### [2026-05-15](/feed/2026/05/15/index.md)

##### Boko Haram insurgency
# More than 17 people are killed in an attack by Islamist militants on a specialised military school in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/islamist-attack-nigerian-military-school-kills-17-police-trainees-2026-05-17/)

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