Borno State
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South Africa
Nigerian military kills 11 ISWAP militants in northeast operations
Nigerian troops killed 11 Islamic State West Africa Province fighters in two separate clashes in the country’s troubled northeast on Sunday, the military said on Tuesday. The operations took place on September 15 along the Baga-Cross Kauwa road in Borno State and in Umbo village in Adamawa State’s Madagali area. Troops on patrol near Garin […]
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Africa
Nigeria: Floods lead to mass prison escape in Maiduguri
Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has led to a mass prison break in Maiduguri, with 281 inmates escaping after floodwaters collapsed the walls of a correctional facility, authorities say. The Nigeria Correctional Services spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, saying it occurred early last week at the Medium Security Custodial […]