Nigerian army rescues 80 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
The Nigerian army rescued about 80 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants in a raid at a school on Wednesday.
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16,000 Christians Dead in Less Than 3 Years: Report Reveals Extent of Violence in Nigeria
U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, have been told that at least 16,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since June 2015, many of them victims of radical Islamic violence.
Suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria in mosque attack
A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday (November 21) in an attack on a mosque which bore the hallmarks of a faction of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Mass Trials of Over 6,600 Boko Haram Suspects Accused of Slaughtering Christians, Children Begin
The mass trials of over 6,600 suspects believed to be members of Islamic radical group Boko Haram have begun in Nigeria, and are being carried out in secret by civilian court judges at a military facility in Kainji town.
Boko Haram Terrorists kill 48 in Nigeria
Nigerian hospital officials say the death toll from an ambush in northeastern Nigeria has risen to 48 people.
900 Churches in Nigeria Destroyed by Boko Haram
At least 900 Christian churches have been destroyed at the hands of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, as part of the Islamic radical group’s campaign to drive out all Christians from the north, the youth wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria reported.
Nigeria: Pastor decries killings by Boko Haram
A bishop of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria said that Boko Haram has killed thousands of his denomination’s members, destroyed most of his churches and left many of his pastors without a congregation, according to the Christian Post.
Displaced Nigerians Creates Crisis
More than 1.6 million Nigerians who were forced to abandon their homes by the belligerence of Boko Haram are creating a humanitarian crisis in Africa’s most populous nation, according to Yahoo News.
Boko Haram Declares Nigerian Caliphate
In Gwoza, Abubakar Shekau — the leader of the Islamist Boko Haram — has declared an Islamic caliphate in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State.
Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls Found?
U.S. aerial imagery over northeastern Nigeria has recently detected large groups of girls being held in remote locations, raising hopes they are from the group of young women abducted by Boko Haram from a boarding school back on April 14, according to International Christian Concern.
100 Dead in Gwoza, Nigeria
After weeks of looting and wanton destruction in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, Islamists from Boko Haram Wednesday had killed an estimated 100 people in and around the Christian town of Gwoza, according to Morning Star News.
Pastor Killed in Cameroon By Boko Haram
A church leader was among 25 people killed in Cameroon as Muslim militants unleashed a series of assaults at the end of July.
Boko Haram Seize Nigerian Town, Killing 100
Boko Haram jihadists killed more than 100 residents as they hoisted their Islamic flag over the Nigerian town of Damboa. Reports are that nine other villages are on the run according to a Nigerian official.
Boko Haram Burns Churches, Kills More Than 30 people, Residents say
At least 30 Nigerians were killed Sunday in raids on four Christian villages in the northeastern state of Borno by suspected Boko Haram islamists, according to CNN.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘Seizes Women’ in Borno
More than 60 women and children have been abducted in northern Nigeria by militant Muslims, according to the BBC.
Nigerian Village Attacked, 15 Killed, Boko Haram Blamed
Nearly 20 suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed 15 people Sunday in Nigeria’s Borno state, according to CNN.
Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Cameroon Village
More than 300 armed men suspected to be militants of Nigeria’s Islamist Boko Haram sect have attacked the village of Gorsi Tourou in Cameroon, burning churches and looting property, according to the Voice of America.
Boko Haram Kidnap 20 More Women in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have reportedly kidnapped 20 women from a nomadic settlement in northeast Nigeria near the town of Chibok, where the Islamic militants abducted more than 300 schoolgirls and young women on April 15.
Boko Haram Continues Its Spread of Violence (Video)
Boko Haram targeted several villages in Nigeria this week, which has reportedly killed at least 110 people in recent attacks. Boko Haram has killed thousands over the past five years in its efforts to create an Islamist state in the region.
Scores Killed in Fresh Boko Haram Attacks
Heavily armed Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers shepherded Christians into a church apparently hiding for their safety before being slaughtered in the latest of fresh attacks in the northeastern Borno state of Nigeria.