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Tuesday 3 October 2023 Dublin: 16°C

# Boko Haram

This year
2023
# Nigeria
Women kidnapped in Nigeria as schoolgirls by Boko Haram return to their village
Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus were among 276 schoolgirls abducted from the village by Boko Haram in 2014.
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May 5th 2023, 3:32 PM
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# Nigeria
Gunmen kidnap 140 school students in northwest Nigeria
The abduction is the latest in a series of similar incidents across northwest and central Nigeria.
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Jul 5th 2021, 3:45 PM
# Nigeria
Over 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram freed
110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria were kidnapped just over a month ago.
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Mar 21st 2018, 1:22 PM
# Boko Haram
'Some' girls kidnapped from school by Boko Haram freed by 'gallant officers'
“The rescued girls are now in the custody of the Nigerian Army.”
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Feb 22nd 2018, 7:11 AM
# kidnappings
Chibok girl abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 rescued
News of the rescue comes after weeks of relentless attacks by Boko Haram in the northeast.
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Jan 4th 2018, 8:10 PM
# Suicide attacks
Boko Haram used 135 children in 'perverse death missions' this year
Children in Nigeria and the Chad Basin are being viewed with increasing paranoia at checkpoints as they are thought to be the carriers of explosives.
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Dec 29th 2017, 8:15 PM
# Mubi
'The roof was blown off': At least 50 killed in suicide bombing at Nigerian mosque
“It was when the prayers were on that he set off his explosives,” a police spokesperson said.
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Nov 21st 2017, 12:01 PM
# Boko Haram
'They beat me with an electric cable, while throwing water on me at the same time'
People accused of supporting Boko Haram are being brutally tortured in Cameroon.
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Jul 20th 2017, 6:15 AM
# bring back our girls
Girls freed from Boko Haram will be cared for - Nigerian president
The president has promised to support their “education, health, security and general well-being”.
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May 8th 2017, 10:08 AM
# Prisoner Swap
82 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 have been released
They were exchanged for a number of Boko Haram fighters held by authorities in Nigeria.
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May 7th 2017, 8:18 AM
# Air Strike
A military jet has mistakenly bombed a homeless camp in Nigeria
At least 52 people have been killed and another 120 injured.
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Jan 17th 2017, 6:50 PM
# Boko Haram
Girls 'aged seven or eight' used as bombs in Nigerian market
“She headed toward the poultry sellers, and then detonated her explosives belt.”
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Dec 11th 2016, 4:32 PM
# Boko Haram
Children are disappearing and starving to death in northeastern Nigeria
It’s now feared that studies which showed a drop in the number of Nigerian children at risk is actually caused by children disappearing.
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Nov 15th 2016, 12:43 PM
# Abubakar Shekau
Boko Haram leader 'fatally wounded' in army airstrike
The army said that three other key figures were also killed.
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Aug 23rd 2016, 8:19 AM
# Nigeria
Boko Haram releases new video of abducted schoolgirls
The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in April 2014 provoked global outrage.
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Aug 14th 2016, 4:26 PM
# Boko Haram
Questions raised about Nigerian woman after claim she was among 219 kidnapped girls
A campaign group said today the 19-year-old was not on the list.
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May 20th 2016, 7:20 PM
# Rescued
The second of the 219 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls has been found
Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman “has confirmed the rescue of another Chibok girl this evening”, a statement said.
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May 19th 2016, 10:53 PM
# Chibok
First of 219 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls found in the woods
The abductions in 2014 caused outrage in Nigeria and across the world.
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May 18th 2016, 3:48 PM
# Cameroon
Irish-born UN Ambassador's motorcade hits and kills boy
A jeep in her motorcade hit the boy. She offered the boy’s family ‘profound condolences and our grief and heartbreak’.
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Apr 18th 2016, 8:36 PM
# Nigeria
Two years on, video appears to show schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
More than 200 girls were abducted from a secondary school in Chibok on 14 April 2014.
