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2 Babies Among 34 Killed By Fire In Shop In Benin
At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria's border on Saturday when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames, sending up a black cloud of smoke into the sky and leaving dozens of charred bodies at the site, a government official said.
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Nigeria Seeks Release Of 12 Nationals From Meghalaya Jails For Illegally Crossing Border
A Nigerian High Commission representative has met Meghalaya Prison Minister AL Hek and sought his intervention for the release of 12 nationals arrested for illegally crossing into India from Bangladesh.
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Death Toll Rises To 48 In Boko Haram Troop Attack, Say Military Sources
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday.
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32 Troops Killed In Niger Clash With Boko Haram Jihadists: Defence Ministry
Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram on Niger's border with Nigeria, Niger's defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Local Radio Joins The Fight Against Boko Haram
When Boko Haram Islamists raided a remote village on Nigeria's northeastern border with Niger last year, frightened and confused residents fled into the bush to escape the marauding attackers.
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At Least 27 Boko Haram Fighters Killed Across Border By Cameroon Soldiers
Cameroon soldiers killed at least 27 Boko Haram fighters after launching a cross-border operation in the Nigerian locality of Goshi that also resulted in the death of one soldier, a senior military official said.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 10 in Cameroon Suicide Bombing
A suicide attack by suspected members of Nigerian Islamist militants group Boko Haram killed at least 10 people over the border in the Far North region of Cameroon on Saturday, security sources said.
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Boko Haram Jihadists Briefly Seize Town on Cameroon Border
Boko Haram Islamists on Friday briefly seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the border with Nigeria, but withdrew when the army arrived, Cameroonian security sources said.
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Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills At Least 4 in Niger
Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across the border in Niger on Sunday, security sources said.
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Boko Haram Attack Kills 7 in Northeast Nigeria Village: Reports
Boko Haram extremists on Monday raided a village in restive northeast Nigeria's Borno state near the border with Niger, killing seven people, community leaders told AFP.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 8, Kidnap 100 in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a local government and a military source said.
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16 Niger Villagers Killed in Boko Haram Attack: Official
Boko Haram jihadists killed 16 civilians in an attack this week on a southeast Niger village, near the Nigerian border, a local official said Saturday.
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Boko Haram Raid Villages in Nigeria's Borno State, Killing 12
Boko Haram insurgents raided a border town and attacked another in Nigeria's Borno state, killing at least 12 people, military and vigilante sources said on Wednesday.
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Nigeria to Shut Borders Before Regional Polls
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all land borders ahead of this weekend's regional elections, after a similar move was made before national polls last month, a statement said Wednesday.
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Chad, Niger Troops Retake Nigeria Border Town from Boko Haram
Soldiers from Chad and Niger on Tuesday drove Boko Haram Islamist militants from a northern Nigeria border town they have occupied since late last year, Chad's government spokesman said.
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2 Babies Among 34 Killed By Fire In Shop In Benin
At least 34 people died in Benin near Nigeria's border on Saturday when a contraband fuel depot exploded into flames, sending up a black cloud of smoke into the sky and leaving dozens of charred bodies at the site, a government official said.
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Nigeria Seeks Release Of 12 Nationals From Meghalaya Jails For Illegally Crossing Border
A Nigerian High Commission representative has met Meghalaya Prison Minister AL Hek and sought his intervention for the release of 12 nationals arrested for illegally crossing into India from Bangladesh.
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Death Toll Rises To 48 In Boko Haram Troop Attack, Say Military Sources
The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday.
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32 Troops Killed In Niger Clash With Boko Haram Jihadists: Defence Ministry
Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram on Niger's border with Nigeria, Niger's defence ministry said on Saturday.
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Local Radio Joins The Fight Against Boko Haram
When Boko Haram Islamists raided a remote village on Nigeria's northeastern border with Niger last year, frightened and confused residents fled into the bush to escape the marauding attackers.
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At Least 27 Boko Haram Fighters Killed Across Border By Cameroon Soldiers
Cameroon soldiers killed at least 27 Boko Haram fighters after launching a cross-border operation in the Nigerian locality of Goshi that also resulted in the death of one soldier, a senior military official said.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 10 in Cameroon Suicide Bombing
A suicide attack by suspected members of Nigerian Islamist militants group Boko Haram killed at least 10 people over the border in the Far North region of Cameroon on Saturday, security sources said.
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Boko Haram Jihadists Briefly Seize Town on Cameroon Border
Boko Haram Islamists on Friday briefly seized control of a town in the far north of Cameroon which lies on the border with Nigeria, but withdrew when the army arrived, Cameroonian security sources said.
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Suspected Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills At Least 4 in Niger
Suspected Islamist militants from Nigeria's Boko Haram group killed three civilians and a soldier in a double suicide attack across the border in Niger on Sunday, security sources said.
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Boko Haram Attack Kills 7 in Northeast Nigeria Village: Reports
Boko Haram extremists on Monday raided a village in restive northeast Nigeria's Borno state near the border with Niger, killing seven people, community leaders told AFP.
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Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kill 8, Kidnap 100 in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon's northern border, a local government and a military source said.
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16 Niger Villagers Killed in Boko Haram Attack: Official
Boko Haram jihadists killed 16 civilians in an attack this week on a southeast Niger village, near the Nigerian border, a local official said Saturday.
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Boko Haram Raid Villages in Nigeria's Borno State, Killing 12
Boko Haram insurgents raided a border town and attacked another in Nigeria's Borno state, killing at least 12 people, military and vigilante sources said on Wednesday.
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Nigeria to Shut Borders Before Regional Polls
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the closure of all land borders ahead of this weekend's regional elections, after a similar move was made before national polls last month, a statement said Wednesday.
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Chad, Niger Troops Retake Nigeria Border Town from Boko Haram
Soldiers from Chad and Niger on Tuesday drove Boko Haram Islamist militants from a northern Nigeria border town they have occupied since late last year, Chad's government spokesman said.
