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17 Nigerian soldiers killed in latest Boko Haram attack on military base; government claims militant group has been 'decimated'

On Wednesday evening, heavily armed Boko Haram jihadists in trucks stormed and looted weapons and vehicles from a military base in Garunda village in Borno State, the epicentre of the Islamist insurgency that has been raging for nine years.

Five people killed, six injured in Boko Haram suicide attack in village in northeastern Nigeria, say residents

The blast was followed by gunfire from Boko Haram jihadists lurking in the dark, said Mustapha Muhammad, a civilian militia leader in the area.

Nine soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria; government claims terrorist outfit on verge of defeat

Boko Haram fighters killed nine soldiers and wounded two others in northeast Nigeria, according to military sources. The incident comes just days after 43 civilians died in deadly suicide bombings.

Twin suicide blasts in Nigeria leave 31 dead, scores injured; Boko Haram militants suspected behind attack

Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 31 people in a twin suicide bomb attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and militia leader said.

Suicide bombing in Nigeria mosque kills at least 50; police suspect Boko Haram behind attack

Police in northeastern Nigeria say at least 50 people are feared dead after a suicide bombing at a mosque.

Nigeria blasts: Three suicide attacks kill 13, injure 16 in Maiduguri; authorities suspect Boko Haram

Three female suicide bombers killed 13 people and wounded 16 in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, security sources said.

Fifteen killed in northeast Nigeria in suspected suicide attack by Boko Haram insurgents

The blasts occurred in the Konduga area, about 40 km from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri in Nigeria, both of which have been repeatedly targeted by the jihadist group.

Nigeria: Suicide bombers kill 28, wound 82

Kano: Three women suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance to a camp for displaced people in North East Nigeria, killing 28 people and wounding 82, local sources said.

Nigeria: Five Boko Haram militants arrested in Kano; police foils attack on markets, places of worship

Police in Nigeria's Kano said they arrested five suspected Boko Haram militants after a gunfight, marking a flare-up of jihadist violence in the city.

Multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria's University of Maiduguri kill nine, 13 injured

Suicide bombers killed nine people and wounded 13 others in multiple blasts in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri, police said on Monday.