Nigeria's military has banned the use of horses in the northeastern state of Borno to stop deadly raids by Boko Haram gunmen, a regional military spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Kills Nearly 80 in Northeast Nigeria Villages: Locals
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages at in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state at the weekend, a vigilante and residents said Monday.
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"I Saw Corpses Of My Friends": Farmers Beheaded In Violence-Hit Nigeria
Islamist militants have beheaded at least 10 farmers in Nigeria's northern state of Borno after attacking their farms, residents said on Monday.
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Over 100 Killed As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Bombs Displaced Camp
A Nigerian air force fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram extremists mistakenly bombed a refugee camp on Tuesday, killing more than 100 refugees and aid workers, a Borno state official said.
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Top Boko Haram Terrorists Killed In Air Strikes: Nigerian Air Force
Nigeria's air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and believed it had fatally wounded the group's leader in a raid on the Islamists' northeast heartland.
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Boko Haram Cattle Rustling Prompts Market Shut-Down In Nigeria
The Borno state government in northeast Nigeria has suspended trading in four cattle markets to prevent the sale of stolen livestock to raise funds for Boko Haram Islamists.
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35 Dead In North East Nigeria Suicide Attacks: State Government
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 35 people at a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, a state official said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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Nigeria Army Probes Recent Boko Haram Attacks
Nigeria's army on Sunday said it has launched a probe into recent attacks by Boko Haram militants which claimed dozens of lives of lives near Maiduguri, capital of northeast Borno state.
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Boko Haram Suspected Of Killing 4 In Nigeria Village Raid
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed four people following raids on villages in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, a local official and residents said on Saturday.
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Boko Haram Kills At Least 14 In Christmas Day Attack In Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen in a Christmas Day attack on a village in northeastern Nigeria, vigilantes said on Saturday.
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Suicide Blasts Kill 3 in NE Nigeria: Vigilantes
At least three people were killed and six others injured Friday in suicide attacks in Nigeria's northeast Borno state blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, vigilantes told AFP.
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Suicide Bombing Kills At Least 10 in Northeast Nigeria: Officials
At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded today in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, hospital sources said.
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20 Shot Dead By Suspected Islamists in Northeast Nigeria: Locals
Twenty people were shot dead by suspected Boko Haram gunmen Wednesday on a road outside a village in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, local sources said.
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Blasts Hit Maiduguri, NE Nigeria: Witnesses, Police
A series of explosions rocked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, with casualties feared, witnesses and police said.
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54 People Killed in Bomb Blasts in Nigeria's Maiduguri
At least 54 people were killed and 90 wounded in a multiple bomb attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri in Borno state yesterday evening, a police spokesman said today.
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Horse Ban in Northeast Nigeria After Boko Haram Attacks
Nigeria's military has banned the use of horses in the northeastern state of Borno to stop deadly raids by Boko Haram gunmen, a regional military spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Kills Nearly 80 in Northeast Nigeria Villages: Locals
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages at in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state at the weekend, a vigilante and residents said Monday.
