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Many of people stopped at the border during the aforementioned period of time are believed to be the unsuspecting victims of human trafficking rings and are prevented from leaving Nigeria for their own sake.

Nigerian troops have rescued at least 178 hostages from Boko Haram following a military operation over the weekend that dismantled a number of the group’s camps in northeastern Borno State, according to an army spokesman.

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks, bombings, and kidnappings in Nigeria since the beginning of its militancy in 2009.

At least seven people were killed and about 20 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon’s northern border, a senior military officer said on Tuesday.

Nigeria’s army has reported freeing almost 180 hostages held by Boko Haram jihadists in a rescue operation in the war-torn northeast of the country. The military said 67 of those freed were women.

Hundreds have been freed from Boko Haram captivity this year but none of the 219 girls abducted in April 2014 from a school in Chibok were among those rescued.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, an army statement said Sunday.

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has called the trials “a travesty” held in secret because the soldiers’ evidence is a condemnation of Nigeria’s military establishment – indicating corrupt officers often divert money meant for salaries and arms.

The Nigerian air force said its Alpha jet was instrumental in assisting ground troops repel an attack by Boko Haram on Bita Village in Borno state. Nigerian Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, who was fired by President Muhammadu Buhari this month together with your complete army...

Alex Badeh, the immediate past commander of the Nigerian military, has revealed that the effectiveness of the fight against the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, was greatly hampered by fifth columnists within the military who leaked sensitive information and operational plans...

He said the activities of saboteurs within the military led to the unnecessary deaths of many soldiers and officers who unknowingly walked into ambushes laid by Boko Haram who had prior knowledge of troops movement.

Boko Haram extremists slit the throats of 10 fishermen in villages near Baga on the shores of the Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, a leading fisherman and a resident said Thursday.

At least 30 people lost their lives and 67 others were injured in multiple bomb explosions that occurred at Dadin/Kowa and Dukku motor parks of Gombe State Wednesday, a Red Cross official has confirmed. This came a week after twin blasts killed 50 people at the city’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari and United States President, Barack Obama at the Oval office of the White House during Buhari’s visit to Washington DC on Monday. Nigerian officials had turned down some of the assistance the United States offered to combat Boko Haram under former...

Speaking at the meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the governors called for increase in military deployment and provision of sophisticated military equipment.