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Apr 14th 2016, 9:32 PM
# Nigeria
Women disguised as men kill 22 people in mosque suicide bombing
A further 18 people sustained injuries in the blast.
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Mar 16th 2016, 1:01 PM
# women and war
'Prostitution happens a lot, but what can you do? You have to eat'
A new report identifies that women and girls with disabilities are “a particularly at risk group for sexual violence” during humanitarian crises.
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Dec 3rd 2015, 6:00 AM
# Nigeria
Two major bomb attacks leave more than 30 dead in two days
The number killed in the attack this evening is unclear at this time.
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Nov 18th 2015, 5:46 PM
# migrant crisis
Woman gives birth on board migrant boat in the Mediterranean
The 25-year-old mother was making her way to Europe from Cameroon.
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Oct 20th 2015, 4:19 PM
# Boko Haram
Six killed as 12-year-old girl used as a bomb
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bus park bombing but it bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
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Aug 25th 2015, 1:05 PM
# bring back our girls
300 rescued from Boko Haram, but none are the Chibok schoolgirls
200 abducted girls and 93 women was rescued after the Nigeria army attacked one of the group’s camps.
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Apr 29th 2015, 7:56 AM
# bringbackourgirls
Empire State Building to turn red and purple for #BringBackOurGirls campaign
One year on, the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria are still missing
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Apr 14th 2015, 5:00 PM
# Boko Haram
Boko Haram militants shoot Nigerian voters dead at polling stations
Militant group Boko Haram followed through on a warning to disrupt the process.
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Mar 28th 2015, 1:17 PM
# terror groups
ISIS have accepted that 'pledge of allegiance' from Boko Haram
Security analysts say the pledge may only have propaganda value in the short term – but could lead to closer links.
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Mar 12th 2015, 9:39 PM
# Nigeria
Six die after young girl used as "suicide" bomber
Women have even been banned from attending markets due to this sort of attack.
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Feb 22nd 2015, 3:38 PM
# Boko Haram
This map shows what Africa's deadliest terror group may be planning next
The group’s activities are shifting east and concentrating on border areas.
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Feb 20th 2015, 6:15 AM
# Nigeria
Boko Haram leader taunts African kings: "I challenge you to attack me now"
Hundreds are feared to have been killed in the group’s latest attacks.
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Jan 21st 2015, 3:06 PM
# Cameroon
Boko Haram kidnap 60 people, mostly women and children, in cross-border attack
The Islamist militants ‘burst into two villages and torched homes’.
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Jan 18th 2015, 7:42 PM
# Nigeria
These images show the devastation caused by Boko Haram
The group is believed to have killed as many as 2,000 people in the last weeks.
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Jan 15th 2015, 7:12 PM
# Nigeria
"It is corpses everywhere": Survivors of Boko Haram attacks describe the horror they've seen
The militant group is responsible for the deaths of around 2,000 people.
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Jan 12th 2015, 8:35 PM
# Explainer
Explainer: What is Boko Haram and why can't Nigeria stop them?
The group killed over 2,000 people last week.
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Jan 12th 2015, 3:15 PM
# Nigeria
Boko Haram use 10-year-old girl suicide bomber in attack outside market
Witnesses said the girl may not have known what exactly was strapped to her body under her hijab.
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Jan 11th 2015, 4:50 PM
# Nigeria
'Thousands' feared killed in Boko Haram terror attack
An Amnesty International statement said there were reports the town of Baga was razed and that as many as 2,000 people were killed.
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Jan 11th 2015, 10:23 AM
# Boko Haram
"I saw them kill my father, they slaughtered him like a ram"
Boko Haram killed as many as 2,000 in their latest attacks.
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Jan 9th 2015, 7:48 PM
# Nigeria
Boko Haram raze 16 towns, kill at least 100
The attack comes as President Goodluck Jonathan kicked off his campaign for re-election.
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Jan 8th 2015, 8:29 PM
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