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At least 50 killed in mosque bombing

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A teenage suicide bomber detonated as worshippers gathered for morning prayers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said Tuesday, in one of the region’s deadliest attacks in years. Police spokesman Othman Abubakar told The Associated Press they were “still trying to ascertain the number of injured because they are in various hospitals.” While thereRead more

Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in Nigeria mosque

KANO - Muslimchronicle

At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in northeast Nigeria, police said, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram militants. The blast happened during early morning prayers at the Madina mosque in the Unguwar Shuwa area of Mubi, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) by road from the Adamawa stateRead more

Suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Nigeria: emergency services

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At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, the emergency services and a government official said. Haruna Furo, head of the Adamawa state emergency management agency, and Musa Hamad Bello, chairman of Mubi north local government area, said the blast happened during morning prayers. "Around 15Read more

At least 50 dead in Nigeria mosque bombing: police

Kano - Muslimchronicle

At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bomb blast at a mosque in the northeastern town of Mubi, in Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, police told AFP. "So far we have at least 50 dead from an attack at a mosque in Mubi," said state police spokesman Othman Abubakar, indicating that Boko Haram jihadists were responsible.Read more

Nigeria tries Boko Haram suspects behind closed doors

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More than 2,300 suspected members of the jihadist group Boko Haram were expected to appear in court in Nigeria from Monday in unprecedented mass trials to be held behind closed doors. The defendants have all been picked up and held in detention since the start of the conflict eight years ago, which has left at least 20,000 dead in theRead more

At least 33 dead in Nigeria boat capsize

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At least 33 people drowned after an overloaded boat carrying traders from Niger capsized in northwest Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP on Friday. NEMA coordinator Suleiman Mohammed Karim said the accident happened in a remote area of Kebbi state on Wednesday morning. "Thirty-three bodies were salvaged from the river while 23 are still missing... We presumeRead more

Nigeria suicide bombers kill 28, wound 82

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Three women suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance to a camp for displaced people in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding 82, local sources said. The attack took place in the town of Mandarari, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, said Baba Kura, a member of a vigilante force setRead more

Nigeria forces conduct 'unauthorised search' of UN camp

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Nigerian forces conducted an unauthorised search of the UN's main operating base in the town of Maiduguri in the country's northeast in the early hours of Friday, the UN told AFP. "Members of the Nigerian security forces entered a United Nations base for humanitarian workers in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, without authorisation," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsRead more

Boko Haram kidnaps 10 researchers, kills soldiers in Nigeria

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Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram militants killed at least 10 military personnel and kidnapped a similar number of university workers after an ambush in northeast Nigeria, colleagues and the state-run oil firm said on Wednesday. "About 10 staff from the survey and geological department of the University of Maiduguri were abducted on Tuesday," said Ndu Ughamadu of the NigerianRead more