Tag: terrorism
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Suicide bomb attacks kill at least 23 in Maiduguri
By Editor In the updated count, at least 23 people have been killed and 108 injured in a series of suspected suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Borno State. A post office, a popular weekly market, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were hit within minutes of each other at around 7.30pm on Monday. The sites,…
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Nigeria paid Boko Haram millions of dollars in ransom for kidnapped pupils – Intel sources
By Editor The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a “huge” ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP. Two Boko Haram commanders were also freed as part of the deal, which goes against the country’s own…
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