In this image made from an undated video provided by Boko Haram, boys are seen in an undisclosed location. A video allegedly released on Thursday, Dec. 17 2020 by Nigeria's jihadist rebels, Boko Haram ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State last week in one of the ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State last week in one of the ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said Thursday. Governor Aminu Bello Masari made ...

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolboys by Boko Haram, a variety of nativity scenes, and more (RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of ...

In 2018, a breakaway faction of Boko Haram known as ISWAP kidnapped more than 100 girls in Dapchi. All but one was released weeks later, after negotiations. While these are the most high-profile ...

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At least seven people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on the majority-Christian village of Pemi in Nigeria’s Borno state on Christmas Eve, a local official said. “Boko Haram attacked Pemi village, ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State last week in one of the ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in northwest Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said Thursday. Governor Aminu Bello Masari made ...