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Washington is concerned that post-poll violence could undermine the stability of Africa’s top oil producer and hamper efforts to tackle the Islamist militants of Boko Haram.

Nigeria’s presidential election in March has done nothing to stop Boko Haram’s destructive behavior.

Over the weekend, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded evangelical Christian church in the northeastern city of Potiskum, killing six people.

The ministry reportedly said the suspect was arrested at a checkpoint in the city of Gombe, close to Boko Haram’s stronghold in the northeast. While the group has not yet commented on the bombings, they follow a week of carnage across northern Nigeria – proof that the...

It was also reported that a fighter jet came to Damaturu, hovering round the town for some minutes before moving southwards towards the troubled Buni-Yadi. It was not clear if fighting was continuing in the area.

The children were swept up in raids by the army on Koranic schools but had not been charged with any offense, said Amnesty worldwide. He said his government was working towards nabbing terrorists.

Witnesses and government officials have blamed last week’s attacks on Boko Haram, the terror group that has been fighting the Nigerian government for more than a decade, pushing to bring an extreme version of Islamic law, or Sharia, to the masses.

An eye-witness told NAN that some of the workers had tried to get the police to restrict the boy who was looking suspicious, before he detonated the bomb, which injured many others.

Soldiers have said that some of their comrades also belong to Nigeria’s home-grown Islamic extremist group.

“El-Rufai, who suspended government activities to travel to Zaria on Tuesday, said:” I am sad that a terrorist bomb attack just killed 20 people in Sabongari, Zaria.

“So, if Boko Haram opts for negotiation, the government will not be averse to it”, he said.