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Gunmen abduct 87 in Nigeria, escalating wave of violence and insecurity
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
This incident follows closely on the heels of a previous assault in which an armed gang seized 286 students and staff from a school earlier this month.
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Nigerian military drone attack mistakenly kills 85 civilians
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Nigerian Military that uses drones to target rebels, mistakenly killed at least 85 civilians gathered for a religious celebration in Tudun Biri village of Kaduna state's Igabi council area, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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Nine killed in north Nigeria road accident
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident involving multiple vehicles in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna early Thursday, the country's road safety police said.
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Nigerian police kill four gunmen in north state
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four gunmen suspected to be bandits were killed in a shootout with Nigerian police in the northern state of Kaduna, police said on Thursday.
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At least one killed, five kidnapped in armed attack in north Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and five others kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked a village in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday, according to a police source.
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At least one killed, five kidnapped in armed attack in north Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least one person was killed and five others kidnapped after unidentified gunmen attacked a village in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria on Saturday, according to a police source.
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Nigerian air force plane crashes, 2 pilots killed
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A trainer aircraft of the Nigerian air force crashed on Tuesday in the northern Kaduna state, killing two pilots on board, an air force spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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Death toll from village attacks in northern Nigeria climbs to 38
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the attack on several villages in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna has increased to 38, Samuel Aruwan, the state commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said on Sunday.
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Nigerian state lawmaker shot dead
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A state lawmaker of north Nigeria's Kaduna state was shot dead by gunmen on Monday on a highway in the state, a local official said on Wednesday.
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At least 10 killed in NW Nigeria village attacks
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 villagers were killed on Friday in separate attacks by gunmen on two villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, said the state government.
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Nigerian security forces kill 10 gunmen in NW state
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria] October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian security forces have killed 10 armed bandits and rescued one civilian in a recent operation against the hideouts of bandits in the northwest state Kaduna, an official said on Monday.
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Death toll rises to 50 in gunmen attacks in northwestern Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria] October 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from gunmen attacks in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state has risen to 50 following the recovery of more corpses from last week's killings, a local official said.
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