Nigeria allegedly paid millions to Boko Haram for release of school hostages, sources say
ABUJA, Nigeria (SCANS) — The Nigerian government reportedly paid millions of dollars in ransom to Boko Haram militants to secure ...
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Militants attack military base in northeast Nigeria, at least 9 dead
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (SCANS) — Suspected Islamist militants launched a coordinated midnight raid on a military base in the northeast Nigerian ...
Five Nigerian soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack near Monguno
By Ado Sadauki A military patrol convoy was struck by a roadside explosive on the highway near Bundur village, approximately ...
At least 30 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria’s Borno state
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (SCANS) — Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 30 people in a series of weekend raids across Nigeria’s ...
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