Sources: BBC
Twenty Nigerian soldiers are killed after Boko Haram militants attacks two military positions in Borno, Nigeria. 2020-09-3
82 of the female students recently released by Boko Haram reunite with their families in Abuja. 2017-05-20
Suicide bombers killed at least 64 people in multiple blasts in the northeastern towns of Gombe and Damaturu, Nigeria. 2015-07-17
Following the January 16 Chad authorities decision to send troops to Nigeria and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram militants, the Russian ambassador to the country pledges to supply Cameroon with more modern weapons to combat the Islamist insurgents. 2015-01-17
Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen have been released. 2014-06-1
Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram. 2014-05-17
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta threatens to launch a terror campaign to "defend Christianity" in Nigeria in response to attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram. 2013-04-16
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill three doctors in the northeastern Nigerian region of Yobe. Their nationality is disputed, with reports suggesting they are South Korean, North Korean or Chinese. 2013-02-10
Suspected members of Boko Haram attack the northern Nigerian city of Potiskum, destroying several buildings and leaving at least 23 locals dead. 2012-10-20
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants launch simultaneous gun and bomb attacks in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe. 2012-02-24