Sources: The Hindu
The death toll from the flooding caused by torrential rain in Mokwa, Nigeria, increases to over 200. 2025-06-2
Four soldiers and two civilian drivers are killed and two South Korean workers are kidnapped in an ambush against a convoy in Rivers State, Nigeria. 2023-12-13
Eleven people are killed and several more are kidnapped as Boko Haram gunmen open fire against farmers working in their fields in Jere, Borno State, Nigeria. 2023-11-5
Boko Haram jihadists storm a village near Gamboru, Borno State, Nigeria, killing three people and kidnapping more than 40 others. It is the second mass abduction by the Islamist group this month. 2020-12-27
Boko Haram jihadists storm Pemi, a Christian village in Borno State, Nigeria, shooting people and burning down a church and a hospital, killing at least 11 civilians. A priest is kidnapped. 2020-12-24
Jihadist group Boko Haram claim responsibility for Friday's mass kidnapping in Kankara, Katsina, Nigeria. 2020-12-15
Gunmen attack the Ogba Zoo in Benin City, Nigeria, killing three police officers and abduct the zoo's director. There is no information on who the gunmen and abductors are, or whether they have made any demands. 2017-09-25
Hundreds of people have been found dead in the northern Nigerian town of Damasak, most likely killed by Boko Haram. 2015-04-27
Two bombs explode in the central Nigerian city of Jos with at least 40 people dead. 2014-12-11
12 Nigerian policemen are missing and presumed dead after their boat was ambushed by militants in the Niger Delta region. 2013-04-7