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8 killed as bombing targets taxi in northeastern Nigeria

8 killed as bombing targets taxi in northeastern Nigeria

Oct 12, – The National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement that 15 people had been hospitalized with injuries. An explosion targeted a passenger-filled taxi in northeastern Nigeria’s largest city on Wednesday, killing eight people in the deadliest bombing there in several months, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. The […]

October 12, 2016 | By | Reply More
14 soldiers killed in anti-Boko Haram operations- Niger

14 soldiers killed in anti-Boko Haram operations- Niger

Oct 01, – Defence ministry spokesman Colonel Moustapha Ledru told state television that “123 terrorists” had been killed and “a large quantity of arms recovered from the insurgents.” Niger’s army said Friday that 14 of its soldiers and scores of Boko Haram fighters had been killed during a multi-month sweep operation in the nation’s southeast. […]

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‘Child suicide bomber’ kills 20 in Cameroon bar blast

‘Child suicide bomber’ kills 20 in Cameroon bar blast

Jul 26, – The bomber blew herself up among Saturday night revellers in the popular bar, injuring at least 79 others, state TV reported. An earlier toll put the number of dead at 14. A suspected 12-year-old girl suicide bomber killed 20 people in an attack on a bar in Maroua in the far north […]

July 26, 2015 | By | Reply More
34 killed in explosion at market in northeastern Nigeria

34 killed in explosion at market in northeastern Nigeria

Mar 10, – Musa Danbaba, a member of a civilian protection militia, said the blast by a female teenager occurred in the market near the Old Elkanemi Cinema in the late afternoon. He said the 34 bodies were counted and many more were wounded. Witnesses say 34 persons have been killed by a teenage girl […]

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