Ahmed Kingimi

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Militants attack Nigerian army base, troops missing, sources say

3 days ago | reuters.com | Ahmed Kingimi

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 12 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked a Nigerian army base and captured soldiers and ammunition during a raid in the insurgency-hit northeastern Borno state in the early hours of Monday, two security sources told Reuters. A surge in attacks this year by Boko Haram and its splinter rival Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has raised fears of a major comeback by jihadists, whose tactics include armed drones and explosive devices planted on major roads.
Armed bandits kill 19, rustle livestock in northeast Nigeria

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Ahmed Kingimi

By Ahmed KingimiMAIDUGURI (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed in a suspected bandit ambush and livestock rustling operation in Bauchi state, northeast Nigeria, the police and residents said on Monday. Bauchi police command said in a statement that the attack took place early on Sunday morning when a local security patrol in Gwana district was ambushed. The police said civilians from a nearby village were also killed while attempting to flee the attack.
At least 22 killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria's northeast

2 weeks ago | insidepolitic.co.za | Ahmed Kingimi

By Ahmed KingimiSuspected Islamist militants killed at least 22 people and wounded several others in two separate attacks over the weekend in northeastern Nigeria, residents and police said, the latest incidents in a region plagued by armed violence. Nigeria has been grappling with a long-running insurgency in its northeast region, primarily driven by the Islamist armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province.
At least 22 killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria’s northeast

2 weeks ago | whbl.com | Ahmed Kingimi

By Ahmed KingimiMAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist miltants killed at least 22 people and wounded several others in two separate attacks over the weekend in northeastern Nigeria, residents and police said, the latest incidents in a region plagued by armed violence. Nigeria has been grappling with a long-running insurgency in its northeast region, primarily driven by the Islamist armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province.
At least 22 killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria's northeast

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ahmed Kingimi

By Ahmed KingimiMAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist miltants killed at least 22 people and wounded several others in two separate attacks over the weekend in northeastern Nigeria, residents and police said, the latest incidents in a region plagued by armed violence. Nigeria has been grappling with a long-running insurgency in its northeast region, primarily driven by the Islamist armed group Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province.
Residents say gunmen kill at least 20 people in mining village of Nigeria’s Zamfara state

2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Ahmed Kingimi

By Ahmed KingimiMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen have killed at least 20 people in an attack in a gold mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, residents and Amnesty International said. Details on a possible motive for the attack were not immediately known but Zamfara state has grappled with kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs, who also target security forces. Zamfara police’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to request for comment.
At least 51 killed in another attack in Nigeria’s Plateau state

1 month ago | wmbdradio.com | Ahmed Kingimi |MacDonald Dzirutwe

By Ahmed KingimiMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 51 people were killed by gunmen in the early hours of Monday in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state, residents and Amnesty International said, two weeks after deadly clashes in another part of the state left dozens dead. Last week, the national emergency agency said gunmen had killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Plateau, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders.
Novo ataque em Plateau, na Nigéria, deixa pelo menos 51 mortos

1 month ago | terra.com.br | Ahmed Kingimi

Pelo menos 51 pessoas foram mortas por homens armados na madrugada desta segunda-feira no Estado de Plateau, norte da Nigéria, relataram moradores e a Anistia Internacional.
At least 51 killed in another attack in Nigeria's Plateau state

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Ahmed Kingimi

By Ahmed KingimiMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 51 people were killed by gunmen in the early hours of Monday in Nigeria's northern Plateau state, residents and Amnesty International said, two weeks after deadly clashes in another part of the state left dozens dead. Last week, the national emergency agency said gunmen had killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Plateau, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders.
At least 51 killed in another attack in Nigeria's Plateau state

1 month ago | marketscreener.com | MacDonald Dzirutwe |Ahmed Kingimi

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 51 people were killed by gunmen in the early hours of Monday in Nigeria's northern Plateau state, residents and Amnesty International said, two weeks after deadly clashes in another part of the state left dozens dead. Last week, the national emergency agency said gunmen had killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Plateau, which has a history of violence between farmers and cattle herders.